Abstract Number: 2673 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Anxiety and Depression and Rheumatoid Disease Severity: Results from an Established Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Depression is highly prevalent in RA. In trials, depression has been found to be associated with higher disease activity and impaired treatment response. However…Abstract Number: 2674 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Global Assessment in Evaluating Boolean-Based Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Is It Really Required Instead of Physician Global Assessment? a Comparative Study with Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PtGA) is included in all the current remission definitions for RA despite the fact that PtGA is not exclusively related to…Abstract Number: 2675 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Has the Relationship Between Disease Activity and Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Changed?
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management paradigms have changed over the last two decades. Evidence now supports aggressive immunosuppression with early use of combination disease modifying…Abstract Number: 2676 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is It Useful to Determine All Rheumatoid Factors Isotypes to Enhance Rheumatoid Arthritis Detection? a Clinical Laboratory Perspective
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis includes determination of autoantibodies and, their presence can represents 33% (2/6) to 50% (3/6) of the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria…Abstract Number: 2677 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeting Biomarkers of Nitric Oxide and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Numerous studies have reported increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients that cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. In a…Abstract Number: 2678 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Serum Level in Early Arthritis Patients: Association with Disease Activity, Disability and Severity in the Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: Environmental factors may play a crucial role in auto-immune diseases. Besides tobacco, other factors like vitamin D are suspected to impact the onset and…Abstract Number: 2679 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation of a HAQ-Derived Tool to Detect Muscle Mass Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with loss of muscle mass, exacerbating impairments in physical function. The 20-question Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) is an accepted…Abstract Number: 2680 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Severity of Morning Stiffness Is Associated More Strongly with Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Morning stiffness (MS) is a complex symptom involving pain and functional limitation. It is not included in the ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 2681 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Function, Sleep, Depression but Not CRP Level Is Associated with Fatigue in Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the joints and fatigue. Although many studies have identified risk factors for RA-associated fatigue, few studies…Abstract Number: 2682 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Brief Patient-Reported Measure of Physical Function Is Sensitive to Changes in a Composite Disease Activity Measure in a Diverse Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic Setting
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' physical function is a strong predictor of clinical outcomes. A brief patient-reported measure of physical function, the PROMIS PF-10a (PF-10a),…Abstract Number: 2683 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contribution of Subjective Patient Reported Components of Disease Activity Scores Differs in Disease Activity Measures and Their Changes over Time Are Closely Associated with Objective Measures
Background/Purpose: Patient reported measures are influenced by many non-rheumatoid arthritis (RA) factors and they are reflected variably among various composite disease activity scores (DAS). We…Abstract Number: 2684 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Anxiety and Depression and Rheumatoid Arthritis Outcome: Results from an Inception Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: Anxiety and depression (A&D) are important comorbid conditions that affect patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is not known whether they impact on disease…Abstract Number: 2685 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Levels of 25(OH)D Are Associated with Lower Disease Activity in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is highly common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (1). In vitro, vitamin D has anti-inflammatory effects and vitamin D has…Abstract Number: 2686 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Clear Association Between the Presence of Ultrasound Synovitis and Patient Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission
Background/Purpose: Several studies assessed disease activity with ultrasound in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who were in clinical remission. These studies found ultrasound synovitis in 48-73%…Abstract Number: 2687 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Significance of Patient-Reported Pain and Stiffness at Each Joint Level in the Evaluation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome has been considered as an important aspect in the evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, ultrasonography (US) has been used…
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