Abstract Number: 1048 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Generalizability Of a U.S. Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry: A Comparison Of Participants’ Vs. Non-Participants’ Characteristics
Background/Purpose: Observational registries provide a valuable complement to clinical trials yet might suffer from limited generalizability referent to the desired population of interest. We compared…Abstract Number: 1049 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Formal Education Level Explains Variation In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Core Data Set Measures and Indices In Korean Patients At Higher Levels Of Significance Than Age, Sex, and Duration Of Disease
Background/Purpose: Poor health is associated with low socioeconomic status (SES), with higher prevalence, greater severity and earlier mortality of many diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…Abstract Number: 1050 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Population-Based Analysis Of Treatment Patterns For Recently Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients In The United States
Background/Purpose: As treatment paradigms for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continue to evolve, population-based studies can help assess which strategies are being used in “real-world” practice for…Abstract Number: 1051 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sociodemographic, Health System, and Community Characteristics Associated With Initiation Of Biological Dmards In RA
Background/Purpose: The use of biologic DMARDs for RA has improved outcomes, but it is unknown whether there are disparities in initiation of these agents by…Abstract Number: 1018 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methodology Of Determining An Appropriate Look-Back Period To Identify Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease In a Study Of Post-Myocardial Infarction Mortality
Background/Purpose: Hospital administrative datasets offer an opportunity to study the relatively rare occurrence of auto-immune rheumatic diseases (AIRD). Under-coding is a known limitation however. “Look-back”…Abstract Number: 1011 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychiatric and Cardiovascular Comorbidities As Causes Of Work Disability Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A remarkable proportion of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients stop working before the normal age of retirement. Initial research data suggests that comorbidities, with depression…Abstract Number: 1012 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Severity, Quality Of Life, and Productivity Loss Among Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis In Germany
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, which can cause significant pain and lead to bone…Abstract Number: 1013 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estimating the Monetary Value of annual Productivity Gained in Early Active RA Patients Receiving Etanercept Plus Methotrexate: Results From the Prize Study
Background/Purpose: Determining the effect of treatment on work productivity of subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an important topic given that most sufferers develop the…Abstract Number: 1014 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Test-Retest Reliability Of Five Global Measures Addressing At Work Limitations/Productivity Loss In Patients With Rheumatological Conditions
Background/Purpose: There are a number of single item global measures available to explore at-work productivity loss (presenteeism) in patients with rheumatological conditions. However, test-retest data…Abstract Number: 1015 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Life, Productivity Impairment, Disease Severity and Health Care Costs In Relation To Functional Impairment In Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients In The Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to describe the quality-of-life (QoL), productivity impairment, clinical indicators and health care costs in relationship to functional status described by Bath…Abstract Number: 1016 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presenteeism Predicts Sick Leave Better Than Basdai and/Or BASFI In A Longitudinal Cohort Of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis (EASIC)
Background/Purpose: Sick leave (SL) is a critical socioeconomic consequence of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study aimed at exploring the role of presenteeism relative to BASDAI…Abstract Number: 1019 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Comorbidity Indexes In a Clinical and Administrative Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort: A Case For The Rheumatic Diseases Comorbidity Index
Background/Purpose: Quantifying comorbidities contribution to disability and mortality is important for assessing prognosis and standardizing cohorts in rheumatic disease research. A comorbidity index has been…Abstract Number: 1020 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact Of Diagnostic Decision Rules Used In Administrative Healthcare Databases On The Frequency Of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: To compare the incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in administrative databases using different diagnostic decision rules. Methods:…Abstract Number: 1021 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Application Of a Novel Measure Of Socioeconomic Status Using Individual Housing Data In Rheumatology Research
Background/Purpose: We recently developed and validated an index of socioeconomic status (SES) termed HOUSES (HOUsing-based index of SocioEconomic Status) to address unavailability of SES measures…Abstract Number: 1022 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initiation Of Biologic Therapy: The Patient Perspective
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend that patients who are not adequately responding to treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs…