Abstracts tagged "Assessment"

Abstract Number: 1344 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Fibromyalgic RA on Composite Scores; Results from a Longitudinal Study of RA Patients Initiating Bdmard Therapy
Hilde B Hammer¹, Sella A. Provan², Brigitte Michelsen³, Till Uhlig⁴, Jon Lampa⁵ and Tore K Kvien⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Karolinska Institute, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶On behalf of the NOR-DMARD registry, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The composite scores DAS28, CDAI and SDAI all include number of tender and swollen joints (of 28). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with tender to…
Abstract Number: 1621 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Assessed By the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics
Zahi Touma¹, Robin Green², Lesley Ruttan³, Sabrina Lombardi³, Carmela Tartaglia⁴, Nicole Anderson⁵, Jiandong Su⁶, Kenneth Colosimo⁶, Michelle Vitti⁶, Dennisse Bonilla⁶, Joan E. Wither⁵, Marvin J. Fritzler⁷ and Dorcas Beaton⁸, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Brain and Therapeutics, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Mobility Program Clinical Research Unit, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The screening and diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment (CI) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients is often delayed. CI diagnosed according to the American College…
Abstract Number: 1870 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of an Electronic Version of the Michigan Body Map
Chad M. Brummett¹, David Kohns², Rishi Bakshi³, Jenna Goesling⁴, Stephanie Moser¹, Jennifer Pierce⁴, David Williams⁵, Daniel J. Clauw⁵, Afton L. Hassett¹ and Erin Spencer², ¹Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Physical Medicine Rehabilitaion, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: We previously validated the Michigan Body Map (MBM) to accurately assess widespread body pain and as a means of administering the Widespread Pain Index…
Abstract Number: 2010 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does PET CT Matter in Assessing Extent of Disease in Relapsing Polychondritis – a Single Center Pilot Study
Aman Sharma¹, Adarsh MB², Shankar Naidu³, Varun Dhir⁴, Roshan Verma⁵, Rajender Basher⁵, Anish Bhattacharya⁶, Sanjay Jain⁷ and B R Mittal⁶, ¹Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ²Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, ³PGIMER, cHANDIGARH, India, ⁴Internal Medicine (Rheumatology Unit), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, ⁵PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, ⁶Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, ⁷PGIMER, CHANDIGARH, India
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis(RP) is a rare rheumatic disease involving cartilaginous and proteoglycan rich structures. Clinical examination and radiological investigations have limitations in assessing the extent…
Abstract Number: 2141 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Nailfold Video Capillaroscopy Parameters Correlate with Dermatomyositis Activity and Damage
Hans Prakash¹, Diego Song¹, Daniel Lichy¹, Pranay Rao², Mina Jain³, Joseph Shrader³, Frederick W Miller⁴, Adam Schiffenbauer⁵, Alexander Gorbach¹ and Lisa G Rider⁵, ¹National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, bethesda, MD, ³Rehabilitation Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Environmental Autoimmunity Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Environmental Autoimmunity Grp, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: To assess microvascular structure and function in patients with adult dermatomyositis (DM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), we have designed and built a mobile, high-resolution…
Abstract Number: 2862 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diverse Disease Activity Measures Demonstrate That the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data with 3 Measures (Rapid-3) Assesses Only Non Inflammatory Components of Disease and Should Not be Utilized in a Treat to Target Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Craig Wiesenhutter, Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic, Coeur D Alene, ID
Background/Purpose: Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients to target (T2T) has been shown to result in better outcomes in patients with RA. Surrogate measures of disease…
Abstract Number: 2951 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Responsiveness of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System to Golimumab Intravenous and Infliximab Treatment in a Real World Clinical Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, Douglas Conaway², Joy Schechtman³, Aaron Broadwell⁴, Alan J. Kivitz⁵, Vance Bray⁶, Shelly Kafka⁷, Dennis Parenti⁷, Shawn Black⁷, Stephen Xu⁸, Wayne Langholff⁸ and Clifton O. Bingham III⁹, ¹Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology/Medicine, Carolina Health Specialists, Myrtle Beach, SC, ³Sun Valley Arthritis Center LTD, Peoria, AZ, ⁴Rheumatology Osteoporosis Specialists, Shreveport, LA, ⁵Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center, Altoona, PA, ⁶Denver Arthritis Clinic, Denver, CO, ⁷Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The Patient (Pt) Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS [P]) questionnaires developed by the NIH have been validated and are a feasible assessment tool…
Abstract Number: 94 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity Evidence for an Objective Structured Clinical Examination Station to Assess Knee Arthrocentesis Skill
Tawnie Braaten¹, Andrea Barker², J. Peter Beck³ and Michael J. Battistone², ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Orthopaedics, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: We developed an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) station to guide preceptors’ observations of trainees’ performance of simulated knee arthrocentesis and to organize feedback…
Abstract Number: 99 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pilot Study of the Use of a Validated Gout Script Concordance Test Assessment in an Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Education Program
Bernadette C. Siaton¹, Andrea Barker² and Michael J. Battistone², ¹Rheumatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: A validated script concordance assessment (SCT) for gout was created for use in the internal medicine residency program at the University of Maryland Medical…
Abstract Number: 1134 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Confidence and Competence of Medicine Trainees’ Musculoskeletal Skills: A Report of the Relationship from a Large Multi-Year, Multidisciplinary Cohort
Andrea M. Barker¹, Grant W. Cannon² and Michael J. Battistone¹, ¹Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System and University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The Musculoskeletal (MSK) Education Week for medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees of other health professions has been sustained since 2011. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 2750 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessment of the Disease in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Josefina Gallino Yanzi¹, Osvaldo Luis Cerda², Margarita Landi², Cecilia Zaffarana², Emilce Schneeberger² and Gustavo Citera¹, ¹Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: In Rheumatoid Arthritis it has been observed a significant discrepancy in the global assessment of the disease by the patient and physician and this…
Abstract Number: 3062 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Script Concordance Testing to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Web-Based Module on Gout: Three Years of Experience
Bernadette C. Siaton¹, Elizabeth Clayton², Alexandra M. Kueider³ and Matthew Rietschel⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Edmund J. MacLaughlin, M.D., L.L.C., Easton, MD, ³Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience -Unit of Clinical and Translational Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Despite the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions, the majority of internal medicine trainees at the University of Maryland complete residency with little exposure to rheumatology…
Abstract Number: 3154 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Bone Erosions in the Metatarsophalangeal Joints of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Comparison Between MRI and Ultrasound
Karen A. Beattie¹, Sydney Scheffler², George Ioannidis³, Edward Schreyer⁴, Saara Totterman⁵ and Maggie Larche¹, ¹Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴QMetrics Technologies, Rochester, NY, ⁵Radiology, VirtualScopics Inc., Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the agreement between Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) findings of bone erosions in the metatarsalphalangeal (MTP)…
Abstract Number: 1296 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Inter-Rater Reliability in Joint Count to Promote Quality and Trust in a Clinical Arthritis Care Team
Diane Tin¹, Lorna J. Bain¹, J Carter Thorne², Meen Jae Lee^2,3, Lois Derrick^1,4, E Jean Painter¹, Annabelle Estaban¹, Nooshin Samadi², Sue Charette¹, Sherry Hartnett¹, Carolyn Bornstein¹, Edward Ng² and Michael Aubrey², ¹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ³Pharmacology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴The Arthritis Society, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Joint count assessment is essential for the diagnosis and ongoing evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) disease activity. In our team based, interprofessional approach to…
Abstract Number: 1322 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Can We Reduce the Time for Scoring Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Initial Results with a New Computer-Based Documentation Tool
Alexander Langer¹, Joachim Böttcher², Diane M. Renz³, Alexander Pfeil⁴ and Hans-Eckhard Langer⁵, ¹Department of Computer Science, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ²Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, SRH Waldklinikum, Gera, Germany, ³Institute for diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, ⁵RHIO (Rheumatology, Immunology, and Osteology), Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Radiographic progression is a key outcome parameter in RA1. Manual scoring of joint damage based on the established scoring methods (e. g. Sharp Score)…

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