Abstract Number: 2035 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Joint Distribution and Outcome in 350 Patients with Monoarthritis of Less Than 16 Weeks Duration: Data from a Multicenter Longitudinal Observational Study in Eastern Norway
Background/Purpose: Cohort studies are essential to provide better understanding of the prognosis of acute monoarthritis, but few studies have focused on this issue. Our objective…Abstract Number: 2033 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Factors Associated with Oral Glucocorticoid Prescribing Patterns in UK Primary Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Oral glucocorticoids (GCs) are commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and GC prescriptions are often issued in the primary care setting.…Abstract Number: 2034 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Treat-to-Target Strategy Preserves Work Capacity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose Historical data (1)indicate a third of patients with RA are unable to work within the first 5 years of diagnosis. Our aim was to…Abstract Number: 2032 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychological Factors Predict Adherence to Methotrexate (MTX) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); Findings from a Systematic Review of Rates, Predictors and Associations with Patient Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is a first line therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Treatment response to MTX is not universal, and nonadherence may partially explain poor…Abstract Number: 2030 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Failure of Conventional Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Treatment Naive Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Single Centre Inception Prognostic Factor Cohort Study
Background/Purpose Finding prognostic factors for treatment failure on synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) in early treatment naive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a challenge. The…Abstract Number: 2031 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Adherence to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Is High: a Prospective Longitudinal Study of New Users
Background/Purpose Methotrexate (MTX) is the recommended first-line DMARD for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in most countries, however response is not universal. Non-adherence may explain this to…Abstract Number: 2029 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns of Multimorbid Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from an International Cross-Sectional Study
Treatment Patterns of Multimorbid Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from an International Cross-sectional StudyBackground/Purpose The presence of multimorbidity could lead to less intensive treatment of RA.…Abstract Number: 2028 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Age at Rheumatoid Arthritis Onset on Clinical, Radiographic, and Functional Outcomes: The Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with peak incidence in the fourth and fifth decades of age. To investigate whether age at disease…Abstract Number: 2047 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Association of Serum Uric Acid with Hip Fracture Risk in Older Men and Women from the Framingham Original Cohort
Background/Purpose: Serum uric acid (UA) has been linked with fractures in older men. Three different studies in older men showed conflicting results. The objective…Abstract Number: 2046 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perceived Discrimination in Individuals with Radiographic Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose To describe the characteristics of participants who reported feelings of discrimination among a cohort of participants with radiographic osteoarthritis (rOA) of the knee and/or…Abstract Number: 2045 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interaction Effects Between Genes and Blood Lead Level on a Composite Score of Multiple Joint Symptoms: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Background/Purpose Previous studies suggested that blood lead level is associated with multiple joint symptoms. In this study, we conducted a Genome-Wide Gene-Environment Interactions analysis to…Abstract Number: 2044 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Review of the Effect of Anti-Rheumatic Therapies upon Vaccine Immunogenicity
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of infection compared to the general population. The increased risk is attributable to factors relating…Abstract Number: 2043 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Correct Are the Assumptions Made for Tuberculosis Screening Algorythms before TNF-Alpha Antagonists?
Background/Purpose: During the development of algorythms for screening latent tuberculosis before starting TNF-alpha antagonists, it is assumed that BCG vaccination causes false positive PPD and…Abstract Number: 2042 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tuberculin Conversion in Patients with Autoimmune Arthropathies Receiving Biologic Therapy
Background/Purpose: Patients receiving biologic DMARDs are at increase risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis skin test (TST) is recommended to screen for TB infection prior…Abstract Number: 2014 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Self-Reported Measures for Periodontitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Periodontitis (PD) is associated with many chronic health conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Affecting one-third to one-half of the US population, the high prevalence…
