COVID-19 in Osteoarthritis Patients
COVID-19 in Osteoarthritis Patients
While the coronavirus pandemic has spread rapidly around the world, it has generated a
 considerable degree of fear, concern and anxiety among the population in general and among
 certain groups in particular, such as older persons. Initial findings from studies in China
 indicated the presence of moderate to severe psychological impact in a significant proportion
 of individuals and an increased prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms. It should also
 be noted that other types of symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, appeared to persist
 over time and to a greater extent.

 Osteoarthritis can develop in any joint, but most often affects the knees, hands and hips.
 People with osteoarthritis are often older and sometimes more frail than the general
 population. The main recommendations for non-drug treatment of osteoarthritis include
 education, physical activity and structured exercise programmes with or without weight
 reduction. Due to the confinement associated with COVID-19, many patients have had to stop
 exercise/physical activity and postpone prosthetic surgery. Apart from the context of delay
 in surgery, there is little data available on the impact of the pandemic on people with
 arthritis. Several questions are therefore still pending concerning the impact of the
 pandemic on these patients.

 The investigators hypothesise that the following therapeutic modalities have been disrupted
 during this period: access to care, scheduling of prosthetic surgery, consumption of
 painkillers or NSAIDs, recourse to physical activities, recourse to physiotherapy sessions,
 weight changes, level of pain.... Our objective is to evaluate the physical, social,
 psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort of
 osteoarthritis patients.
Inclusion criteria:

 - OA patients

 Exclusion criteria:

 -  active or passive opposition of the patient and / or its legal representatives to
 participate in the study.