Abstracts tagged "Anxiety"

Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR Convergence 2022
More Than Half of RA Patients with a Lifetime History of Mood Disorders or Anxious and Depressed During COVID-19 Pandemic
Susan Bartlett¹, orit schieir², Marie-France Valois², Diane Tin³, Glen Hazlewood⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Gilles Boire⁶, Carol Hitchon⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Carter Thorne⁹ and Vivian Bykerk¹⁰, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁶Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Chronic stress and chronic disease are risk factors for anxiety and depression. In Canadians with RA, pandemic-related stress was exacerbated by delayed access to…
Abstract Number: 2173 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatology Telemedicine Consults: Impact of Demographic Variability on Patient Perception in Systemic Sclerosis versus Rheumatoid Arthritis Pts
Yossra Suliman¹, Julia mumper², Gary Feldman³, M. Cameron Hay⁴ and Daniel Furst⁵, ¹Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt, ²Miami University, Miami, OH, ³Pacific Arthritis, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Miami University (Ohio), Oxford, OH, ⁵University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: In the era of emerging need to utilize remote technology-based health care services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to evaluate patient satisfaction…
Abstract Number: 1590 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sleep Disturbance Improves with SARS-COV2 Vaccinations in Patients with Rheumatologic and Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Niti Pawar¹, Kimberly E. Taylor¹, Monica Yang¹, Parakkal Deepak², Wooseob Kim², Michael Paley³, Mehrdad Matloubian¹, Alex Carividi¹, Matthew Ciorba², Emanuel Demissie¹, Alia A. El-Qunni,², Katherine Huang², Baylee Kinnett², Lily E. McMorrow², Diana Paez¹, Abbey Rose², Rebecca E. Schriefer², Ali H Ellebedy², Alfred Kim², Mary Nakamura⁴, Patricia Katz¹ and Lianne Gensler⁵, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ³Washington University in St. Louis, Olivette, MO, ⁴UCSF/SFVAHCS, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, people across the world experienced a psychological burden with social confinement, concerns about health, potential infection, jobs, financial difficulty,…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pandemic and Patients: Examining Health-Related Behaviors of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nancy Dorr¹, Patricia Fennell² and Lee Shapiro³, ¹The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, ²Albany Health Management Associates, Inc. Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, ³Albany Medical College, Stillwater, NY
Background/Purpose: Prior to COVID-19, few studies examined how patients with a chronic illness, such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), react to a pandemic. This study examined…
Abstract Number: 1672 • ACR Convergence 2021
Many Better, Many Worse: Mean PROMIS-29 Scores Mask Significant Shifts During COVID-19 in RA
Susan Bartlett¹, Dana DiRenzo², Michelle Jones³ and Clifton Bingham², ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases (RD) are chronic conditions that require potent immunosuppressants to control systemic inflammation. Fears associated with increased vulnerability from being on immunosuppressants plus…
Abstract Number: 1673 • ACR Convergence 2021
Riding Multiple Waves of Uncertainty: Real World Canadian RA Patient Outcomes over 1 Year of COVID-19 Restrictions
Orit Schieir¹, Susan Bartlett², Marie-France Valois², Louis Bessette³, Gilles Boire⁴, Glen Hazlewood⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Diane Tin⁹, Carter Thorne¹⁰, Vivian Bykerk¹¹ and CATCH Investigators¹², ¹Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians adults with RA faced considerable uncertainty due to greater risk of infection, hospitalization, changing access to RA medications, and…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unicycling for a Cure: My UNIque Physical Activity Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis During the COVID19 Pandemic
Dana Guglielmo, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 17. In my 20s, I joined Racing For A Cure of the Arthritis National Research Foundation,…
Abstract Number: 0119 • ACR Convergence 2021
Worsened Depression but Improved Fatigue Were the Main Impacts of Severe Lockdown in Non- COVID Infected Australian Fibromyalgia Patients
Benjamin Worcester¹, Emma Guymer² and Geoffrey Littlejohn², ¹Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ²Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: To gauge the impact of severe COVID-19 related lockdown restrictions on the mental and physical wellbeing of Australian fibromyalgia patients and their recovery following…
Abstract Number: 0236 • ACR Convergence 2021
Maternal Attachment, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Luis Gerardo Espinosa-Banuelos¹, Diana Carolina Rubio Torres², Maria Corral², Cassandra Skinner Taylor², Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Luz Fernanda Gutierrez Leal², Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete³, Jesus Cardenas-de La Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado², ¹Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose E. Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Untreated perinatal anxiety symptomatology can be related to symptoms of anxiety and depression during the postpartum. The psychological bond created by the mother between…
Abstract Number: 0308 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sleep Disorders and Serum Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Patients with Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Yaxin Han¹, Li Long², Xixi Chen², Qing Peng², GUO TANG³, Jiajun Liu² and Yan Liu², ¹The People's Hospital of Wenjiang,China; Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China；Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China (People's Republic), ³Chongqing Bishan People's Hospital, Chongqing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the sleep quality and its influenced factors in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), and another purpose is to…
Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Pain Reduction and Improved Well-Being Among Fibromyalgia Patients Using Medical Cannabis
Marc Martel¹, Lilach Eyal Waldman¹, Romina Sotoodeh¹, Antonio Vigano¹, Yola Moride², Michelle Canac-Marquis³, Rihab Gamaoun³, Maja Kalaba⁴, Pierre Beaulieu², Julie Desroches², Mark A. Ware⁴, Jordi Perez³, Yoram Shir³ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles¹, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Canopy Growth Corporation, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by a constellation of symptoms that are often poorly responsive to current treatments, and patients are increasingly turning to medical…
Abstract Number: 0725 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy of Subcutaneous Tanezumab for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of Patients from a Randomized, NSAID-Controlled Study with a History of Depression, Anxiety, or Insomnia
Philip Mease¹, Theresa Mallick-Searle², Elizabeth Johnston³, Lars Viktrup³, Dominique Menuet⁴, Ruoyong Yang⁵ and Robert Fountaine⁶, ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Stanford Health Care, Redwood City, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Pfizer SAS, Paris, France, ⁵Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁶Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tanezumab is a monoclonal antibody directed against nerve growth factor that is under study to treat moderate to severe chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 0736 • ACR Convergence 2021
Decrease in Prevalence of Self-Reported Anxiety or Depression in Persons with Osteoarthritis After Total Knee Arthroplasty: The BEST KNEE Cohort Study
Owen Krystia, Lauren King, Esther Waugh and Gillian Hawker, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: While anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in persons with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), few studies have assessed the effect of treatment of knee…
Abstract Number: 0872 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lack of Association Between Cognitive Test Performance and Cognitive Symptoms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Sudha Raghunath¹, Yifat Glikmann-Johnston¹, Emma Guymer¹, Eric Morand², Julie Stout¹ and Alberta Hoi³, ¹Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ²School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash Medical Centre Clayton, Melbourne, Australia, ³Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health & Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction (CD) is reported to affect approximately 40% of SLE patients (1). Mood disorders have been associated with both cognitive symptoms and cognitive…
Abstract Number: 1260 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Relationships Between Depression, Anxiety and Cognition in Lupus
Kathleen Bingham¹, Juan Pablo Diaz-Martinez², Mahta Kakvan², Robin Green³, Dorcas Beaton⁴, Lesley Ruttan³, Carmela Tartaglia⁵, Marvin Fritzler⁶, May Choi⁷, Jiandong Su², Denisse Bonilla⁸, Nicole Anderson², Joan Wither², Patricia Katz⁹ and Zahi Touma¹⁰, ¹Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁹University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ¹⁰University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is a consistent relationship between cognition and depression and anxiety (affective symptoms) in lupus. Together, affective and cognitive symptoms represent among lupus’ most…

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