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Social Distancing during COVID-19 Pandemic among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients.
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Medicine; Aug2021, Vol. 10 Issue 16, p3689-3689, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- (1) Background: Social distancing rules have been widely introduced in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. So far, the effectiveness of these methods has not been assessed in the group of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. (2) Methods: The study included 473 patients with IBD who made 1180 hospital visits from 1 May to 30 September 2020. During each visit, the patients completed a five-step, progressive scale that was developed to assess the degree of social isolation. In parallel, other demographic data were collected and the concentrations of anti-severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG and IgM+IgA antibodies were measured using the ELISA method. (3) Results: The study found a significant correlation between the degree of social distancing and the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the groups with the lowest degree of isolation (3 to 5). (4) Conclusions: Maintaining social distancing is an effective method for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus among IBD patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19 pandemic
INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases
SOCIAL distancing
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20770383
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152147870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10163689