Abstracts tagged "Access to care"

Abstract Number: 0558 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Diagnostic Journey and Time to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using US Claims Data
Maureen Dubreuil¹, Marina Magrey², Kathrin Haeffs³, Evgueni Ivanov⁴ and Julie Gandrup Horan⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Bulle, Switzerland, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The journey to axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) diagnosis is often prolonged and challenging, resulting in poor clinical, psychological, social, and economic outcomes.1 Understanding the factors…
Abstract Number: 1052 • ACR Convergence 2024
Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Musculoskeletal Disease
Angela Degrassi¹, Jeffrey Curtis², David Curtis¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Laura Stradford³, Shelley Fritz⁴, Sandeep Sodhi⁵ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁶, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI, ⁵Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ⁶Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) connects patients to their healthcare provider using a smartphone app with or without a physiologic biosensor device in an insurance-reimbursable…
Abstract Number: 1746 • ACR Convergence 2024
Global Recruiting Patterns Are Associated with Placebo Response Rates in Clinical Trials of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andreas Kerschbaumer¹, Marlene Steiner², Pascale Pruckner¹, Josef Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria, ²Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic advances of the recent past have led to significant changes in clinical practice when treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since the advent…
Abstract Number: 1936 • ACR Convergence 2024
Referral and Diagnostic Delays of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study in Eight Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Nizar Ani², avin maroof³, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA⁴, Manal El Rakawi⁵, Chafika Haouichat⁵, Bassel Elzorkany⁶, Sherif Gamal⁷, Mariama Erraoui⁸, Manal Al-Mashaleh⁹, Fatima Alnaimat¹⁰, Basel masri¹¹, fatemah Baron¹², Lina El Kibbi¹³, Krystel Aouad¹⁴, Karen Mechleb¹⁵ and Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁶, and ARCH ArLAR, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ³University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ⁴Baghdad Teaching Hospital, baghdad, Iraq, ⁵Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ⁶Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Souss Massa Univeristy, Rabat, Morocco, ⁹Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁰The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ¹¹Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman, Jordan, ¹²Al-Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁵Saint Joseph University Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁶Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs) may benefit from a critical window of opportunity for early intervention, yet referral delays remain a major…
Abstract Number: 2199 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mycobacterial Infection and Renal and Bladder Malignancy in 2 IFNopathy Patients on High Doses of JAK Inhibitors
Sara Alehashemi¹, Kader Cetin Gedik², Cassandra Calabrese³, Sherry Nguyen⁴, Alexi Baumgardner⁴, Katsiaryna Uss⁴, Kip Friend⁴, Ariane Soldatos⁵, Adriana Almeida de Jesus⁶ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky⁷, ¹NIH/NIAID/TADS, Potomac, MD, ²Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁴Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NINDS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶NIAID, NIH, Silver Spring, MD, ⁷Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases section (TADS), LCIM, NIAID, NIH, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory Type I Interferonopathies (IFNopathies) include STINGopathies (e.g., SAVI and COPA syndrome), proteasomopathies (e.g., CANDLE/Proteasome associated autoinflammatory syndrome (PRAAS), and oligonucleotidopathies (e.g., AGS: Aicardi-Goutières…
Abstract Number: 0153 • ACR Convergence 2024
Frequencies and Rates of All-Cause Emergency Visits and Hospitalizations in Persons with Inflammatory Arthritis Conditions and Gout: A Systematic Review
Kara Irwin, Ran Huo, Claire Barber and Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in the management of inflammatory arthritis (IA) and gout, many patients still access acute care services. This may be related to their…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2024
Socioeconomic Determinants of Lupus Hospitalization Outcomes: A Review of Current Knowledge and Analysis of the 2016-2019 NRD Database
Akhila Arya P V¹, Madhumitha Rondla², Jai Juganya Tirupur Ponnusamy³ and Dileep C Unnikrishnan⁴, ¹Bridgeport Hospital, Stratford, CT, ²Texas tech university health sciences center, El paso, El Paso, TX, ³Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham, ⁴Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
Background/Purpose: Hospitalizations due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often stem from lupus flares and infections. Socioeconomic factors influencing outcomes in SLE hospitalizations have been studied…
Abstract Number: 1057 • ACR Convergence 2024
Barriers and Facilitators of Access to Physical Therapy: A Scoping Review
Heather Worthington¹, Ellen Wang¹, Deniz Bayraktar², Stephanie Therrien³, Codie Primeau⁴, Jackie Whittaker⁵, Alison Hoens⁶, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁷, Hui Xie⁸ and Linda Li⁴, ¹University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: After experiencing an injury or the diagnosis of a chronic condition, physical therapy is often an integral part of recovery or symptom management through…
Abstract Number: 1884 • ACR Convergence 2024
VIVA QI: Vaccination In Vasculitis: Applying a Quality Improvement Approach
Stephen Williams, Stephanie Garner and Aurore Fifi-Mah, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The vasculitides are rare but serious conditions that are characterized by the destructive inflammation of the blood vessels. Patients living with vasculitis are often considered…
Abstract Number: 1939 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient’s Satisfaction with a Telerheumatology Program in a Remote Rural Area of Northern Pakistan
Tayyeba Khursheed¹, Usman A. Raza², Uzma Rasheed¹ and Wajahat Aziz¹, ¹Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, ²ClaritasRx, South San Fransisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Telerheumatology has emerged as a promising tool for improving access to rheumatology services globally. Health delivery in remote rural areas is particularly challenging. Telerheumatology…
Abstract Number: 2281 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessment of Comparative Efficacy Between Candidate Biosimilar AVT05 and Reference Golimumab
Monica Luque¹, Kristina Zhelyazkova¹, Laxmikant Vashishta², Masna Rai³, Abid Sattar⁴, Richard Bucknall⁴, Steffen Leutz³ and FAUSTO BERTI¹, ¹Alvotech, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Alvotech, Bangalore, India, ³Alvotech, Jülich, Germany, ⁴Alvotech, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Golimumab is a safe and effective treatment for RA. Biosimilars to the reference product (RP) may make treatment more accessible. We assessed comparable efficacy…
Abstract Number: 0160 • ACR Convergence 2023
Spine and Sacroiliac Joints Findings in Young Males and Females with Chronic Back Pain Undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Practice
Diego Benavent¹, Mar Tapia², Victor muley², Daniel Bernabeu², Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez³, Alejandro Balsa³ and Victoria Navarro-Compán⁴, ¹Hospital la Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Radiology Department, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is frequently used in patients with chronic back pain (CBP) to diagnose mechanical and inflammatory diseases, including axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2023
Underserved by Rehabilitation: Characteristics Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chris Lane¹, Lauren Mihalek², Kelli Allen³, Beth Jonas⁴, Patti Katz⁵ and Louise Thoma⁶, ¹UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Rafael, CA, ⁶University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience functional limitations (e.g., difficulty walking, dressing oneself), even with low disease activity and good pharmaceutical management. Rehabilitation…
Abstract Number: 1019 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of Historical Redlining and Present-Day Neighborhood Inequities with Missed Outpatient Appointments Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
Sherry Yang¹, Leah Santacroce² and Candace Feldman², ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Structural racism pervades U.S. history with continued effects on health inequities. Residential segregation serves as an example, where redlining maps outlined areas with high…
Abstract Number: 2038 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Preventative Health Screenings in Rheumatology Outpatients
Minerva Nong¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Jonah Levine³, Vivian Bykerk⁴, Rachel Heise⁵ and Lisa Mandl², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic created significant barriers to accessing recommended preventative health screening. Patients already managing a chronic disease, particularly those using immunosuppressive medications, may…

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