Abstract Number: 2474 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychometric Properties of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Patients with Limited and Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort
Background/Purpose: Despite the common appearance changes in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and the potential adverse psychosocial impact of such changes, research in this area…Abstract Number: 2475 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Fibromyalgia and Suicidal Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain conditions are related poor overall health, economic burden, and mental disorders including suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SA), and completed suicides. Fibromyalgia…Abstract Number: 2476 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Cognitive Impairment, Pain, and Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Comorbid Depression
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently report cognitive impairment as well as depressive symptoms and significant pain. However, depression criteria and SLE symptoms…Abstract Number: 2477 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Older Adults with Restricting Back Pain Worry about: Deteriorating Function, Reliance on Others, Distrust of Medications
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is the most common type of pain disorder reported by older adults, its impact on the daily life of older adults…Abstract Number: 2478 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Affect Predict Willingness to Take Medication?
Does Affect Predict Willingness to Take Medication?Background/Purpose: Affect is known to have a significant impact on judgment and decision making. The data supporting this finding,…Abstract Number: 2479 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Social Networks, Disease Activity, and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Association between Social Network, Disease Activity, and Pain in Rheumatoid ArthritisBackground/Purpose: Current research suggests that high social network status is related to lower levels…Abstract Number: 2480 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Emotional Trade-Off Difficulty on Choice
Background/Purpose: Patients' preferences for competing treatment options can be measured using stated preference methods which require subjects to make trade-off between specific attributes. Responses can…Abstract Number: 2481 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Disability in a Cohort of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Several studies showed that unemployment and work disability are high in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Te purpose of this study is to evaluate work…Abstract Number: 2482 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Choosing Subserologies More Wisely: Implementing Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Reflex Testing and Education to Reduce Unnecessary Costs in an Integrated Healthcare System
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology published its Top 5 List of Things Physicians and Patients Should Question as part of the American Board…Abstract Number: 2483 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology Guidelines to Perform Objective Screening Tests for Detection of Antimalarial Retinal Toxicity Is Suboptimal
Background/Purpose: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2011 guidelines recommend that patients receiving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) or chloroquine (CQ) undergo regular screening for retinal toxicity with 1…Abstract Number: 2484 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Time to Scheduling for New Patient Referrals to Rheumatology
Background/Purpose: Patient satisfaction is an important driver of patient-centered care. The Section of Rheumatology was taking on average 5 days to contact and schedule new…Abstract Number: 2485 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Evidence of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Clinical Practice Guidlines
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) regularly establishes and publishes guidelines for the management of various rheumatic diseases. These guidelines assist physicians in providing…Abstract Number: 2486 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Quality Measures – Automated Display of Care Gaps and Capture of Physician Decision Making at the Clinic Visit
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) quality measures evaluate performance, and thus do not by themselves result in improvement. The ideal system to improve quality would provide…Abstract Number: 2487 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Practices Participating in a Quality Improvement Project Make Progress in Implementing Population Management
Background/Purpose: Population management (PM) offers a promising approach to providing Treat-to-Target (T2T) care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). PM depends on providing standardized, on-time disease activity…Abstract Number: 2488 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Protocolized Tight Control and Biological Dose Optimization in Daily Clinical Practice: Results of a Pilot Implementation Study
Background/Purpose: It is possible to optimize and reduce the individual dose of biological Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with rheumatic diseases, in combination…