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Publication Preferences of inflammatory arthritis patients for biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the first 100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic(TÜBİTAK, 2021-01-01) Kalyoncu, Umut; Pehlivan, Yavuz; Akar, Servet; Kaşifoğlu, Timuçin; Kimyon, Gezmiş; Karadağ, Ömer; Dalkılıç, Ediz; Ertenli, Ali İhsan; Kılıç, Levent; Ersözlü, Duygu; Beş, Cemal; Emmungil, Hakan; Mercan, Rıdvan; Ediboğlu, Elif Durak; Kanıtez, Nilüfer; Bilgin, Emre; Çolak, Seda; Koca, Süleyman Serdar; Gönüllü, Emel; Küçükşahin, Orhan; Coşkun, Nihan; Yağız, Burcu; Kiraz, Sedat; PEHLİVAN, YAVUZ; DALKILIÇ, HÜSEYİN EDİZ; COŞKUN, BELKIS NİHAN; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı.; 0000-0002-3734-1242; 0000-0003-1372-1555; 0000-0001-5184-4404; 0000-0003-1185-5816; 0000-0002-2260-4660; 0000-0003-4995-430X; 0000-0002-6990-4206; W-7332-2019; AAK-7851-2021; AAD-5448-2019; AAZ-5845-2021; AAG-8227-2021; C-8092-2015; JQW-5031-2023; GZA-3287-2022Background/aim: To evaluate treatment adherence and predictors of drug discontinuation among patients with inflammatory arthritis receiving bDMARDs within the first 100 days after the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: A total of 1871 patients recorded in TReasure registry for whom advanced therapy was prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or spondyloarthritis (SpA) within the 3 months (6-9 months for rituximab) before the declaration of COVID-19 pandemic were evaluated, and 1394 (74.5%) responded to the phone survey. Patients' data regarding demographic, clinical characteristics and disease activity before the pandemic were recorded. The patients were inquired about the diagnosis of COVID-19, the rate of continuation on bDMARDs, the reasons for treatment discontinuation, if any, and the current general disease activity (visual analog scale, [VAS]). Results: A total of 1394 patients (493 RA [47.3% on anti-TNF] patients and 901 SpA [90.0% on anti-TNF] patients) were included in the study. Overall, 2.8% of the patients had symptoms suggesting COVID-19, and 2 (0.15%) patients had PCR-confirmed COVID-19. Overall, 18.1% of all patients (13.8% of the RA and 20.5% of the SpA; p = 0.003) discontinued their bDMARDs. In the SpA group, the patients who discontinued bDMARDs were younger (40 [21-73] vs. 44 years [20-79]; p = 0.005) and had higher general disease activity; however, no difference was relevant for RA patients. Conclusion: Although the COVID-19 was quite uncommon in the first 100 days of the pandemic, nearly one-fifth of the patients discontinued bDMARDs within this period. The long-term effects of the pandemic should be monitored.