TY - JOUR T1 - Attitudes and Behaviours of Patients with Rheumatic Diseases during the early stages of the COVID-19 Outbreak. JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.200646 SP - jrheum.200646 AU - Margaret H.Y. Ma AU - Sen Hee Tay AU - Peter P.M. Cheung AU - Amelia Santosa AU - Yiong Huak Chan AU - James W.L. Yip AU - Anselm Mak AU - Manjari Lahiri Y1 - 2020/09/15 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/09/10/jrheum.200646.abstract N2 - Objective To evaluate attitudes and behaviours of patients with rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An online survey delivered via text-message to 4695 patients on follow-up at a tertiary rheumatology centre. Latent class analysis was performed on the survey variables. Results 2239 (47.7%) responded to the survey and three clusters were identified. Cluster-3 (C3) was defined by patients most worried about COVID-19, were more likely to wear face-masks, and to alter or stop their medications. Patients in C3 were more likely to be female, Malay and unemployed. Conclusion We identified three clusters with different healthcare beliefs and distinct sociodemographics. ER -