Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):1139-1140. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-217697. Epub 2020 Jun 11.
The COVID-19 pandemic forces the whole rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases community to reassemble established treatment and research standards. Digital crowdsourcing is a key tool in this pandemic to create and distil desperately needed clinical evidence and exchange of knowledge for patients and physicians alike. This viewpoint explains the concept of digital crowdsourcing and discusses examples and opportunities in rheumatology. First experiences of digital crowdsourcing in rheumatology show transparent, accessible, accelerated research results empowering patients and rheumatologists.
COVID-19 大流行迫使整个风湿和肌肉骨骼疾病领域重新制定既定的治疗和研究标准。数字众包是这场大流行中创建和提炼急需的临床证据以及为患者和医生交流知识的关键工具。本文观点解释了数字众包的概念,并讨论了风湿病学中的实例和机会。风湿病学中数字众包的初步经验表明,透明、可及、加速的研究结果赋予了患者和风湿病医生权力。