Abstract Number: 032 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
The Impact of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment on Medication Adherence in Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Youth with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience significant health care burden and high rates of psychiatric disorders. Optimizing medication adherence is critical for preventing…Abstract Number: 058 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Kawasaki Disease in Ontario Children from 1995-2017: A Population-based Descriptive Analysis
Background/Purpose: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a childhood vasculitis with rising global incidence and the most common cause of childhood acquired heart disease in the developed…Abstract Number: 1349 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Earlier Biologic Initiation over Two Decades of Real World Observational Data from the RAPPORT Biologics Registry of Northern Alberta, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are inflammatory arthritides associated with significant potential functional disability if not well controlled. We reviewed the baseline demographic…Abstract Number: 1426 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of TNF Inhibitor Cycling with Adalimumab and Etanercept vs Switching to Tofacitinib
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of RA. It was approved for RA by the US FDA in Nov 2012. TNFi…Abstract Number: 1164 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Canadians’ Views about Using Big Data in Health Research from a National Online Survey: A Partnership of Patient-Consumers and Researchers
Background/Purpose: Findings from health research using “big data” (large sets of routinely-collected healthcare data) have benefitted individual arthritis patients and society as-a-whole. However, growing…Abstract Number: 1754 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Economic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome) in the United States
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome, is a rare, complex multisystem disorder belonging to a group of autoimmune inflammatory diseases characterized by…Abstract Number: 1755 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Burden of Illness Associated with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome): Evidence from a Managed Care Database in the United States
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), is a rare, complex multisystem disorder, characterized by vascular inflammation and multisystem organ damage. EGPA manifests as asthma, rhinosinusitis,…Abstract Number: 233 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TNF Inhibitors: Prevalence of Use and Predictors of Treatment Non-Persistence in the 2011-2016 Medicare Population
Background/Purpose: Use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) drugs is common among patients with rheumatic disease who do not respond to conventional therapies. The aims…Abstract Number: 278 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Patient, Prescriber and Region on the Initiation of First Biologic for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Longitudinal Population Study
Background/Purpose: Prescribing the first biologic for rheumatoid arthritis is an important decision for physicians, payers, and patients with costs and clinical implications. Our aim was…Abstract Number: 581 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Analysis of Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Tofacitinib in Combination with Oral MTX Who Discontinue, Interrupt, or Persist with MTX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA, in combination with MTX or other non‑biologic (nb)DMARDs, or as monotherapy. Two…Abstract Number: 199 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incremental Direct Medical Costs of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the Years Preceding Diagnosis and the Impact of Sex: A General Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the healthcare costs of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in the years leading up to SLE diagnosis. We estimated the…Abstract Number: 1000 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Mutual Information Theory in Development and Refinement of a Predictive Model for Early Identification of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) contribute to the economic, physical and psychological burden on patients and their caregivers. The objective of…Abstract Number: 1039 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influences for Therapeutic Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients from the Veterans Affairs Rheumatology Arthritis Registry Who Have Moderate to High Disease Activity
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines encourage the measurement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity to achieve a low disease state (treat-to-target). Many RA patients with documented moderate…Abstract Number: 1054 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Utilization Profiles in Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Cluster Analysis
Background/Purpose: Utilization patterns in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are complex. For targeted interventions, patients with special healthcare needs should be recognized. Our aim was to explore…Abstract Number: 1525 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Initiating Subcutaneously Administered Biologics: Descriptive Analyses from a US Claims Database
Background/Purpose: To better understand the real-world efficacy of biologics for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), there is a need to evaluate the persistence and…
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