Abstracts tagged "Aging"

Abstract Number: 0446 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Balancing Act: The Interplay Between Resilience and Frailty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hannah Brubeck¹, Kylie Riggles¹, Adrienne Tanus¹, Nadine El-ayache², George Mount², Elizabeth Wahl², Courtney Loecker³, Jose Garcia⁴, Dolores Shoback⁵, Joshua Baker⁶, Patti Katz⁷, Ariela Orkaby⁸ and Katherine Wysham⁹, ¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System & University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ⁴VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA GRECC, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵San Francisco VA Medical Center & University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁸VA Boston Healthcare System & Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School & VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ⁹VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve and heightened vulnerability to stressors, occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health…
Abstract Number: 2252 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between frailty and survival among older adults with rheumatoid arthritis and lung cancer
Michelle Nguyen¹, Aaron Baraff², Alexander Peterson², Alexandra Schmidt², Katherine Wysham³, Aliyah Pabani⁴, Carolyn Presley⁵, Nicholas Smith¹, Shelly Gray¹, Jose Garcia⁶, Ariela Orkaby⁷ and Namrata Singh¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ³VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁴Johns Hopkins, Washington, DC, ⁵Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, ⁶VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA GRECC, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷VA Boston Healthcare System & Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School & VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher prevalence of frailty, even at younger ages, compared to the general population1. Among persons with lung…
Abstract Number: 1341 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physical Function Across Age in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Population Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study of Four Performance Measures
Saskia Truijen¹, Annelies Boonen¹, Sofia Ramiro² and Marloes van Onna¹, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre+ & Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may accelerate age-related functional decline compared to the general population. This study aimed to examine whether four performance measures of physical…
Abstract Number: 0313 • ACR Convergence 2025
People with Knee Osteoarthritis Infrequently Seek Medical Care for Arthritis, Even Those With Severe Disease
Grace Lo¹, Shunshun Yan², Julieann Patarini³, Timothy McAlington⁴, Charles Eaton⁵ and Jeffrey Driban⁶, ¹Baylor College of Medicine / MEDVAMC, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ³UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴UMass Chan School of Medicine, Arlington, MA, ⁵Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁶University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Marlborough, NH
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, a condition associated with substantial disability. Providers are often uncomfortable managing arthritis, and patients with…
Abstract Number: 2123 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sclerostin in Aging Bone and Muscle: A Comparative Study of Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia, and Osteosarcopenia
Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy¹, Fatma Fayed¹, Shirihan Mahgoub¹, Yasmin El Ebrashy² and Maha Hossam Al-Din Ibrahim¹, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ²National institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and frailty are the 3 determinants of aging. A novel syndrome of combined osteosarcopenia has negative health outcomes among geriatric populations. In…
Abstract Number: 1229 • ACR Convergence 2025
Extent versus impact: Sex-specific burden of chronic pain in older adults
Gillian Fennell¹, Sarah Tilley², Sayali Dhamne³, Angelo Demalia³, Margaret Clancy³, Mary Gheller³, Robert Edwards⁴, Emelia J Benjamin³ and Tuhina Neogi⁵, ¹Boston University Medical, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Somerville, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over one third of older Americans experience chronic pain, accompanied by age-related increases in pain-related activity interference (i.e., pain burden). While pain extent (i.e.,…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integration of the 5Ms of Geriatrics in a Novel Geri-Rheumatology Clinic
Justin Levinson¹ and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Geriatric integrative care models, such as the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) initiative, have shown improved outcomes (PMID: 29299599), yet there remains limited…
Abstract Number: 2080 • ACR Convergence 2025
Foot laterality does not modify outcome of knee and/or hip osteoarthritis
Simon Fondin¹, Armand Eyraud¹, Estelle Nkonda¹, Anne-Christine Rat², Bruno Fautrel³, SELLAM JEREMIE⁴, Christian Roux⁵, Jacques Pouchot⁶, Joel Coste⁷, Francis Guillemin⁸ and Alain SARAUX⁹, ¹Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHU) de Brest, Brest, France, ²Caen University hospital, UMR ¹⁰⁷⁵ Caen normandy university, Caen, France, ³Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France, ⁴Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, CRSA, F-⁷⁵⁰¹² Paris, France, /Rheumatology Department, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, ¹⁸⁴, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, ⁷⁵⁰¹², Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁵CHU Nice, Nice, France, ⁶AP-HP, Rueil Malmaison, France, ⁷APHP, Paris, France, ⁸CHU Nancy, Nancy, France, ⁹CHU Brest, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are among the leading causes of global disability. Global OA is more prevalent on the right side. This discordance…
Abstract Number: 1072 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inclusion of Older Adults in Pharmacologic Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review
Manuel Carpio Tumba¹, Raisa Lomanto Silva², Lily Sung³, Laura C. Pedraza-Arévalo⁴, Sneha Gupta⁵, Jeenah Gwak⁶, Aida Mohamadi⁷, Diana Louden⁸, Rachael Stovall⁸, Namrata Singh⁹, Didem Saygin¹⁰, Sarah Lieber¹¹, Jiha Lee¹² and Sebastian E Sattui¹³, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Stanford University Hospital & Clinics, Hayward, CA, ⁴St. Barnabas Hospital, New York, NY, ⁵University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport, McKeesport, PA, ⁶Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁷Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, ⁸University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁹University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ¹⁰Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: A growing number of older adults are living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) as the global population is aging. And yet, they remain underrepresented…
Abstract Number: 0167 • ACR Convergence 2025
Geographic and Demographic Patterns of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States: Insights from GBD 2021
Punith Chirumamilla¹, Sameer Kumar Majety², Rithish Nimmagadda³, Ravi Medarametla⁴, Priya Sunkara⁵, Pranathi Bandarupalli⁶, Anjani Mahesh Kumar Cherukuri⁷ and Himaja Anne⁸, ¹Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi, Oxford, MS, ²School of Medicine, Xiamen University, China, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, ³One Brooklyn Health, New York, NY, ⁴Mamata Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, ⁵White River Health, Batesville, AZ, ⁶Mercy St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, ⁷Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, ⁸Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, systemic disease with a rising U.S. healthcare burden. Utilizing Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 estimates, we analyzed…
Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2024
DMARD Utilization Pattern in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniela Seelmann¹, Jiha Lee² and Devyani Misra³, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Canter, Newton, MA, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to unique geriatric issues, such as multimorbidity, polypharmacy,…
Abstract Number: 1636 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age-associated B Cells Contribute to Inflammation of Takayasu’s Arteritis in an Antibody-secreting Cell Differentiation Independent Manner
Chenglong Fang¹, Xiaochuan Sun², Shangyi Jin², Lihong du², Jing Li², Xiaofeng Zeng³, Yuexin Chen⁴, Mengtao Li⁵ and Xinping Tian³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ³Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: Although Takayasu’s arteritis (TAK) is not a prototypical autoantibody-mediated autoimmune disease, several lines of evidence suggested the pathogenic potential of B cells. However, limited…
Abstract Number: 0028 • ACR Convergence 2024
Human Meniscus Histopathological and Transcriptomic Changes at Early and Advanced Stages of Knee Osteoarthritis
Takuya Sakamoto¹, Hannah Swahn¹, Merissa Olmer¹, Rachel Miller², Anne-Marie Malfait³ and Martin Lotz¹, ¹Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The knee menisci are essential elements in joint biomechanics and meniscus damage is a driver of cartilage destruction and knee osteoarthritis. Meniscus damage and…
Abstract Number: 1887 • ACR Convergence 2024
High Rates of Cost-Related Medication Non-Adherence Among Younger Patients Receiving Immunosuppression Are Exacerbated by Other Chronic Conditions
Samuel Good¹, Bryant England² and Elizabeth Volkmann³, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence is associated with worse autoimmune disease outcomes; however, it is unknown whether adherence rates related to cost barriers differ across diseases and…
Abstract Number: 0145 • ACR Convergence 2024
Community Mobility in a Diverse Cohort of Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Leila Milanfar¹, Jinoos Yazdany², Amanda Eudy³, Courtney Hoge⁴, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁵, Patti Katz⁶ and Laura Plantinga⁷, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁶UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁷University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Measurement of the extent to which individuals move throughout their community and participate in social activities (“community mobility”) can provide a snapshot of how…

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