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Background:Over 2 million deaths from the COVID-19 disease have been reported in the world. Since no antiviral treatment is available, the vaccination is the most important option to fight the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affecting the immune system or under immunosuppressive agent will be considered as a high risk population and will start the vaccination shortly. But many patients could decline the vaccine for several reasons including safety concerns.Objectives:The aim of this study is to evaluate the proportion of patients with RA who are favourable to COVID-19 vaccination, to know the reasons to decline and to analyse the characteristics of these patients.Methods:We included patients with RA from the UCLouvain Brussels cohort who met the ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria. A simple and standard questionnaire was distributed to patients who attended rheumatology out patient and day care clinic from 14 december 20 to 14 januari 21. All patient and RA characteristics (Age, gender, education, smoking habits, disease duration, ACPA, RF, DAS28-CRP, HAQ and therapies) were collected at the same time.Results:Data from 460 eligible RA patients were analyzed. The average age of the population is 58.21 years. 72% of the patients are women. 21% are smokers and 65% are positive for anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) with a mean DAS28-CRP of 2.39 and a mean HAQ of 0.821.281 patients (61%) indicated they would receive the vaccine as soon as it is available. For the 179 patients (39%) who decline, the reasons for not having vaccine were no trust in the vaccine at this time (53%), fear of side effects (28%), opposition to vaccine (4%), previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (2%) and unknown (5%),Interestingly, there were differences among RA patients not willing to receive the vaccine. Patient under the age of 50, women, low education grade, smokers, presence of RF/ACPA and treatment with a bioDMARD were less willing to receive the vaccine. No differences were observed for RA disease duration, HAQ and DAS28-CRP (see Table 1).Table 1.Characteristics of RA population and correlation between groups.TOTALn=460VACCIN-YESn=281 (61%)VACCIN-NOn=179 (39%)Age, mn58,21 +/-0,7160,37 ± 0,900454,82 ± 1,090p=0.0001*Group Age <30 yrs25 (5%)15 (5%)10 (6%)Group Age =31-50 yrs112 (24%)53 (19%)59 (33%)Group Age =51-70 yrs209 (45%)127 (45%)82 (46%)Group Age > 70 yrs114 (25%)86 (31%)28 (16%)p=0.0003**Gender, F/M, %-F332/128(F-72%)193/88(F-69%)139/40(F-78%)p=0.043**Educ0-163 (15%)27 (11%)36 (22%)Educ2-3349 (85%)222 (89%)127 (78%)p=0.003**RA Disease duration yrs, mn14,77 +/-0,5115,24 +/-0,6914,04 +/-0,73Smokers: YES/NO/Ex-Smokers, %-YES85/248/79 (21%)42/156/52 (17%)43/92/27 (27%)p=0.018**RF YES/NO, %243/137 (64%)133/94 (59%)110/43 (72%)p=0.009**ACPA YES/NO, %244/132 (65%)127/93 (58%)117/39 (75%)p=0.001**HAQ, mn0,814+/-0,0390,797+/-0,0510,838+/-0,061DAS28-CRP, mn2,39+/-0,052,35+/-0,072,44+/-0,09GC, YES/NO, %360/86 (19%)217/55 (20%)143/31 (18%)csDMARDs (MTX), YES/NO, %124/322 (72%)72/200 (74%)52/122 (70%)BioDMARDs, NO/YES, %151/295 (66%)107/165 (61%)44/130 (75%)p=0.003**(*) - Unpaired t Test; (**) - Fisher’s exact testConclusion:In our RA cohort, the rates of willingness to receive the vaccine are promising. Dedicated education and outreach efforts should be developed, especially in some RA subpopulation.Disclosure of Interests:None declared.
O objetivo do estudo é analisar a eficácia do uso terapêutico de dexametasona em diferentes doses para pacientes hospitalizados com COVID-19. Nesta revisão sistemática, realizou-se uma busca bibliográfica em meios eletrônicos nas seguintes bases de dados virtuais: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e PubMed. Foram utilizados os descritores em Ciências da Saúde Dexametasona, COVID-19 e Dosagem em português e em inglês. O sistema GRADE foi utilizado para avaliar a qualidade das evidências e seis ensaios clínicos foram incluídos. O uso da dexametasona é importante para a Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório Agudo (SDRA) causada pela COVID-19. Sua ação anti-inflamatória reduz o tempo de internação e a necessidade de ventilação. Quando avaliada a melhor dosagem a utilizar, dosagens maiores não obtiveram melhores resultados no tratamento quando comparadas com dosagens menores. Portanto, a dosagem mais segura para pacientes com SDRA relacionada à COVID-19 é a de 6mg, uma dose mais baixa.Descritores: COVID-19, Dexametasona, Dosagem. Response of coronavirus patients to different dosages of dexamethasoneAbstract: The aim of the study is to analyze the efficacy of the therapeutic use of dexamethasone at different doses for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In this systematic review, a bibliographic search was carried out in electronic media in the following virtual databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL) and PubMed. The Health Sciences Descriptors Dexamethasone, COVID-19 and Dosage in portuguese and english were used. The GRADE system was used to assess the quality of evidence and six clinical trials were included. The use of dexamethasone is important for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19. Its anti-inflammatory action reduces hospital stay and the need for ventilation. When evaluating the best dosage to use, higher dosages did not obtain better treatment results when compared to smaller dosages. Therefore, the safest dosage for patients with COVID-19-related ARDS is 6mg, a lower dose.Descriptors: COVID-19, Dexamethasone, Dosage. Respuesta de los pacientes con coronavirus a diferentes dosis de dexametasonaResumen: El objetivo del estudio es analizar la eficacia del uso terapéutico de dexametasona a diferentes dosis en pacientes hospitalizados por COVID-19. En esta revisión sistemática se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en medios electrónicos en las siguientes bases de datos virtuales: Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS) y PubMed. Se utilizaron los Descriptores de Ciencias de la Salud Dexametasona, COVID-19 y Dosis en portugués e inglés. Se utilizó el sistema GRADE para evaluar la calidad de la evidencia y se incluyeron seis ensayos clínicos. El uso de dexametasona es importante para el síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda (SDRA) causado por COVID-19. Su acción antiinflamatoria reduce la estancia hospitalaria y la necesidad de ventilación. Al evaluar la mejor dosis para usar, las dosis más altas no obtuvieron mejores resultados de tratamiento en comparación con las dosis más pequeñas. Por lo tanto, la dosis más segura para los pacientes con SDRA relacionado con COVID-19 es de 6 mg, una dosis más baja.Descriptores: COVID-19, Dexametasona, Dosis.
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