Publications

Authors:

Mauri, Eleonora; Abati, Elena; Musumeci, Olimpia; Rodolico, Carmelo; D'Angelo, Maria Grazia; Mirabella, Massimiliano; Lucchini, Matteo; Bello, Luca; Pegoraro, Elena; Maggi, Lorenzo; Manneschi, Letizia; Gemelli, Chiara; Grandis, Marina; Zuppa, Angela; Massucco, Sara; Benedetti, Luana; Caponnetto, Claudia; Schenone, Angelo; Prelle, Alessandro; Previtali, Stefano C; Scarlato, Marina; D'Amico, Adele; Bertini, Enrico; Pennisi, Elena M; De Giglio, Laura; Pane, Marika; Mercuri, Eugenio; Mongini, Tiziana; Ricci, Federica; Berardinelli, Angela; Astrea, Guja; Lenzi, Sara; Battini, Roberta; Ricci, Giulia; Torri, Francesca; Siciliano, Gabriele; Santorelli, Filippo M; Ariatti, Alessandra; Filosto, Massimiliano; Passamano, Luigia; Politano, Luisa; Scutifero, Marianna; Tonin, Paola; Fossati, Barbara; Panicucci, Chiara; Bruno, Claudio; Ravaglia, Sabrina; Monforte, Mauro; Tasca, Giorgio; Ricci, Enzo; Petrucci, Antonio; Santoro, Lucio; Ruggiero, Lucia; Barp, Andrea; Albamonte, Emilio; Sansone, Valeria; Gagliardi, Delia; Costamagna, Gianluca; Govoni, Alessandra; Magri, Francesca; Brusa, Roberta; Velardo, Daniele; Meneri, Megi; Sciacco, Monica; Corti, Stefania; Bresolin, Nereo; Moroni, Isabella; Messina, Sonia; Di Muzio, Antonio; Nigro, Vincenzo; Liguori, Rocco; Antonini, Giovanni; Toscano, Antonio; Minetti, Carlo; Comi, Giacomo Pietro

Title:

Estimating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on services provided by Italian Neuromuscular Centers: an Italian Association of Myology survey of the acute phase

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

ACTA MYOLOGICA

ISSN of journal:

1128-2460

N° Volume:

39

Number or Folder:

2

Page numbers:

57-66

Keyword:

COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; myastenia gravis; myopathies; neuromuscular diseases; neuromuscular services; neuropathies

Short description of contents:

Introduction: Since February 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy has forced the health care system to undergo profound rearrangements in its services and facilities, especially in the worst-hit areas in Northern Italy. In this setting, inpatient and outpatient services had to rethink and reorganize their activities to meet the needs of patients during the "lockdown". The Italian Association of Myology developed a survey to estimate the impact of these changes on patients affected by neuromuscular disorders and on specialized neuromuscular centers during the acute phase of COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We developed an electronic survey that was sent to neuromuscular centers affiliated with the Italian Association of Myology, assessing changes in pharmacological therapies provision, outpatient clinical and instrumental services, support services (physiotherapy, nursing care, psychological support) and clinical trials. Results: 40% of surveyed neuromuscular centers reported a reduction in outpatient visit and examinations (44.5% of centers in Northern regions; 25% of centers in Central regions; 50% of centers in Southern regions). Twenty-two% of centers postponed in-hospital administration of therapies for neuromuscular diseases (23.4% in Northern regions; 13.0% in Central regions; 20% in Southern regions). Diagnostic and support services (physiotherapy, nursing care, psychological support) were suspended in 57% of centers (66/43/44% in Northern, Central and Southern centers respectively) Overall, the most affected services were rehabilitative services and on-site outpatient visits, which were suspended in 93% of centers. Strategies adopted by neuromuscular centers to overcome these changes included maintaining urgent on-site visits, addressing patients to available services and promoting remote contact and telemedicine. Conclusions: Overall, COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant disruption of clinical and support services for patients with neuromuscular diseases. Despite the efforts to provide telemedicine consults to patients, this option could be promoted and improved further. A close collaboration between the different neuromuscular centers and service providers as well as further implementation of telehealth platforms are necessary to ensure quality care to NMD patients in the near future and in case of recurrent pandemic waves.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.36185/2532-1900-008
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc7460733/

Product ID:

116065

Handle IRIS:

11562/1024694

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Mauri, Eleonora; Abati, Elena; Musumeci, Olimpia; Rodolico, Carmelo; D'Angelo, Maria Grazia; Mirabella, Massimiliano; Lucchini, Matteo; Bello, Luca; Pegoraro, Elena; Maggi, Lorenzo; Manneschi, Letizia; Gemelli, Chiara; Grandis, Marina; Zuppa, Angela; Massucco, Sara; Benedetti, Luana; Caponnetto, Claudia; Schenone, Angelo; Prelle, Alessandro; Previtali, Stefano C; Scarlato, Marina; D'Amico, Adele; Bertini, Enrico; Pennisi, Elena M; De Giglio, Laura; Pane, Marika; Mercuri, Eugenio; Mongini, Tiziana; Ricci, Federica; Berardinelli, Angela; Astrea, Guja; Lenzi, Sara; Battini, Roberta; Ricci, Giulia; Torri, Francesca; Siciliano, Gabriele; Santorelli, Filippo M; Ariatti, Alessandra; Filosto, Massimiliano; Passamano, Luigia; Politano, Luisa; Scutifero, Marianna; Tonin, Paola; Fossati, Barbara; Panicucci, Chiara; Bruno, Claudio; Ravaglia, Sabrina; Monforte, Mauro; Tasca, Giorgio; Ricci, Enzo; Petrucci, Antonio; Santoro, Lucio; Ruggiero, Lucia; Barp, Andrea; Albamonte, Emilio; Sansone, Valeria; Gagliardi, Delia; Costamagna, Gianluca; Govoni, Alessandra; Magri, Francesca; Brusa, Roberta; Velardo, Daniele; Meneri, Megi; Sciacco, Monica; Corti, Stefania; Bresolin, Nereo; Moroni, Isabella; Messina, Sonia; Di Muzio, Antonio; Nigro, Vincenzo; Liguori, Rocco; Antonini, Giovanni; Toscano, Antonio; Minetti, Carlo; Comi, Giacomo Pietro, Estimating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on services provided by Italian Neuromuscular Centers: an Italian Association of Myology survey of the acute phase «ACTA MYOLOGICA» , vol. 39 , n. 2 , 2020 , pp. 57-66

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