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Abstract Number: 220 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
English Language Proficiency and Total Joint Replacement Outcomes: Is There a Relationship?
Bella Y. Mehta¹, Jackie Szymonifka², Shirin A. Dey², Stephen Grassia³, Lisa A. Mandl⁴, Anne R. Bass⁴, Linda A. Russell⁴, Michael L. Parks⁵, Mark P. Figgie⁵, Yuo-Yu Lee⁶, Joseph T. Nguyen⁶ and Susan M. Goodman⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Healthcare disparities are recognized for surgical outcomes in patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (1). The purpose of this study is to assess the…
Abstract Number: 221 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Immigrant Communities Play a Role in Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Outcomes?
Bella Y. Mehta¹, Jackie Szymonifka², Shirin A. Dey², Stephen Grassia³, Lisa A. Mandl⁴, Anne R. Bass⁴, Linda A. Russell⁴, Michael L. Parks⁵, Mark P. Figgie⁵, Yuo-Yu Lee⁶, Joseph T. Nguyen⁶ and Susan M. Goodman⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Social factors affect TKA (total knee arthroplasty) outcomes in osteoarthritis, both at the individual and neighborhood levels. However, prior studies have not evaluated the…
Abstract Number: 222 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Unexpected Autoantibody Specificities in American Indian SLE Patients
Joseph M. Kheir¹, Tim Gross¹, Carla J. Guthridge¹, Krista Bean¹, Virginia C. Roberts¹, Joel M. Guthridge², M. Sohail Khan³, Fabio Mota⁴, Michael Peercy⁵, Bobby Saunkeah⁶ and Judith A. James⁷, ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Cherokee Nation Health Services, Tahlequah, OK, ⁴Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada, OK, ⁵Epidemiology, Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, Ada, OK, ⁶Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, Ada, OK, ⁷Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: System Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is over-represented in the American Indian (AI) population and often manifests as a more severe…
Abstract Number: 223 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Medication Adherence Is a Major Cause for Increased Risk of Hospitalizations Among High Risk Lupus Patients
Caroline Thirukumaran¹, Katherine McCarthy², Jessica Patel³ and Allen P. Anandarajah⁴, ¹orthopedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Pharmacy, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, Univ of Rochester Medical Ctr, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Low medication adherence in lupus has been associated with increased hospitalizations, more severe disease activity, and irreversible multi-organ damage. While lower socioeconomic levels, education,…
Abstract Number: 224 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Methotrexate Use in African Countries with Low Versus Medium/High Human Development Index: Preliminary Results of Semi-Structured Interviews
Carol A Hitchon¹, Yan Liu², Steven Shi³, Girish M Mody⁴, Candace H. Feldman⁵, Michael Weinblatt⁶ and Ines Colmegna⁷, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³University de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, ⁵Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Boston, MA, ⁶Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is standard therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and also used to treat other rheumatic diseases. Existing guidelines for RA treatment/ MTX use…
Abstract Number: 225 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Barriers to the Use of Methotrexate in Ethiopia: Survey of Pharmacy Providers
Carol A Hitchon¹, Yvon de Jong², Michele Meltzer³, Rosie Scuccimarri⁴, Birhanu D Desyibelew⁵, Addisu Melkie⁵, Yewondwossen Mengistu⁵ and Ines Colmegna^6,7, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network, Nairobi, Kenya, ³Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: African countries with a low Human Development Index (LHDI) based on life expectancy, education and income per capita, face competing social, economic, health and…
Abstract Number: 226 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biopsy Proven Giant Cell Arteritis in African Descent Populations: Incidence and Characteristics in Martinique, French West Indies
Florence Moinet¹, Vincent Molinie², Katlyne Polomat¹, Harold Merle³, Marie Blettery⁴, Lauren Brunier-Agot⁴, Michel DeBandt⁴ and Christophe Deligny¹, ¹Internal medicine, National referral Center for Lupus, Antiphospholipid syndrome and other rare auto-immune diseases, Hopital Pierre Zobda Quitman, CHU de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, ²Pathology unit, Hopital Pierre Zobda Quitman, CHU de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, ³Ophthalmology, Hopital Pierre Zobda Quitman, CHU de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, ⁴Rheumatology, Hopital Pierre Zobda Quitman, CHU de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique
Background/Purpose: Multiple epidemiological studies ascertained that GCA is one of the most common systemic vasculitis in western countries. But, there is only one study based…
Abstract Number: 227 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chinese-American Rheumatology Patients Who Use Traditional Chinese-Medicine Have Worse Patient Reported Outcomes
Kai Sun¹, Jackie Szymonifka², Henghe Tian³, Ya Ju Chang⁴, Jennifer Leng⁵ and Lisa A. Mandl⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell medicine, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, ⁵Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities laboratory, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Chinese-Americans are a fast growing US immigrant group, and many use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Ethnic Chinese patients also have worse outcomes in SLE…
Abstract Number: 228 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterizing Indigenous Community Engagement Patterns in Published Arthritis Studies: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Chu-Yang Lin¹, Kelle Hurd¹, Cheryl Barnabe² and Adalberto Loyola-Sánchez³, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Indigenous populations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America have a higher prevalence of arthritis conditions and experience worse outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 229 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Divergent Measures of Lupus Disease Damage and Severity Among Asians in an Ethnically Diverse Cohort
Laura Trupin¹, Patricia P. Katz², Cristina Lanata², Lindsey A. Criswell², Charles G. Helmick³, Maria Dall'Era² and Jinoos Yazdany¹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not well characterized among Asian Americans, particularly among subgroups of Asians. We aim to compare measures of disease status,…
Abstract Number: 230 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Limited Health Literacy on Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Patricia P. Katz¹, Maria Dall'Era², Laura Trupin³, Cristina Lanata², Stephanie Rush⁴, Charles G. Helmick⁵, Lindsey A. Criswell⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: PROs play a prominent role in evaluating patient status in rheumatic diseases. PROs often reveal disparities in individuals with low education or income or…
Abstract Number: 231 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Survival of Biological Agents in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis. the Impact of Sociodemographic Factors in Latin-America
Magdalena Cavalieri¹, Emilce E Schneeberger², Fernando Dal Pra¹, Rodrigo Garcia Salinas³, Hernán Maldonado Ficco⁴ and Gustavo Citera¹, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Section of Rheumatology, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, ⁴Section of Rheumatology, Hospital San Antonio de Padua, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina
Background/Purpose: The introduction of biological agents improved the prognosis of axial Spon-dyloarthritis (axSpA). The Lund Efficacy Index (LUNDEX) allows evaluation of both survival and efficacy…
Abstract Number: 232 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Charla De Lupus (Lupus Chat)® Program: Assessing the Needs of Teens and Young Adults with Lupus and Their Caregivers to Develop a Family Model Nutrition and Fitness Intervention
Melissa T. Flores¹, Jillian Rose², Priscilla Toral¹, Lillian Mendez¹, Dariana M. Pichardo¹, Roberta Horton¹ and Lisa F. Imundo³, ¹Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Studies show Hispanics/Latinos are significantly impacted by health disparities, with higher rates of obesity & diabetes than Whites. Combined with SLE & higher risk…
Abstract Number: 233 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Engaging Community Stakeholders through a National Lupus Education Workshop
Karen Mancera Cuevas¹, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman², Sheryl McCalla³, Patricia Canessa⁴ and Zineb Aouhab¹, ¹Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²FSM, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield, IL
Background/Purpose: The Popular Opinion Leader (POL) model based on health education theoretical foundations associated with Social Network Theory and Diffusion of Innovation was successfully piloted…
Abstract Number: 234 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Arthritis Among Populations with Chronic Health Conditions in Rural Counties of the United States – 2015
Michael Boring¹, Louise Murphy², Jennifer M. Hootman³ and Yong Liu², ¹Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ²Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kennesaw, GA
Background/Purpose: US rural populations have well documented health disparities, including higher prevalence of chronic health conditions; however, arthritis prevalence among those with other chronic conditions…

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