The First Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Starting Biological Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs: Outcomes from the TReasure Real-Life Database

• Nilüfer Alpay Kanıtez,
• Sedat Kiraz ,
• Ediz Dalkılıç,
• Gezmiş Kimyon,
• Rıdvan Mercan,
• Ömer Karadağ ,
• Cemal Bes ,
• Levent Kılıç ,
• Servet Akar ,
• Aşkın Ateş ,
• Hakan Emmungil,
• İhsan Ertenli ,
• Yavuz Pehlivan,
• Belkıs Nihan Coşkun,
• Burcu Yağız ,
• Duygu Ersözlü ,
• Emel Gönüllü,
• Muhammet Çınar ,
• Timuçin Kaşifoğlu ,
• Süleyman Serdar Koca,
• Uğur Karasu,
• Orhan Küçükşahin,
• Umut Kalyoncu

Affiliations

Nilüfer Alpay Kanıtez

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

Sedat Kiraz

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Ediz Dalkılıç

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey

Gezmiş Kimyon

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University School of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey

Rıdvan Mercan

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Namık Kemal University School of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey

Ömer Karadağ

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Cemal Bes

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Levent Kılıç

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Servet Akar

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

Aşkın Ateş

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Hakan Emmungil

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

İhsan Ertenli

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Yavuz Pehlivan

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey

Belkıs Nihan Coşkun

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey

Burcu Yağız

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey

Duygu Ersözlü

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey

Emel Gönüllü

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sakarya University School of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey

Muhammet Çınar

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences University, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Timuçin Kaşifoğlu

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey

Süleyman Serdar Koca

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fırat University School of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey

Uğur Karasu

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey

Orhan Küçükşahin

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Umut Kalyoncu

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey