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Multiple Sclerosis Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Recommendations From the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (GEEM)

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dc.contributor.authorCerqueira, João J.
dc.contributor.authorLadeira, Ana F.
dc.contributor.authorMartins da Silva, Ana
dc.contributor.authorTimóteo, Ângela
dc.contributor.authorVale, José
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Lívia
dc.contributor.authorArenga, Marta
dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro, Rui
dc.contributor.authorde Sá, João
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-13T09:29:02Z
dc.date.available2023-11-13T09:29:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-03
dc.description.abstractThe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed significant challenges on healthcare provision, requiring changes in the conventional patient management, particularly in chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). To increase patient safety and reduce the risk of infection, while ensuring an appropriate and regular follow-up, tele-medicine gained prominence as a valid alternative to face-to-face appointments. However, the urgency of the implementation and the lack of experience in most MS centers led to "ad hoc" and extremely diverse approaches, which now merit to be standardized and refined. Indeed, while tele-consultation cannot fully replace face-to-face visits, it certainly can, and will, be incorporated as part of the routine care of MS patients in the near future. Bearing this in mind, the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (GEEM) has developed a set of recommendations for the usage of tele-medicine in the management of MS patients, both during the pandemic and in the future. The consensus was obtained through a two-step modified Delphi methodology, resulting in 15 recommendations, which are detailed in the manuscript.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe consensus and the publication of this manuscript were supported by an educational grant from Novartis Portugal to the Grupo de Estudos de Esclerose Múltipla. These funds were used to pay the work of the consultancy MOAI, which set up the online questionnaire and helped with writing the summary of the meeting and the first draft of the consensus, and the publishing fee (article processing charge). The funding source had no role in the process and did not influence, by any means, the content of the consensus or the present manuscriptpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationCerqueira JJ, Ladeira AF, Silva AM, et al. Multiple Sclerosis Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Recommendations From the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (GEEM). Front Neurol. 2021;12:613769. doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.613769pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fneur.2021.613769pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn664-2295
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2880
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundationpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.613769/fullpt_PT
dc.subjectconsensuspt_PT
dc.subjectmonitoringpt_PT
dc.subjectremote assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjecttelehealthpt_PT
dc.subjectvirtual consultationpt_PT
dc.titleMultiple Sclerosis Patient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Practical Recommendations From the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Study Group (GEEM)pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceSwitzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage613769pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Neurologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameMartins da Silva
person.givenNameAna
person.identifier.ciencia-id1116-6606-5CF5
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1409-0831
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