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Abstract Number: 0598 • ACR Convergence 2021
Differences in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Skin Lesion Distribution and Characteristics in Black and Non-Black Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Adrienne Joseph, Brandon Windsor, Linda Hynan and Benjamin Chong, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have shown that discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) has a higher incidence and prevalence in minorities, particularly Black individuals. Racial differences in clinical…
Abstract Number: 0599 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of a Provider Led Intervention on Medication Adherence in an Urban Lupus Clinic
Nancyanne Schmidt¹, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn², Teja Kapoor³, Laura Geraldino⁴, Leila Khalili⁵ and Anca Askanase⁶, ¹New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical center, New York, NY, ²Columbia University Medical Center, Glen Rock, NJ, ³Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Leonia, NJ, ⁴New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus, New York, NY, ⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New Haven, NY, ⁶Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence is a difficult charge in SLE. Up to 75% of lupus patients are non-adherent with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Pharmacy refill data measured by…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Cohort Study of Retention in Ambulatory Lupus Care Among Medicare Patients with SLE-related Hospitalizations
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Carlos Torres², Amy Kind², Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi³, Ann Sheehy² and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: In other conditions that require chronic management, poor retention in ambulatory care is associated with adverse outcomes. We previously identified that living in the…
Abstract Number: 0601 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Medication Beliefs Among SLE Patients
D Ryan Anderson¹, Amanda Eudy², Megan Clowse³, Rebecca Sadun², Jennifer Rogers², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Jayanth Doss², Corrine Volis⁵, Theresa Coles² and Kai Sun², ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence is essential to establishing and maintaining disease remission among SLE patients. Patients’ beliefs about treatment influence engagement and adherence to therapy. We…
Abstract Number: 0602 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of a Popular Opinion Leader Model to Disseminate Information Virtually About Clinical Trial Enrollment to People of Color with Lupus
Kreager Taber¹, Holly Milaeger², Jessica Williams¹, Daniel Erickson³, Elmer Freeman⁴, Patricia Canessa⁵, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁶ and Candace Feldman¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern University, Feinbergy School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴CCHERS, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁵State of Illinois Board of Health, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Despite a disproportionate burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and disparities in adverse outcomes among Black compared to white individuals, people of color are…
Abstract Number: 0603 • ACR Convergence 2021
Barriers and Potential Solutions in the Recruitment and Retention of Older Patients in Clinical Trials – Lessons Learned from Six Large Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trials
Thomas Buttgereit¹, Andriko Palmowski¹, Noah Forsat¹, Maarten Boers², Miles Witham³, Nicolas Rodondi⁴, Elisavet Moutzouri⁴, Antonio Jesus Quesada Navidad⁵, Arnoud van’t Hof⁶, Bart van der Worp⁷, Laura Coll-Planas⁸, Marieke Voshaar⁹, Maarten de Wit¹⁰, Jose Pereira da Silva¹¹, Sven Stegemann¹², Johannes Bijlsma¹³, Marcus Koeller¹⁴, Simon Mooijaart¹⁵, Patricia Kearney¹⁶ and Frank Buttgereit¹, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³AGE Research Group, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of General Internal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, ⁵CNIC – Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid, ⁶Cardiology Department, Maastricht UMC, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁸Fundació Salut i Envelliment, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Department Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, Twente, Netherlands, ¹⁰EULAR Patient Research Partner, Zaltbommel, Netherlands, ¹¹University of Coimbra | UC · Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia, Portugal, ¹²TU Graz, Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz, Australia, ¹³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁴Faculty of Geriatric Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁵Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Institute for Evidence-based Medicine in Old Age | IEMO, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹⁶School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Older people remain underrepresented in clinical trials, and evidence generated in younger populations cannot always be generalized to older patients.We aimed to identify key…
Abstract Number: 0604 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disparities in Burden of Disease in Patients with RA Across Racial and Ethnic Groups
Jacqueline O’Brien¹, Sang Hee Park², Taylor Blachley¹, Maya Marchese¹, Nicole Middaugh¹, Xue Han², Keith Wittstock² and Leslie Harrold¹, ¹CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that differences exist in disease activity and clinical outcomes for RA across racial and ethnic groups in the US.1 This…
Abstract Number: 0605 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Area of Residence on Perceptions of Health and Disease Activity in Ethnic Minorities with Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Urban Setting
Mohamed Jalloh¹, Sharon Dowell², Richard Ogunti¹ and Gail Kerr³, ¹Howard University Internal Medicine Residency, Washington, DC, ²Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ³Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Health care disparities in hypertension and other chronic disease are well established. Ethnic minority residents of Washington DC, particularly Wards 7 and 8, have…
Abstract Number: 0606 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Might We Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Unable to See a Rheumatologist And/or Use Certain of Our Medications? Proposed Preliminary Recommendations for RA Patients Who Don’t Meet Our Established Guidelines
Nicole Zagelbaum Ward¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani¹, Baljeet Rai², Corinne Feldman¹, Brett Feldman¹ and Richard Panush¹, ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²LAC USC, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Physicians share responsibilities to promote social justice and assure equitable healthcare for all. Street medicine (SM) is a field dedicated to address the need…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Diverse Populations at Risk for Inequity: A Systematic Review
Cheryl Barnabe¹, Aimee Wattiaux², Jennifer Petkovic³, Dorcas Beaton⁴, Beverley Shea³, Regina Greer-Smith⁵, Jennifer Humphreys⁶, Christie Bartels⁷, Peter Tugwell³ and Valerie Umaefulam¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ³University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Healthcare Research Associates, Hazel Crest, IL, ⁶University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Existing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be limited in their applicability to populations that experience inequities. We conducted a systematic…
Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2021
Adaptation of a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Decisions with Indigenous Patients
Valerie Umaefulam¹, Terri-Lynn Fox¹, Glen Hazlewood¹, Nick Bansback², Claire Barber¹ and Cheryl Barnabe¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient decision aids (PtDA) can enable shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers. We have previously developed a PtDA for first-line methotrexate-based treatment options…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2021
Challenges of Caring for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Experiencing Homelessness: Preliminary (12- Month) Follow-up Observations and Identification of Certain Barriers to Care
Baljeet Rai¹, Nicole Zagelbaum Ward², Abhimanyu Amarnani², Corinne Feldman², Brett Feldman² and Richard Panush², ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Modesto, CA, ²LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Homelessness is a public health crisis. Those with housing insecurity have unique barriers to healthcare that confound their outcomes. Because of the paucity of…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluating Patient No Show Rates to Rheumatology Appointments Across a Regional Healthcare System
Osman Bhatty¹, Rebecca Schorr², Tarun Sharma¹ and Mary Chester Wasko¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: No-show visits in various clinical settings are costly to providers and to health care systems, potentially representing between 3-14% of a clinic’s yearly income.…
Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Area Deprivation Index and Practice Patterns of Medicare Part D Rheumatologists
Shannon Tai¹, Ikechukwu Mbonu² and Michael Putman³, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, West Allis, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI
Background/Purpose: Geographic disparities in the distribution and practice patterns of rheumatology providers may negatively impact patients with rheumatic diseases. The objective of this study was…
Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Care for the Underserved in Central Texas
Veena Patel, Rajvi Patel and Kevin Hackshaw, Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Health disparities exist among the uninsured and access to rheumatology is incredibly limited to this patient population. We reside in a state without Medicaid…

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