@article {Reillyclinmed.2020-0469, author = {Elizabeth Reilly and Sarah Skeoch and Sarah Hardcastle and John D Pauling and Megan Rowe and Tehseen Ahmed and Andrew Allard and Bashaar Boyce and Ellie Korendowych and Chloe Lapraik and William Tillett and Raj Sengupta}, title = {Evaluation of a patient self-stratification methodology to identify those in need of shielding during COVID-19}, elocation-id = {clinmed.2020-0469}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.7861/clinmed.2020-0469}, publisher = {Royal College of Physicians}, abstract = {The logistical challenges of rapidly and accurately identifying those patients who needed to shield during the COVID-19 pandemic were unprecedented. We report our experiences of meeting this challenge for \>9,000 patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease at our centre, incorporating an element of guided patient self-stratification. Our results indicate that patients are able to stratify their own risk accurately using the BSR COVID-19 risk stratification guidance.}, issn = {1470-2118}, URL = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/09/10/clinmed.2020-0469}, eprint = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/early/2020/09/10/clinmed.2020-0469.full.pdf}, journal = {Clinical Medicine} }