id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-280984-2j8ckz14 Roux, CH Impact of home confinement during the COVID‐19 pandemic on medication use and disease activity in spondyloarthritis patients 2020-06-17 .txt text/plain 788 57 46 title: Impact of home confinement during the COVID‐19 pandemic on medication use and disease activity in spondyloarthritis patients Home confinement, imposed as part of the social distancing measures in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), poses several problems for patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), including the lack of physical activity, psychological factors, and the confusion related to the prescriptions of NSAIDs. We investigated the impact of confinement on the medication intake and disease activity in SpA patients in a questionnaire‐based survey. We investigated the impact of confinement on the medication intake and disease activity in SpA patients in a questionnaire-based survey. However, this is the first study providing information on therapy compliance during home confinement and the frequency of COVID-19 in SpA patients. Thus, this survey shows that home confinement linked to the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with worsening of the disease and a reduction or suspension of medication intake, in particular NSAIDs, in SpA patients. ./cache/cord-280984-2j8ckz14.txt ./txt/cord-280984-2j8ckz14.txt