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Abstract Number: 2635 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploring the Influence of Patient Perceptions On Medication Escalation in Daily Practice
Jos Hendrikx¹, Wietske Kievit², Jaap Fransen² and Piet L.C.M. van Riel², ¹Rheumatology (470), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients' and physicians' perceptions of disease can differ and patients who are satisfied with their health do not tend to…
Abstract Number: 2636 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding Why Treat-to-Target Strategies Are Difficult to Follow
Liana Fraenkel¹, Meaghan Cunningham² and Paul Falzer³, ¹Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ²Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Medicine, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) refers to a set of decision strategies widely advocated for the optimal management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite considerable evidence that this…
Abstract Number: 2637 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis of Treat-to-Target Versus Usual Care in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Registry
Marloes Vermeer¹, Wietske Kievit², Ina H. Kuper³, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen⁴, Hein J. Bernelot Moens⁵, Theo R. Zijlstra⁶, Alfons A. den Broeder⁷, Piet L.C.M. van Riel², Jaap Fransen² and Mart A.F.J. van de Laar¹, ¹University of Twente & Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Psychology & Communication, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁵Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Hengelo, Netherlands, ⁶Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis of Treat-to-Target Versus Usual Care in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring RegistryBackground/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) has proven…
Abstract Number: 2638 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Switching Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States, 2004-2011
Ozgur Tunceli¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Tatia C. Woodward³, Siting Zhou¹, Yen-Wen Chen⁴ and Ancilla W. Fernandes³, ¹HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: While studies have assessed the efficacy of switching among biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD), there is a lack of knowledge regarding the patterns of…
Abstract Number: 2639 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Residual Disease Activity in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Were Classified As Being in Remission According to 8 Different Descriptions: Post Hoc Analysis of the Etude Et Suivi Des Polyarthrites Indifférenciées Récentes (ESPOIR) Cohort
Isabel Castrejón¹, Maxime Dougados², Bernard Combe³, Francis Guillemin⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵ and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Hopitaux de Brabois, Nancy, France, ⁵Rheumatology / GRC08-EEMOIS, APHP-Pitie Salpetriere Hospital / UPMC, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: No single gold standard for remission is available for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). All available descriptions, including 2 proposed by an ACR/EULAR committee, allow residual…
Abstract Number: 2640 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Adverse Events in a Cohort of US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lisa A. Davis¹, Brooke Ivan Polk², Alyse D. Mann³, Gail S. Kerr⁴, Andreas M. Reimold⁵, Grant W. Cannon⁶, Ted R. Mikuls⁷ and Liron Caplan⁸, ¹Div of Rheumatology, Univ of Colorado School of Med, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO, ³Research, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, ⁴Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁵Rheumatology, Dallas VA and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁸Div of Rheumatology, Denver VA and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used medication for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), however, the frequency of MTX adverse events (AE) has not…
Abstract Number: 2641 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time-to-Improvement of Pain and Sleep in Clinical Trials of Pregabalin Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Lesley M. Arnold¹, Andrew Clair², Birol Emir², Lynne Pauer² and E. Malca Resnick², ¹Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness. Sleep disturbance is common in patients with FM, and both pain and…
Abstract Number: 2642 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rate and Predictors of Work Disability in Fibromyalgia
Frederick Wolfe¹, Brian T. Walitt², Robert S. Katz³ and Winfried Häuser⁴, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Rheumatology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a contested disorder whose diagnosis depends largely on self-report. It is reportedly also associated with a high rate of work disability, but…
Abstract Number: 2643 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Grey Matter Decrease in Fibromyalgia Is Related to Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Sensitivity
Marta Ceko¹, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles², M. Catherine Bushnell¹ and Petra Schweinhardt¹, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology and Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is commonly associated with catastrophizing, a set of negative emotional and cognitive processes related to pain. Catastrophizing is suggested to augment pain…
Abstract Number: 2644 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Working Memory in Fibromyalgia: Support for a “Competing Demands” Theory of Cognitive Function in Chronic Pain
Anson E. Kairys¹, Gabriela Ramirez¹, Eric Ichesco², Johnson P. Hampson², Richard E. Harris², Daniel J. Clauw³, Tobias Schmidt-Wilcke² and Jennifer M. Glass⁴, ¹Department of Anesthesiology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The primary symptom of fibromyalgia (FM) is chronic widespread pain; however, patients report additional symptoms including decreased concentration and memory. Deficits are seen mainly…
Abstract Number: 2645 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Transcription Factor Mohawk Plays an Important Role for Maintaining Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Homeostasis
Hiroyuki Nakahara¹, Akihiko Hasegawa¹, Fumiaki Ayabe¹, Tetsuya Matsukawa¹, Koji Otabe¹, Tomo Yonezawa¹, Martin K. Lotz¹ and Hiroshi Asahara², ¹Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, ²Molecular & Experimental Med, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Recently Mohawk homeobox (MKX) has been discovered as a tendon and ligament specific transcriptional factor. MKX deficient-mice are shown to hypoplastic tendons throughout the…
Abstract Number: 2606 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes in Early Arthritis Patients
L. Heimans¹, K.V.C. Wevers-de Boer¹, K. Visser¹, R. Goekoop², T.H.E. Molenaar³, B.A. Grillet⁴, Tom Huizinga¹ and C.F. Allaart¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ³Dept of Rheumatology, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Zorgsaam Hospital, Terneuzen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To investigate patient reported outcomes (PROs) of functioning and health related quality of life (HRQOL) after 1 year remission (DAS
Abstract Number: 2607 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to a Treat-to-Target Strategy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Remission Induction Cohort
Marloes Vermeer¹, Ina H. Kuper², Hein J. Bernelot Moens³, Monique Hoekstra⁴, Marcel D. Posthumus⁵, Piet L.C.M. van Riel⁶ and Mart A.F.J. van de Laar⁷, ¹University of Twente & Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Hengelo, Netherlands, ⁴Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Twente & Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Adherence to a Treat-to-Target Strategy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Remission Induction CohortBackground/Purpose: A treat-to-target (T2T) approach has proven…
Abstract Number: 2608 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time in Remission Is Important for Improvement of Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Helga Radner¹, Farideh Alasti², Josef S. Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Physical function is one of the major outcomes in RA as it predicts work disability, quality of life, health care resource utilisation and mortality.…
Abstract Number: 2609 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Construct and Criterion Validity of Several Proposed DAS28 Based Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Criteria: A Cohort Validation Study
Aatke van der Maas¹, Elisabeth Lie², Robin Christensen³, Ernest Choy⁴, Yaël A. de Man⁵, Piet L.C.M. van Riel⁶, Thasia G. Woodworth⁷ and Alfons A. den Broeder¹, ¹Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁷Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Visiting Clinical Researcher, Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: To enable consistent assessment of impact of tapering, withdrawal and dose optimization strategies, there is an increasing need for validated measures of flare in…

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