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  • Abstract Number: 2261 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Supporting Smoking Cessation in RA and SLE: Identifying Patient-Centered Outcomes

    Aimée Wattiaux1, Laura Block2, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi2, Edmond Ramly3, Jane Sadusky4, Megan Piper5, Brittany Bettendorf6, Ann Rosenthal7 and Christie M. Bartels8, 1Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 2University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, Madison, WI, 3Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin College of Engineering, Madison, WI, 4Research Consultant, Madison, WI, 5University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Madison, WI, 6Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, MIlwaukee, WI, 7Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 8Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Patients with RA and SLE are at higher risk for premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) than peers. Smoking is a leading modifiable risk factor for…
  • Abstract Number: 2262 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Knowledge, Beliefs and Concerns about Osteoporosis – a Qualitative Synthesis

    Jude des Bordes1, Seema Prasad2, Gregory Pratt3, Maria Suarez-Almazor1 and Maria A. Lopez-Olivo1, 1Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 2Gastroenterology Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 3Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX

    Background/Purpose: Educating patients with osteoporosis about bone health could increase their knowledge and self-efficacy. These can help them adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent osteoporosis-associated fractures.…
  • Abstract Number: 2263 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Obesity Independently Associates with Worse Patient Reported Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Sarah L. Patterson1, Gabriela Schmajuk2, Kashif Jafri3, Katherine D. Wysham3 and Patricia P. Katz4, 1Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 4Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Obesity has been shown to exacerbate systemic inflammation in the general population and contributes to worse disease-related outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis. The impact of…
  • Abstract Number: 2264 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Low Educational Attainment Is Associated with Poor Patient Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) or Osteoarthritis (OA) at the Initial Rheumatology Visit, with Remarkably Similar Patterns in Either Diagnosis

    Juan Schmukler1, Jacquelin R. Chua1, Shakeel M. Jamal1, Isabel Castrejón1, Joel A Block1 and Theodore Pincus2, 1Division of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Low educational attainment is associated with higher prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of many diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis1 (RA) and osteoarthritis2 (OA). These associations often…
  • Abstract Number: 2265 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Survey on Gout-Related Knowledge and Perception in Inpatient Setting on Hospitalized Patients with Gout

    Roshanak Habibi1, David T Liss2, Sreelakshmi Panginikkod1, Alvaro Altamirano Ufion3, Ehsan Rajabirostami1 and Manish Jain4, 1Internal Medicine, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Internal Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 4Rheumatology, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL

    Background/Purpose: The increasing global burden of gout disease and its impact on the patient’s quality of life calls for new strategies in management. Even though…
  • Abstract Number: 2266 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patient Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Biologic Therapies in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): Insights from a Large-Scale Analysis of Social Media Platforms

    Deeba Minhas1, Benjamin Noah2, Eldin Dzubur2, Christopher Almario3, Mariko Ishimori1, Corey Arnold4, Amber Howard2, Carine Khalil2, Alma Jusufagic2, Michelle Chen2, Jina Park5, Michael Weisman1 and Brennan Spiegel3, 1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Division of Rheumatology, Los Angeles, CA, 2Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE), Los Angeles, CA, 3Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Los Angeles, CA, 4Medical Imaging Informatics, Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 5Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ

    Background/Purpose: While there are multiple biologic options for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), few attempts have been made to examine patients’ knowledge and understanding of these therapies…
  • Abstract Number: 2267 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Health Related Quality of Life in Lupus: Self-Management- a Modifiable Predictor

    Kenneth Johnsen1, Meenakshi Jolly2 and Narender Annapureddy3, 1Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Rush, Chicago, IL, 3Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Health Related Quality of Life in Lupus:  Self-Management- a Modifiable Predictor. Background/Purpose: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is significantly effected in patients with Lupus.…
  • Abstract Number: 2268 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Patient Perspectives from a Qualitative Study Predict Non-Adherence in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Valentin Ritschl1,2, Angelika Lackner3, Carina Boström4, Michael Kundi5, Michaela Lehner6, Paul Studenic7, Winfried Graninger8, Josef S. Smolen9 and Tanja Stamm10, 1Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 2Section Occupational Therapy, Department Health Sciences, FH Campus Wien, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 3Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, 4Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, 5Center for Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090 Vienna, Austria, 6Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1090 Vienna, Austria, 7Medical University Vienna, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Vienna, Austria, 8Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 9Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, 10Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), up to 80% of patients were found to be non-adherent to prescribed medication and non-pharmacological interventions. These patients do not…
  • Abstract Number: 2269 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Meaningful Patient Engagement in Research Framework – an Empirically Based Conceptual Framework

    Clayon Hamilton1,2, Alison Hoens1,2,3, Catherine L. Backman4,5, Annette McKinnon6, Shanon McQuitty6, Kelly English6 and Linda Li4, 1Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 3BC SUPPORT Unit, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 5Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Patient engagement in research is promoted to improve the relevance and quality of health research, but has little conceptualization derived from empirical data. To…
  • Abstract Number: 2270 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Identification of Optimal Subcutaneous Doses of Tocilizumab in Children with Polyarticular-Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Hermine I. Brunner1, Nicola Ruperto2, Alberto Martini2, Athimalaipet V. Ramanan3, Rubén Cuttica4, Jennifer E. Weiss5, Michael Henrickson1, Heinrike Schmeling6, Jordi Anton7, Kirsten Minden8, Joy Hsu9, Kamal Bharucha10, Sunethra Wimalasundera11, Alysha K. Kadva10, Ruchi Upmanyu11, Navita L. Mallalieu9, Wendy Douglass11, Daniel J Lovell1 and Fabrizio De Benedetti12, 1Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Cincinnati, OH, 2PRINTO Coordinating Centre, Genoa, Italy, 3Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom, 4Hospital Gral de Niños Pedro Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 6Alberta Children’s Hospital/University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 7Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain, 8Charité – University of Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 9Roche Innovation Center, New York, NY, 10Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, 11Roche Products, Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, 12Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Pediatria II, Reumatologia - PRINTO, Genoa, Italy

    Background/Purpose: The efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) tocilizumab (TCZ), an interleukin-6 receptor-alpha inhibitor, have been demonstrated in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA)…
  • Abstract Number: 2271 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Safety of Adalimumab±Methotrexate for the Treatment of Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (pJIA)

    Hermine I. Brunner1, Nicola Ruperto2, Kabita Nanda3, Mary Toth4, Ivan Foeldvari5, John F. Bohnsack6, Diana Milojevic7, C. Egla Rabinovich8, Daniel J Kingsbury9, Katherine Marzan10, Pierre Quartier11, Kirsten Minden12, Elizabeth Chalom1, Gerd Horneff13, Rolf M. Kuester14, Jason A Dare15, Mareike Bereswill16, Jasmina Kalabic16, Hartmut Kupper16, Daniel J Lovell1 and Alberto Martini2, 1PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2PRINTO-IRCCS Gaslini, Genova, Italy, 3University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, Bayside, NY, 4Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, 5Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, 6University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, Salt Lake City, UT, 7The Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 8Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NJ, 9Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Portland, OR, 10Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 11Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France, 12Kinderklinik der Charite, Otto-Heubner Centrum, Berlin, Germany, 13Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, 14Orthopädiezentrum Altona, Hamburg, Germany, 15Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, 16AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: JIA is the most common chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease of childhood. Due to their known safety and efficacy, TNF inhibitors are used for long-term…
  • Abstract Number: 2272 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Abatacept in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Ongoing Results from the Abatacept in JIA Registry

    Daniel J Lovell1, N Ruperto2, N Tzaribachev3, A Zeft4, Rolando Cimaz5, V Stanevica6, Gerd Horneff7, John F. Bohnsack8, Thomas A. Griffin9, R Carrasco10, Maria Trachana11, Jason A Dare12, I Foeldvari13, Richard K Vehe14, TA Simon15, Hermine I. Brunner16 and Alberto Martini2, 1Cincinnati Children’s Hosp. Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2Istituto G. Gaslini Pediatria II Reumatologia, Genova, Italy, 3University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, 4Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 5Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Meyer, Florence, Italy, 6Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, 7Asklepios Klinik Zentrum für Allgemeine Paediatrie und Neonatologie, Sankt Augustin, Germany, 8University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, 9Levine Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 10Specially For Children, Austin, TX, 11Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 13Hamburg Centre for Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, 14University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 15Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 16Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

    Background/Purpose: Abatacept is an FDA- and EMA-approved biologic that is widely used in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The purpose of this long-term ongoing…
  • Abstract Number: 2273 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    An Open-Label Extension Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety of Etanercept in Pediatric Patients with Extended Oligo, Enthesitis Related, and Psoriatic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: 6-Year Data from the Clipper Studies

    Ivan Foeldvari1, Tamas Constantin1, Jelena Vojinovic2, Gerd Horneff1, Joke Dehoorne1, Gordana Susic1, Katarzyna Kobusinska1, Violeta Vladislava Panaviene1, Zbigniew Zuber1, Valda Stanevicha1, Vyacheslav Chasnyk1, Ronald Pedersen3, Jack F Bukowski4, Tina Hinnershitz5, Bonnie Vlahos6, Alberto Martini1 and Nicolino Ruperto1, 1Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Genoa, Italy, 2Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Genoa, Jersey, 3Department of Biostatistics, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, 4Clinical Affairs, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, 5Specialty Care MDG, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, 6Clinical Sciences, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA

    Background/Purpose: A Phase 3b, open-label (OL), multicenter study (CLIPPER) has shown the safety of etanercept (ETN) in pediatric patients (pts) with extended oligoarticular (eo) juvenile…
  • Abstract Number: 2274 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Risk of Serious Events, Serious Infections, Uveitis, Crohn’s Disease, Colitis and Malignancies in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis on Continuous Treatment with Etanercept over Time: A Report from a Biologics Registry

    Gerd Horneff1, Frank Weller-Heinemann2, Toni Hospach3, Prasad Oommen4, Gerd Ganser5, Johannes Peter Haas6, K Minden7 and Ariane Klein8, 1Asklepios Clinic, Sankt Augustin, Germany, 2PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, 3Pediatrics, Olgahospital, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgard, Germany, 4University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, 5Pediatric Rheumatology, Sankt Josef Stift Sendenhorst, Sendenhorst, Germany, 6Centre for Pediatric Rheumatology Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 7Charité – University of Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 8Center of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: To investigate changes in the risk for adverse events of special interest in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients treated with Etanercept documented in the…
  • Abstract Number: 2275 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Factors Related to Sustained Discontinuation of Medications for Well-Controlled JIA in the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry

    Daniel B. Horton1, Fenglong Xie2, Melissa L. Mannion3, Sarah Ringold4, Colleen K. Correll5, Anne C. Dennos6 and Timothy Beukelman7, 1Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Pediatric rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, 5Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 6Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, 7Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Stopping medications is a priority for many patients with well-controlled JIA, but few factors predict favorable outcomes after discontinuation. We examined factors associated with…
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