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Abstracts tagged "Community programs"

  • Abstract Number: 0577 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Qualitative Review of Unsuccessful Pilot Study of Super-Utilizer Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients Enrollment into Team Based Program to Improve Patient Outcomes

    Sarah Min1, Devy Setyono2, Sunghye Kim3, Feben Girma1, Melanie Martin1 and Rachel Wolfe1, 1Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2Emkey Arthritis and Osteoporosis Clinic, Wyomissing, PA, 3W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC

    Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic multi-system autoimmune disease, affecting mostly women of child-bearing age and more racial minorities, with a wide spectrum of outcomes: from…
  • Abstract Number: 1147 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Development of a Digital Toolkit to Improve Quality of Life of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Pilot Study

    Jerik Leung1, Ashish Shrestha1, Jennifer Ra2, Laura Brennan3, Alfred Kim4 and Elizabeth Baker1, 1Saint Louis University, College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis, 2Washington University School of Medicine, Lake Forest, CA, 3Transtria, St. Louis, 4Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

    Background/Purpose: Individuals living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face a number of challenges in managing their condition. Initial interviews and community forums with SLE patients…
  • Abstract Number: 1461 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Implementation, Feasibility and Acceptability of Take Charge, an Email Series to Increase Knowledge of Lupus Self-Management Skills

    Karin Tse1, Mary Crimmings2, Mike Donnelly2, Reid Dossinger2, Lauren Metelski2 and Latifa Boyce2, 1Lupus Foundation of America, DC, WA, 2Lupus Foundation of America, WASHINGTON, DC

    Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America developed and launched an educational email series, Take Charge, to provide people with lupus educational information, tools and resources…
  • Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2020

    An Integrative Approach to Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Healing the Body, Mind & Spirit

    Elisabeth Abeson1, 1Westport, CT

    Background/Purpose: Diagnosed with RA in 2012, rheumatologists prescribed methotrexate or a biologic. As I was profoundly impacted by my mom’s 30-year battle with RA, I…
  • Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2020

    “Knitting a Community of Hope”- Supporting, Empowering and Educating Those Living with Lupus, and Overlapping Conditions and Their Loved Ones via in Person and Virtual Support Groups That Include Art Therapy, and Wellness Techniques Is Key; Mental Health Is as Important as Physical Health

    Juana Mata1 and Ma. Estela Mata-Carcamo2, 1Looms for Lupus, La Puente, CA, 2Looms for Lupus, Baldwin Park, CA

    Background/Purpose: Juana was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in April 2009. In May 2009 she ended up in the hospital with  a variety of symptoms and…
  • Abstract Number: 2844 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study Exploring the Cultural Adaptation of Walk with Ease to the United Kingdom

    Kathryn R Martin1,2, Toby O Smith3, Santosh Gaihre4, Gary J Macfarlane1,2, Aileen Neilson5, Paul McNamee5, Rosalind Rae6 and Zoe J Morrison7, 1Epidemiology Group, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 3Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 4School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom, 5Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 6Business School, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 7Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease (WWE) is an evidence-based 6 week community-based walking program for adults with arthritis delivered in instructor-led or self-directed…
  • Abstract Number: 2943 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Helping a Non-Urban Community Walk with Ease: A Feasibility Pilot Study of an Arthritis Activity Intervention

    Amanda Perez1, Brock Polnaszek2, Douglas White3, Lee Walraven4, Chelsea Barnes4 and Christie M. Bartels1, 1Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 2Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 3Gundersen Lutheran - Onalaska Clinic, Onalaska, WI, 4La Crosse Area Family YMCA, La Crosse, WI

    Background/Purpose: An estimated 54 million US adults have arthritis, and more than half are not receiving the recommended physical activity (MMWR, 2018). Walk With Ease…
  • Abstract Number: 190 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    An Innovative Pilot Educational Program to Inform Rheumatology Fellows about the Population of the Bronx: Issues Affecting and Resources Available to the Community

    Irene Blanco1 and Heather Archer-Dyer2, 1Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

    Background/Purpose: As noted in the 2015 ACR Workforce Study, few in the rheumatology identify as being from a community of color. Therefore, most rheumatologists do…
  • Abstract Number: 2186 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Process Evaluation of a Culturally-Sensitive, Community Based Self-Management Program for First Nations People with Arthritis and Their Families

    Diane Lacaille1, June Kaminski2, Jade Collison3, Linda Lavender4, Monica Brown5, Kim Roberts6, Deborah Da Costa7, Paul Adam8, Linda Li2 and Allen Lehman9, 1Arthritis Research Canada/University of British Columbia, Medicine/Rheumatology, Richmond, BC, Canada, 2Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, 3Haida Health Centre, Old Massett, BC, Canada, 4Kwakiutl District Council Health Services, Campbell River, BC, Canada, 5Director, Haida Health Centre, Old Massett, BC, Canada, 6Director, Kwakiutl District Council Health Services, Campbell River, BC, Canada, 7Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 8Mary Pack Arthritis Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 9Senior Medical Scientific Liaison-Rheumatology, Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: First Nation community consultations identified arthritis as a priority health concern and the need for culturally sensitive health services adapted to community needs. In…
  • Abstract Number: 233 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Engaging Community Stakeholders through a National Lupus Education Workshop

    Karen Mancera Cuevas1, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman2, Sheryl McCalla3, Patricia Canessa4 and Zineb Aouhab1, 1Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2FSM, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, 4Illinois Public Health Association, Springfield, IL

    Background/Purpose: The Popular Opinion Leader (POL) model based on health education theoretical foundations associated with Social Network Theory and Diffusion of Innovation was successfully piloted…
  • Abstract Number: 1860 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Trial Testing Strategies to Enhance Patient Understanding of Drug Information:  Experience Recruiting Subjects through an Online Patient Community

    Susan J. Blalock1, Elizabeth Solow2, W. Benjamin Nowell3, Steven Woloshin4, Lisa Schwartz4, Delesha M. Carpenter5, Jeffrey R. Curtis6, Larry W. Moreland7, Caprice Hunt1, Genevieve Hickey1 and Valerie Reyna8, 1Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Internal Medicine, Univesity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3CreakyJoints/Global Health Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 4Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, 5Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Asheville, NC, 6Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 7Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 8Cornell University, Ithica, NY

    Background/Purpose: Current guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) underscore the importance of an early and targeted approach to control inflammation. We describe initial…
  • Abstract Number: 3244 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Evaluation of a Self-Directed Walking Program in Hispanics with Arthritis

    Leigh F. Callahan1, Alfredo Rivadeneira2, Mary Altpeter3, Rebecca J. Cleveland4, Betsy Hackney1, Leigha Vilen2, Victoria Sepulveda4, Daniel S Reuland5 and Claudia Rojas4, 1Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Walk with Ease (WWE) is the Arthritis Foundation's (AF) 6-week evidence-based walking program for adults with arthritis that can be offered in 2 formats:…
  • Abstract Number: 2162 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Associations Between Education and Health Status Among Hispanics with Self-Reported Arthritis and/or Joint Pain

    Leigha Vilen1, Rebecca J. Cleveland2, Alfredo Rivadeneira1, Mary Altpeter3, Betsy Hackney4, Victoria Sepulveda2 and Leigh F. Callahan4, 1Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Understanding the associations between education and health status among Hispanics with arthritis and/or joint pain is crucial in adapting existing arthritis interventions for this…
  • Abstract Number: 1197 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Two Strategies for Recruiting Rural Faith-Based Organizations for a Fall-Prevention Exercise Intervention in a Population with High Rates of Arthritis

    Dina L. Jones1, Rachael E. Whitley2 and Jennifer L. Eicher1, 1Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2Marshall University, Huntington, WV

    Background/Purpose: Rates of falls are higher in older adults, rural areas, and people with chronic conditions such as arthritis.  Translating evidence-based, fall-prevention programs into practice…
  • Abstract Number: 1194 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Support for Community-Based Programs for Managing Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Public Survey

    Aileen Davis1, Marvilyn Palaganas2 and Linda Li3, 1Health Care and Outcomes Rsrch, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Treatment guidelines for the management of mild to moderate hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) recommend exercise, weight management and pain medication as first-line treatment…
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