Abstracts tagged "Communication"

Abstract Number: 2271 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Sexual Health, Intimacy and Rheumatology Practices
Julie Schwartzman-Morris¹, Arianna Leo ² and Preeya Nandkumar ², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic illness often face challenges with their sexual health and intimacy. The issues can be inherent to the disease state, self-image, or…
Abstract Number: 1861 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Use of a Novel Electronic Auto-notification Process to Manage Transitions of Care in Rheumatic Patients on DMARD Therapy
Megan Bielawski¹, Eric Newman ² and Lisa Schroeder ¹, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Effective communication is essential in caring for medically complex patients with rheumatologic diseases. In our prior study of rheumatoid arthritis patients and hospital admissions,…
Abstract Number: PP07 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Strengthening My Resiliency: How My Interprofessional Healthcare Team and I Improved My Management of Lupus
Cecilia Amoakohene¹, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero², Murray Urowitz², Dafna D Gladman², Zahi Touma² and Laura Wakani², ¹Unaffiliated, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto Lupus Research Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Diagnosis: I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the age of eleven and have experienced multiple SLE flares, hospitalizations, invasive procedures and complex…
Abstract Number: PP08 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Communication, Support, and Advocacy Lead to Improved Health and Quality of Life
Christele Felix, AztraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Diagnosis: In 2007 I was diagnosed with Lupus which has since then wreaked havoc on my kidneys, lungs, GI tract, peripheral nervous system, to name…
Abstract Number: 280 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Be Fierce. Take Control.TM an Evidence-Based Digital Lupus Awareness and Education Campaign for Young Minority Women at Risk for Lupus
R. Paola Daly¹, Nicole Wanty², Maggie Maloney¹, Stacey Boyd³, Karin Tse¹ and Karen Goldstein⁴, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²KDH Research & Communication, Atlanta, GA, ³American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Ogilvy, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Lupus is a complex, chronic autoimmune disease that has significantly higher prevalence and incidence among minority women.[i] In an effort to reduce the time…
Abstract Number: 1390 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Psoriatic Arthritis from the Patient’s Perspective in the Context of the Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease (PsAID) Questionnaire: An Online Global Survey
Laura C. Coates¹, Ana-Maria Orbai², Valderilio F Azevedo³, Joseph C Cappelleri⁴, Jade Moser⁵, Ralph Lippe⁶, Irwin Lim⁷, Lihi Eder⁸, Pascal Richette⁹, Meng-Yu Weng¹⁰, Rubén Queiro¹¹ and Lara Fallon¹², ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵The Harris Poll, Rochester, NY, ⁶Pfizer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, Germany, ⁷BJC Health, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Lariboisière Hospital, Lariboisière, University of Paris 7, Paris, France, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, ¹¹Rheumatology Division, HUCA, Oviedo, Spain, ¹²Pfizer Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex disease with high impact on quality of life (QoL). The PsA core domain set1 includes pain, patient (pt)…
Abstract Number: 1925 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Goal Concordance in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Beyond Pain Reduction, Is There Agreement?
Jennifer Barton^1,2, Shelia Markwardt², Allison Schue¹, Somnath Saha^2,3 and Edward H. Yelin⁴, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Goal concordance between patients with chronic diseases and their clinicians has been linked to improved outcomes, but not explored in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our…
Abstract Number: 1928 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Physician Communication about Medication Costs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
K. Julia Kaal¹, Nick Bansback^1,2,3, Aslam Anis^4,5 and Mark Harrison^5,6,7,8, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²St Paul's Hospital, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Collaborations in Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients often have to pay for prescription medications out-of-pocket and cost-related nonadherence is a recognized problem. The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is associated with…
Abstract Number: 2187 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Specialist Link Telephone Advice Cost Effectively Enhances Rheumatology Patient Care in Alberta, Canada
Yolanda Martens-Vanhilst¹, Dianne P. Mosher², Linda Slocombe¹ and Paul MacMullan³, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Med, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Calgary zone of Alberta Health Services serves a population of almost 2million Canadians over a wide geographical area and is underserved in terms…
Abstract Number: 2341 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Link between Quality of Patient–Rheumatologist Communication and Patient Healthcare Needs in Psoriatic Arthritis: An Online Survey of US-Based Patients and Rheumatologists
Ana-Maria Orbai¹, Laura C. Coates², Valderilio F Azevedo³, Amit Garg⁴, Amar Majjhoo⁵, Christopher E M Griffiths⁶, Pamela Young⁷, Joseph C Cappelleri⁸, Jade Moser⁹ and Lara Fallon¹⁰, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ⁴Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, ⁵Shores Rheumatology, St Clair Shores, MI, ⁶Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁹The Harris Poll, Rochester, NY, ¹⁰Pfizer Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient (pt)–rheumatologist (rheum) communication may influence symptom reporting and disease control in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This online survey evaluated pt–rheum communication and assessed PsA…
Abstract Number: 2342 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Pan-Canadian Study of Factors Associated with Perceived Doctor-Patient Communication in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Deborah Da Costa¹, Carolyn Neville², Anne-Sophie Julien³, Murray Rochon⁴, Davy Eng⁵, Christine A. Peschken⁶, Evelyne Vinet⁷, C Douglas Smith⁸, Mark Matsos⁹, Janet E. Pope¹⁰, Ann E. Clarke¹¹, Stephanie Keeling¹², J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta¹³, Marie Hudson¹⁴ and Paul R. Fortin¹⁵, ¹Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁴Jack Digital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁶RR 149G, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸The Arthritis Centre, TOH Riverside Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁹Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁵Medicine, CHU de Québec - University of Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with fluctuating levels of disease activity, which may require frequent encounters with the medical system…
Abstract Number: 2375 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
When Are People Receptive to Self Management Education Information, and What Information Appeals to Them? : An Analysis of Digital Data
Teresa Brady¹, Meghan Lewis² and Carla Cartwright², ¹Clarity Consulting and Communications, Atlanta, GA, ²Porter Novelli, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: CDC pilot-tested a marketing campaign to promote self-management education (SME) as a chronic disease management strategy. The campaign targets adults ages 45-75 with…
Abstract Number: 2941 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reach and Effectiveness of a Health Communications Campaign Promoting Self Management Education: Results of a Pilot Test of the Learn More. Feel Better. Campaign
Teresa Brady¹, Meghan Lewis², Carla Cartwright², Anne Hvizdak³ and Sara Lasker⁴, ¹Clarity Consulting and Communications, Atlanta, GA, ²Porter Novelli, Atlanta, GA, ³Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, WI, ⁴Healthy & Hygge, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Learn More. Feel Better. (LMFB) is a multi-modal marketing campaign to promote self-management education (SME) as a chronic disease management strategy. The campaign targets…
Abstract Number: 1260 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Diagnosis: Process and Patient Experience
Rossi Daly, Roushanac Partovi and Patricia Davidson, Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Delays in lupus diagnosis and misdiagnosis are sources of concern, as uncontrolled disease activity and early damage can increase mortality risk.1 The purpose of…
Abstract Number: 1385 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decisional Conflict in Doctor – Patient Discussions about Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Rohit Nallani¹ and Richard W Martin², ¹Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Medicine, Rheumatology, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: There are few published studies describing patient-physician discussions about initiating new rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medications in real world settings. The purpose of this study…

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