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  • 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

    Sarah D. Mills1, Shadi Gholizadeh1, Rina S. Fox1, Lisa R. Jewett2,3, Marie-Eve Carrier3, Linda Kwakkenbos2,3, Karen Gottesman4, Scott C. Roesch1,5, Brett D. Thombs2,3, Vanessa L. Malcarne1,5 and SPIN Investigators6, 1SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, 2McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Scleroderma Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 5Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 6Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network, Montreal, QC, Canada

    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

    Sikarin Upala1 and Anawin Sanguankeo2, 1Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, 2Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY

    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

    Kelly Beck1, Xing Gao2, Yu Cheng3 and Carol M. Greco4, 1School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Biostatistics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 4University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    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

    Una E. Makris1,2, Liana Fraenkel3, David W Serrano4, Jae H Yun4, Thomas M. Gill5 and MC Reid6, 1Rheumatology, Dallas VA Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX, 2Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, 4Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 5Geriatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 6Geriatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY

    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?

    Liana Fraenkel1, Marilyn Stolar2, Richard L. Street Jr.3, Harjinder Chowdhary2 and Ellen Peters4, 1Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Yale University, New Haven, CT, 3Department of Communication, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 4Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    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

    Taysir G. Mahmoud1, Christine Iannaccone2, Jing Cui2, Yvonne C. Lee3, Michael Weinblatt4 and N Shadick5, 1Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 3Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 5Division of Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hosp, Boston, MA

    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

    Raluca Cozmuta1, Sonal Bhalla2 and Liana Fraenkel3, 1Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 3Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    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

    Cecilia Zaffarana1, Osvaldo Luis Cerda1, Josefina Gallino Yanzi1, Margarita Landi1, Emilce Schneeberger1, Ignacio Carrillo1, María del Carmen Gonzalez Guzmán1, Jose A Maldonado Cocco1, Susana Gagliardi1 and Gustavo Citera2, 1Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Rheumatology, Consultorios Reumatológicos Pampa, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    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

    David Bulbin1, Alicia Meadows2, Sandi Kelsey3, Andrea Berger4, H. Lester Kirchner4, Harold Harrison3 and Alfred E. Denio5, 1Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 2Rheumatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 3Dept of Pathology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 4Biostatistics, Geisinger Center for Health Research, Danville, PA, 5Dept of Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

    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

    Sarah Haserodt1, Chris Tonner2, Sara G. Murray3, Gabriela Schmajuk4 and Jinoos Yazdany5, 1Internal Medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 2Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 4Medicine/ Rheumatology, UCSF/ San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, 5University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    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

    Nicole Orzechowski1, Mary Bolg2, Rachael Bergeron1, Christopher Dorman2, Lauren Sanderson2, Miranda Stark2, Stacey Wilk2 and Tammy Gray3, 1Rheumatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 2Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, 3White River Junction Family Practice, White River Junction, VT

    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

    Mushabab Alghamdi1 and Mohammed Al Mansour2, 1Internal Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia, 2Rheumatology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    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

    Eric Newman1, Tarun Sharma2, Alicia Meadows2, Jason Brown3, Michael Rowe4 and Shelly Vezendy5, 1Department of Rheumatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 2Rheumatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 3Henry Hood Center for Clinical Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 4Institute for Advanced Application, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 5Division of Medicine, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

    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

    Erin Arnold1, William Arnold1, James Bower2, Douglas Conaway3, J. Timothy Harrington2, Drew Johnson4, James Mossell5, Joy Schechtman6 and Anne Winkler7, 1Orthopedics and Rheumatology of the North Shore, Skokie, IL, 2Joiner Associates LLC, Madison, WI, 3Rheumatology/Medicine, Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, SC, 4Crescendo Bioscience, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 5Arthritis and Osteo Center of South Georgia, Tifton, GA, 6Sun Valley Arthritis Center LTD, Peoria, AZ, 7Rheumatology, Winkler Medical Practice LLC, Springfield, MO

    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

    Nienke Lesuis1, George Bruyn2, Paul Baudoin2, Lieke Nieboer3 and Alfons den Broeder1, 1Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, MC Zuiderzee, Lelystad, Netherlands, 3rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    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…
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