Abstract Number: 687 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mucosal Dysregulation in First-Degree Relatives of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Background/Purpose: It has been observed that ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients have a high frequency of asymptomatic chronic gut inflammation, with as many as 60% of…Abstract Number: 688 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Improvements in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis with Surgical Weight Loss
Background/Purpose: Obesity is more prevalent among patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This correlation appears to be related to fat tissue-driven systemic inflammation. Although…Abstract Number: 689 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Individual or Country Level Socio-Economic Determinants Related to Disease Activity and Self-Reported Physical Function in Patients with Spondyloarthritis – Results from Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study Comospa
Background/Purpose: In RA, previous studies observed inequalities across countries as well as individual level socio-economic factors, and unequal uptake of biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) played an…Abstract Number: 690 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Turkey on Productivity at Work Outside Home and within the Household
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is associated with a high disease burden. The greatest contributor to the burden is loss of productivity. The data on productivity…Abstract Number: 691 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Standards for the Classification of Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: A European Real World Study
Background/Purpose: Classification of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) requires the presence of Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria for AxSpA, without radiologic evidence of sacroiliitis…Abstract Number: 692 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Improvement in Enthesopathy and Quality of Life: Results from a Phase 3 T in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: To assess the relationship between improvement or worsening in enthesopathy and changes in functioning and quality of life (QOL) in patients with psoriatic arthritis…Abstract Number: 693 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Imaging Features of Reactive Arthritis in Guatemala City
Background/Purpose: Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an inflammatory arthritis that typically follows infection. The objectives of this study were to describe the joint and enthesial involvement…Abstract Number: 694 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Life in Patients with Active Peripheral Spa Is Similarly Impaired As in Other Rheumatic Diseases and Influenced By Disease Activity but Not Disease Duration
Background/Purpose: There is a lack of data on the quality of life (QoL) in patients (pts) with active peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA). The purpose of this…Abstract Number: 695 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is a Geriatric Rheumatology Sub-Group Worth Distinguishing? Disease Characteristics of a Geriatric Psoriatic Arthritis (Gero PsA) Subgroup Compared with Those of below 45 Years of Age
Background/Purpose: Adult rheumatologist assess conditions in patients aged 18 and above. There is no distinction to those of the frail age of 65 and above…Abstract Number: 696 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current and Past Smoking Are Associated with Functional Impairement and Increased Disease Activity in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: The influence of smoking on the development of rheumatoid arthritis, the severity of the disease and the response to treatment is well established. The…Abstract Number: 697 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Methods for Axial Spondyloarthritis in American Veterans
Background/Purpose: Current methods for identifying people with axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) in large datasets are inadequate because billing codes for most types of spondyloarthrtis (SpA) do…Abstract Number: 698 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is It Possible to Identify Psoriasis Patients Who Will Develop Axial Disease? Real Life Data from Psart (Psoriatic Arthritis Registry of Turkey)
Is it possible to identify psoriasis patients who will develop axial disease? Real life data from PsART (Psoriatic Arthritis Registry of Turkey)S. Z. Aydýn, Ö.…Abstract Number: 699 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Ankylosing Spondylitis Specific Outcomes at 6 Months Utilising a Novel Self-Management Education Program
Background/Purpose : Disease specific self-management interventions are rare. After a needs assessment, focus group discussions, and Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) model we developed and…Abstract Number: 700 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Problems of Untranslatability: Example of Turkish Version of Basdai
Background/Purpose: Translators of self-report forms commonly encounter problems related to untranslatability, a term used to describe words that cannot be meaningfully translated from one language…Abstract Number: 701 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Skin Disease More Important to Women or Men in the Assessment of Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment of disease activity (PtGA) is a standard outcome measure used both in randomized controlled trials and in clinical practice to ascertain…
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