Abstract Number: 1930 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients’ Response To a Sleep Question and Disease Activity In Multiple Rheumatic Conditions
Patient's Response To A Sleep Question And Disease Activity Levels In Multiple Rheumatic ConditionsBackground/Purpose: Sleep disturbances can have an impact on the quality of life…Abstract Number: 1931 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Models Of Care For Arthritis: Drivers, Facilitators and Barriers To Their Development and Implementation
Background/Purpose: Management of arthritis is a growing concern given disease prevalence and limited health care resources. In the context of a larger project investigating innovative…Abstract Number: 1932 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Decision Making In Early Knee Osteoarthritis: Perspectives Of Older Adults With Overweight and Obesity and Health Care Providers
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of mobility disability in the United States yet those at highest risk—older adults with overweight and…Abstract Number: 1934 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Scores On The Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) For “Walk 2 Miles Or 3 Kilometers,” “Poor Sleep,” and “Participate In Recreation,” Are Higher, Indicating Poorer Status, Than Scores For 8 Activities Derived From The Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
Background/Purpose: The HAQ [Arthritis Rheum 1980;23:137] has been used in almost all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials conducted over the last two decades, and provides…Abstract Number: 1935 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index: Characterizing Severity and Assessing Responsiveness To Clinical Change
Background/Purpose: Translational research and clinical trials necessitate validated outcome measures to reliably assess disease progression and treatment efficacy. The Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity…Abstract Number: 1936 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Care In Patients At Risk For Pulmonary Involvement: Assessment Of Pulmonary Screening In Systemic Sclerosis and Myositis Patients In a General Rheumatology Clinic
Background/Purpose: As a quality assessment tool to evaluate patient care in a general Rheumatology Clinic, we determined the frequency of screening for pulmonary hypertension and…Abstract Number: 1937 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role Of Rural Residence In Low Back Pain
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) affects 67% to 84% of persons residing in industrialized countries.1 With an estimated 2% of the workforce being compensated for…Abstract Number: 1938 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Description Of Therapies Used For Low Back Pain
Background/Purpose: An estimated 67% to 84% of persons residing in industrialized countries suffer from low back pain (LBP), and 2% of all workers are compensated…Abstract Number: 1939 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing The Increasing Costs To Manage Patients With Gout By State
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic progressive disease and worldwide prevalence is increasing. After over 40 years with limited and inexpensive treatments several new and more…Abstract Number: 1940 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Development Of A National Systemic Sclerosis Service In Ireland Incorporating A National Registry
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare auto-immune connective tissue disease with an increasing burden for health care systems. National SSc registries have proven to…Abstract Number: 1941 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation In RA: Methodology and Initial Findings In a Single Centre Cohort
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation in RA may contribute to an unstable atherosclerotic plaque phenotype. Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) can be used to image carotid…Abstract Number: 1943 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Results of a Reliability Exercise for the Grading of Tendon Rupture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis, using a Consensus-Based Ultrasound Score
Background/Purpose: To develop the first ultrasound (US) scoring system of tendon rupture in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and assess its intra- and inter-observer reliability. Methods: We…Abstract Number: 1945 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Selected Joint Evaluation With Comprehensive Assessment In Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography For Detection Of Synovitis In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is recognized as a useful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), though a standard procedure has not…Abstract Number: 1946 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Satisfactory Reliability Of The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Be Attained By Inexperienced Readers In a Single Calibration Exercise? Results From The Biodam Program
Background/Purpose: While ultrasound assessment of patients with RA using the 7-joint score (US7) demonstrates reliability in the hands of experienced readers it is unclear to…Abstract Number: 1947 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The 7-Joint Ultrasound Score Is a Feasible Tool For Evaluating Joint Inflammation In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Experience Among Rheumatologists With Basic Or Intermediate Level Of Ultrasound Training
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound plays an increasingly important role in monitoring disease activity and therapy response. German US-7 score is a recently introduced ultrasound scoring index…