Abstracts tagged "Decision analysis"

Abstract Number: 0216 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rejected Manuscripts: Its Quality, Its Fate, and Empirical-based Suggestions for Improvement
Aldo Barajas-Ochoa¹, Antonio Cisneros-Barrios² and Cesar Ramos-Remus³, ¹Rutgers New Jersey Medical School., Richmond, VA, ²Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, ³Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico-Degenerativas, Guadalajara, Mexico
Background/Purpose: To assess the quality and performance of manuscripts previously rejected by a rheumatology-focused journal. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, audit-type study of manuscripts submitted…
Abstract Number: 0265 • ACR Convergence 2022
In Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Clinical Examination of the Feet Is Important for Understanding Individual Disease Burden, but Does Not Provoke a Change in Therapy in Most Cases
Nicolai Leuchten, Christoph Weinert and Martin Aringer, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: Disease activity scores like CDAI, SDAI, or DAS28, are essential for measuring rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. These scores do not contain foot joints.…
Abstract Number: 0570 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clarifying Misbeliefs About Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): Developing an Evidence-Based HCQ Benefits vs. Risk Decision Aid (HCQ-SAFE) Per Low Health Literacy Standards
Shivani Garg¹, Sancia Ferguson², Betty Chewning³, Shelby Gomez⁴, Jon Keevil⁵ and Christie Bartels⁶, ¹University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, ⁴UW Health, Stoughton, WI, ⁵NA, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Studies report ~83% of SLE patients discontinue hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and many report suboptimal shared decision-making with their healthcare team. Moreover, patients report knowledge gaps…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2022
Short-term Variations in Subchondral Tibial Bone Texture of Conventional X-Rays Predicts Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
Ahmad Almhdie-Imjabbar¹, Hechmi TOUMI², Zineb ZERZOUF³ and Eric LESPESSAILLES⁴, ¹University of Orleans / CHR Orleans, France, Orleans, Centre, France, ²Regional hospital centre of Orleans, France, Orleans, France, ³University of Tours, Tours, France, ⁴Regional hospital centre of Orleans, France, ORLEANS, Centre, France
Background/Purpose: Early detection and assessment of Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) prognostic factors are crucial for developing management and treatments that aim at prevention of irreversible damage…
Abstract Number: 2062 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predicting Severe Flares: Real-world Application of a Decision-Tree Model Among the Medicaid-Insured Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Population in the US
Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Allison Perry², Nicole Zimmerman³, Helen Varker⁴, Rich Bizier⁴, Liisa Palmer⁴, Christine Dube⁵ and Gary Bryant⁶, ¹AstraZeneca, Hockessin, DE, ²IBM Watson Health, New York, NY, ³IBM Watson Health, Chagrin Falls, OH, ⁴Merative, Cambridge, MA, ⁵AstraZeneca, Torrington, CT, ⁶AstraZeneca, New Castle, DE
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with multisystem inflammation resulting in variable clinical manifestations. As a result, predicting the occurrence of an…
Abstract Number: 0107 • ACR Convergence 2021
Acceptability of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases and Healthcare Professionals in 19 Arab Countries
Lina El Kibbi¹, Mona Metawee¹, Ihsane Hmamouchi², Nizar Abdulateef³, Hussein Halabi⁴, Mervat Eissa⁵, Manal El Rakawi⁶, Basel Masri⁷, Fatemah Abutiban⁸, Wafa Hamdi⁹, Asal Adnan³, Antonella Abi Najm¹⁰, Renaud Felten¹¹, Laurent Arnaud¹¹ and Nelly Ziade¹², ¹Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²Rheumatology Unit, Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁴King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, ⁷Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Kassab Institute of Orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia, ¹⁰Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, French National Reference Center for Autoimmune Diseases (CRMR RESO), Strasbourg, France, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Saint-Joseph Medical University and Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Background/Purpose: The first COVID-19 vaccines were authorized in December 2020. However, their acceptability remains debated and has never been evaluated in patients with chronic rheumatic…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2021
Leveraging Digital Health Tracking to Improve Arthritis Management
Katie Roberts, Annapolis, MD
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with psoriasis when I was age 10 in 1986. At that time, my treatment plan consisted of regular application of Eucerin…
Abstract Number: 1619 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immunoglobulin G Subclass Ordering Patterns for IgG4-Related Disease at an Academic Medical Center
Lena Eder¹ and David Leverenz², ¹Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, DURHAM, NC
Background/Purpose: We have noticed an increasing number of serum IgG4 levels ordered over the last several years at our institution. This study was performed to…
Abstract Number: 1699 • ACR Convergence 2020
Training Residents to ‘Choose Wisely’ When Testing for Antinuclear Antibodies
Iman Qaiser¹, Tracy Koehler¹ and Richard Martin², ¹Mercy Health Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: In many hospitals residents are the first providers to evaluate new patients. Consequently, residents often initiate the work-up of newly admitted patients. Multiple studies…
Abstract Number: 1707 • ACR Convergence 2020
Development and Delivery of Continuing Education Interventions Promoting Shared Decision Making in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard Martin¹, Marianna Shershneva² and Lily Zurkovsky³, ¹Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Senior Administrative Program Specialist, Office of Continuing Professional Development University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³Forefront Collaborative, Carmel, IN
Background/Purpose: A core CMS policy goal is to improve patient experience by encouraging patient-centered care and shared decision making (SDM). However, SDM techniques are underutilized…
Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2020
RA Flare Prediction via Machine Learning and Algorithm Based on SSDM Big Data
Yan Zhao¹, Rong Mu², Xiaomei Li³, Hongsheng Sun⁴, Cundong Mi⁵, Guosheng Wang³, Shengqian Xu⁶, Minghua Xu⁷, Haiying Chen⁸, Qingchun Huang⁹, Ling Lei¹⁰, HaiLi Shen¹¹, Hui Xiao¹², Yuhua Jia¹³, Bing Wu¹³, Xin Chen¹², Shengsong Jia¹² and Fei Xiao¹³, ¹Peking Union Medical College hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²People's Hospital, Beijing University Medical School, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ³the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic), ⁴Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (People's Republic), ⁵The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (People's Republic), ⁶the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic), ⁷Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei, China (People's Republic), ⁸The Third Affiliated Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), ⁹Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), ¹⁰The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China (People's Republic), ¹¹Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China (People's Republic), ¹²Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ¹³Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Flare, relapse from status of treat-to-target (T2T, DAS28< =3.2), is hard predicted. We try to make it predictable by applying machine learning to a…
Abstract Number: 1774 • ACR Convergence 2020
Making Decisions About Medication Use, Pregnancy, and Having Children Among Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
Nevena Rebic¹, Ria Garg², Sarah Munro², Glen Hazlewood³, Neda Amiri², Nick Bansback², Stephanie Ensworth², Corisande Baldwin⁴, Laurie Proulx⁵ and Mary De Vera¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴University of British Columbia, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, Canada
Background/Purpose: Despite guidelines for managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in pregnancy, high rates of discontinuation of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) considered safe for women with RA…
Abstract Number: 0244 • ACR Convergence 2020
What Are the Early versus Late Predictors for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Diagnosis?
Yiting Wang¹, Kirsten Lum², Karen Costenbader³, Grace Wang⁴, Jennifer Lofland⁵, Dominik Naessens⁶, Yihan Zhao⁷, Kourtney Davis⁸ and Chetan Karyekar⁹, ¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Newark, DE, ²Janssen Pharm Technology - Data Sciences and Data Management, Horsham, PA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Horsham, ⁵Janssen Global Market Access, horsham, PA, ⁶Jassen Global Market Access, Beerse, Belgium, ⁷Janssen Pharm Technology - Data Sciences and Data Management, Horsham, ⁸Janssen R&D, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁹Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham, PA
Background/Purpose: SLE is clinically heterogenous and its diagnosis is often difficult or delayed. The length of time from symptom onset or from when patients seek…
Abstract Number: 0535 • ACR Convergence 2020
Provider Opinion and Support for Shared Decision-making in Gout Treatment: A Quality Improvement National Survey of Veterans Affairs Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Toupin-April, Karine Toupin-April⁴ and Jennifer Barton⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Phoenix VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴VA Portland Oregon, Portland, OR, ⁵Oregon University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: To assess rheumatologists’ views and practices related to shared decision making (SDM) in gout treatment.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional electronic survey of rheumatologists at…
Abstract Number: 0750 • ACR Convergence 2020
Nuclei Detection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue Using Artificial Intelligence
Steven Guan¹, David Slater¹, James Thompson¹, Edward DiCarlo², Diyu Pearce-Fisher², Susan Goodman³, Bella Mehta⁴ and Dana Orange⁵, ¹MITRE, McLean, VA, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Rockefeller University, New York
Background/Purpose: Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained rheumatoid arthritis synovium are routinely used to assess inflammation [1]. In this work, we propose an automated approach using…