Abstract Number: 2021 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Item Bank on Disease and Treatment Associated Knowledge of Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Patient Engagement in Care
Background/Purpose: Patient involvement and personalization of healthcare have become increasingly important in managing chronic diseases. Knowledge about their disease and its treatment is an important…Abstract Number: 2022 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Developing a Gout Needs Assessment Incorporating Patient Perspective on Self-Management, Self-Efficacy and Disease Specific Knowledge, to Inform a Patient Education Initiative
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adults, with great impact on quality of life. Despite excellent therapeutic options, outcomes remain suboptimal. Research supports…Abstract Number: 2023 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Barriers to Osteoporosis Screening in a Medical Clinic: Why Underserved Patients Who Follow Recommendations for Colonoscopy and Mammography Fail to Get Their DXA Scans
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis is a silent disease until it is complicated by fractures. Fractures are common; they place an enormous medical and personal burden on the elderly and take a major economic toll…Abstract Number: 2024 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of a Revised Counselor Training on Skills Development and Knowledge of Volunteers with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: A needs assessment was conducted on an evidenced-based, national lupus telephone peer counseling service, ongoing since 1988, with 30,000+ client contacts to date. We…Abstract Number: 2025 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Education Advancement Project (LEAP): Rheumatology Fellows Serving As Educators Increased Knowledge and Efficiency in Lupus Recognition and Referral By Providers in Primary and Emergency Care
Background/Purpose: Primary and emergency care providers may have received 45 minutes of lupus education in medical school. Providers may fail in recognizing lupus because symptoms…Abstract Number: 2026 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Adult Trajectories of Weight over a Lifetime Linked to Foot Problems Years Later?
Background/Purpose: Obesity and foot problems are common in older adults and associated with many negative health outcomes. Better understanding of the consequences of patterns of…Abstract Number: 2027 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Light and Moderate-to-Vigorous Walking with Incident Poor Health Outcomes over Two Years in People with or at High Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Regular engagement in physical activity reduces the risk adverse health outcomes such as cardiovascular diseases, functional limitation, and depression in people with knee osteoarthritis…Abstract Number: 2028 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship of Limb Length Inequality and Incident and Progressive Knee and Hip Radiographic Osteoarthritis and Symptoms
Background/Purpose: Limb length inequality (LLI) is a condition in which one limb is longer than the other. Previous reports of a link between LLI and…Abstract Number: 2029 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Knee Pain, Radiographic Osteoarthritis and Knee Arthroplasty in Retired Professional Footballers Compared to the General Population
Background/Purpose: To determine the prevalence of knee pain (KP), radiographic knee osteoarthritis (RKOA) and total knee replacements (TKR) in ex-professional footballers compared to general population…Abstract Number: 2030 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Difference in Risk Factor Profile Between Medial and Lateral Compartment Involvement in Tibiofemoral Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Tibiofemoral radiographic osteoarthritis (TFROA) can occur in medial, lateral, or both compartments. While several risk factors have been found to be associated with the…Abstract Number: 2031 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dietary Patterns and Radiographic Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Although some individual foods and nutrients have been associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, the association between overall diet and OA progression is unknown.…Abstract Number: 2032 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Genome-Wide Association Analysis Reveals Novel Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Susceptibility Loci
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common childhood rheumatic disease, affecting approximately 1 in 1,000 children. JIA is a complex genetic trait and…Abstract Number: 2033 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Multi-Dimensional Genomic Map for Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a complex trait characterized by gene-environment interactions. While we are beginning to identify multiple genomic regions associated with…Abstract Number: 2034 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Susceptible Genes for Behçet’s Disease Identified By Dense Genotyping of Immune-Related Loci Implicate Host Responses to Microbial Exposure
Background/Purpose: Recent genetic studies have identified multiple susceptibility loci for Behçet’s disease. However, these genetic factors do not fully explain the apparent disease heritability.The purpose…Abstract Number: 2035 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dosage Contribution of a Non-Classical HLA Gene, HLA-Doa, to the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite the progress in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) causal variant mapping, independent localization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) risk from classical HLA genes is…
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