Table 3.
Impact in lifestyle, daily activities, employment and healthcare resources utilization during COVID-19 lockdown.
| Total (n = 587) | Good/acceptable health (ASAS-HI < 12) (n = 440) |
Poor
health (ASAS-HI ⩾ 12) (n = 147) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle factors | ||||
| Physical activity prepandemic (yes) a | 417 (71.0) | 321 (73.0) | 96 (65.3) | 0.09 |
| Physical activity in pandemics (yes), n = 417 | 243 (58.3) | 201 (62.6) | 42 (43.8) | 0.001 |
| Walk outside more than 1 day | 291 (49.6) | 236 (53.6) | 55 (37.4) | 0.001 |
| Smoking habit, n = 176 | ||||
| More than before | 58 (33.0) | 35 (29.9) | 23 (39.0) | 0.34 |
| Same as before | 54 (30.7) | 41 (35.0) | 13 (22.0) | |
| Less than before | 23 (13.1) | 15 (12.8) | 8 (13.6) | |
| Stop smoking | 41 (23.3) | 26 (22.2) | 15 (25.4) | |
| Drinking, n = 390 | ||||
| More than before | 78 (20.0) | 54 (18.0) | 24 (26.7) | 0.06 |
| Same as before | 142 (36.4) | 118 (39.3) | 24 (26.7) | |
| Less than before | 52 (13.3) | 36 (12.0) | 16 (17.8) | |
| Stop drinking | 118 (30.3) | 92 (30.7) | 26 (28.9) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Keyworker (yes) a | 113 (19.3) | 90 (20.5) | 23 (15.6) | 0.23 |
| Changes in work, n = 285 | ||||
| Similar as before | 37 (13.0) | 29 (13.4) | 8 (11.6) | 0.22 |
| Presential work but changes (time/place) | 39 (13.7) | 30 (13.9) | 9 (13.0) | |
| Teleworking working from home | 129 (45.3) | 104 (48.1) | 25 (36.2) | |
| Temporary sick leave | 33 (11.6) | 22 (10.2) | 11 (15.9) | |
| Work cessation | 47 (16.5) | 31 (14.4) | 16 (23.2) | |
| Healthcare resources utilization | ||||
| Rheumatologist visits before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown a | ||||
| Every 2 months or more | 41 (7.0) | 28 (6.4) | 13 (8.8) | 0.13 |
| Every 3–4 months | 135 (23.0) | 97 (22.0) | 38 (25.9) | |
| Every 6 months | 236 (40.2) | 173 (39.3) | 63 (42.9) | |
| Yearly or less frequently | 175 (29.8) | 142 (32.3) | 33 (22.4) | |
| Resources during the pandemic lockdown | ||||
| Scheduled visit with rheumatologist | 257 (43.8) | 195 (44.3) | 62 (42.2) | 0.35 |
| Completed appointment with rheumatologist, n = 256 | 91 (35.5) | 66 (34.0) | 25 (40.5) | 0.37 |
| Access to primary care (yes), n = 153 | 95 (62.1) | 73 (64.0) | 22 (56.4) | 0.45 |
| Change of treatment in pandemics (yes), n = 565 | 73 (12.9) | 48 (11.3) | 25 (17.7) | 0.06 |
| Quality of information received (1–5), n = 383 | 2.81 (1.5) | 2.86 (1.5) | 2.63 (1.6) | 0.19 |
ASAS-HI, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Health Index.
a
These parameters reflect baseline situation. Results are shown as absolute numbers (percentages) or expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (N = 587, unless specified).