Abstracts tagged "Co-morbidities"

Abstract Number: 1290 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the US Elderly Population: Comorbidities, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Cost
Chieh-I Chen¹, Li Wang², Wenhui Wei³, Huseyin Yuce⁴ and Kristine Phillips⁵, ¹Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ²Director, Analytic Research, STATinMED Research, Plano, TX, ³Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴New York City College of Technology (CUNY), New York, NJ, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease resulting in significant healthcare resource utilization (HRCU) and cost. Data on elderly RA patients are generally…
Abstract Number: 1419 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increasing Comorbidity Is Associated with Worsening Physical Function during Intermediate-Term Follow-up of Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Maren Hilton¹, Terence Gioe² and Jasvinder A. Singh³, ¹Arthritis and Rheumatology Consultants, Edina, MN, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with significant gains in function and pain improvement. However, decline in function has been noted in patients who…
Abstract Number: 1535 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical Impact of Overweight in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Comparison Between Korean and Other Countries within the Comora Study
Kichul Shin¹, Eun Young Ahn², Hyun Mi Kwon², In Ah Choi³, Yeonsoo Baik⁴ and Yeong Wook Song², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of internal medicine, Chungbook National University Hospital, Cheongju-si, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of internal medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Obesity has recently been spotlighted as an important comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); not only associated with disease severity but also its development. Despite…
Abstract Number: 1698 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in an Ankylosing Spondylitis Cohort
Gillian Fitzgerald¹, Dara J Lundon², Phil Gallagher³, Claire Sheehy⁴, Catherine Sullivan⁵, Carmel Silke⁶, Frances Stafford⁷, Killian O Rourke⁸, Muhammad Haroon⁹, Ronan Mullan¹⁰, Oliver FitzGerald¹¹ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹², ¹Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, ²School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland, ⁵Rheumatology, UCHG Ireland, Galway, Ireland, ⁶Rheumatology, Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland, ⁷Rheumatology, Blackrock Clinic, Co Dublin, Ireland, ⁸Rheumatology, Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland, ⁹Rheumatology, Kerry General Hospital, Co Kerry, Ireland, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Tallaght Hospital, TCD, Dublin 24, Ireland, ¹¹St Vincent's University Hospital, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Dublin 4, Ireland, ¹²Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) have previously been considered an otherwise healthy patient population. However, emerging evidence suggests AS is an independent risk factor…
Abstract Number: 2325 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative Clues to Recognize and Document Comorbid Fibromyalgia in Routine Care of Patients with Other Rheumatic Diagnoses on a 10 Cm Distress Visual Analog Scale Found on 1-Page Physician Rheumetric Checklist
Kathryn A. Gibson¹, Katherine J. Bryant² and Theodore Pincus³, ¹Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia, ²University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, ³Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A physician global estimate (DOCGL) is commonly used to assess patients with rheumatic diseases. Fibromyalgia (FM) has been reported as a comorbidity in 10-35%…
Abstract Number: 3162 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Chronic Comorbidities in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Analysis of UK Biobank Data
Eftychia Bellou¹, Michael Cook², John Bowes¹, Jamie C Sergeant³, Anne Barton⁴, Terence W. O'Neill² and Suzanne M.M. Verstappen², ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, The University of Manchester, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are immune-mediated disorders and are associated with a number of…
Abstract Number: 341 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Death Receptor 3 Causes Vascular Dysfunction in a Murine Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jessica O Williams¹, Eddie C.Y. Wang², Derek Lang¹ and Anwen S. Williams², ¹Institute of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Increased cardiovascular (CV) risk is prevalent in several forms of inflammatory arthritides. The mechanisms that regulate CV disease during early inflammatory arthritis are ill-defined.…
Abstract Number: 313 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Burden and Inflammatory Biomarker Levels in Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Siobhan Crittenden¹, Elizabeth Coulson^1,2, Vijay Kunadian^3,4,5, Wan-Fai Ng^1,2,6 and H. E. Foster^7,8,9, ¹Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Cardiology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁶Musculoskeletal Directorate, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁷Paediatric Rheumatology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust and Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁸Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁹Paediatric Rheumatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is associated with a 50 % greater cardiovascular mortality rate than the general population, attributable to the increased prevalence of traditional…
Abstract Number: 99 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Comorbidities on Health Resource Utilization in Patients with Spa
Mariano Andrés¹, Francisca Sivera², Sabina Pérez-Vicente³, Loreto Carmona⁴ and Paloma Vela^1,5, ¹Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ²Sección de Reumatología, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Alicante, Spain, ³Unidad de Investigación de la Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
Background/Purpose: Similar to other rheumatic disorders, patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) show an increased prevalence of comorbidities compared to the general population [1]. Comorbidities influence management,…
Abstract Number: 70 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Odds of Work Disability, Unemployment and Depending on Living Allowances Are More Influenced By the Number of Morbidities Than By the Presence of a Musculoskeletal Disease
Antje van der Zee-Neuen¹, Polina Putrik², Sofia Ramiro³, Andras Keszei⁴, Rob de Bie⁵, Astrid M. Chorus⁶ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, University of Amsterdam & Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ⁵Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁶Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic morbidities in 1 person), is increasingly common also in patients at working age. Musculoskeletal diseases (MSKD) are…
Abstract Number: 43 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Deaths Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis in France from 1969 to 2009
Clement Prati¹, Daniel Wendling² and Xavier Guillot³, ¹Rhumatologie, Hopital Jean Minjoz, Besancon, France, ²Service de Rhumatologie, CHU J Minjoz, Besancon, France, ³rheumatology, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease that can lead to chronic pain in the axial and peripheral joints and to functional…
Abstract Number: 2442 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Aligning Ethics with Digital Health Technologies and Shared Decision-Making: Interview Accounts of Patients and Clinicians
Anne F. Townsend^1,2,3,4, Paul Adam⁵, Jenny Leese⁶, Linda C. Li^6,7, Michael McDonald², Sheila Kerr⁸, Gordon Whitehead⁸ and Catherine Backman^6,9, ¹Qualitative Research, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁷Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Patient Advisory Board, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁹Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose Medical ethics evolves as health care develops. Digital health technologies are transforming health care delivery and patient and clinician relationships. Ethical approaches are shifting…
Abstract Number: 2113 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Number of Morbidities Drives the Health Care Expenditures and Presence of a Musculoskeletal Condition Is Additionally Accountable for Higher Costs
Antje van der Zee-Neuen¹, Polina Putrik², Sofia Ramiro³, Andras Keszei⁴, Astrid M. Chorus⁵, Rob de Bie⁶ and Annelies Boonen⁷, ¹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, University of Amsterdam & Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Medical Informatics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ⁵Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In Europe, 70- 80% of all healthcare expenses are attributable to chronic diseases and a large part of these are musculoskeletal conditions (MSKC).Having >1…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality of Primary Care Management of Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Jessica Widdifield¹, Claire Bombardier², Jacqueline Young¹, Noah Ivers³, R. Liisa Jaakkimainen⁴, Sasha Bernatsky⁵, J. Michael Paterson¹, J. Carter Thorne⁶, Pooneh S.Akhavan⁷, Debra Butt¹, Vandana Ahluwalia⁸ and Karen Tu¹, ¹Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the quality of care received by patients with multiple chronic conditions in primary care and whether quality care is different…
Abstract Number: 1844 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of a Patient Phenotype Which Impacts Response to Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials: Certolizumab Pegol Phase 4 Trial Data
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, Melvin Churchill², Alan Kivitz³, Laura Gauer⁴, Christopher Herrem⁴, David Carter⁵, Jeffrey Melin⁴ and Yusuf Yazici⁶, ¹The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Arthritis Center of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, ³Altoona Arthritis & Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, PA, ⁴UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁵UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose The PREDICT trial (NCT01255761) examined predictability of certolizumab pegol (CZP) treatment success at Week (Wk) 52 based on response at Wk12 assessed by RAPID3…

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