Abstracts tagged "Demographics"

Abstract Number: 0334 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myasthenia Gravis: A Population-Based National Study
Sali Merjanah¹, Ann Igoe², David Kaelber³ and Robert Hal Scofield⁴, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²OhioHealth Hospital, Mansfield, OH, ³The MetroHealth System Campus of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and myasthenia gravis (MG) are two autoimmune disorders that have a young female preponderance, relapsing-remitting course, and positive antinuclear antibodies.…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluating Patient No Show Rates to Rheumatology Appointments Across a Regional Healthcare System
Osman Bhatty¹, Rebecca Schorr², Tarun Sharma¹ and Mary Chester Wasko¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: No-show visits in various clinical settings are costly to providers and to health care systems, potentially representing between 3-14% of a clinic’s yearly income.…
Abstract Number: 0615 • ACR Convergence 2021
Socioeconomic Characteristics Associated with Electronic Health Care Utilization in an Urban Rheumatology Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jenna Thomason¹, Bryanna Mantilla², Alison Bays¹, Irvin Huang¹ and Grant hughes¹, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²George Washington University, Arlington, VA
Background/Purpose: In the US, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted increased utilization of telemedicine (TM), electronic patient portals (EPPs), and other electronic modalities of health care…
Abstract Number: 1055 • ACR Convergence 2021
How to Optimize E-Recruitment Strategies: Lessons Learned from over 3000 Participants in an International Arab Online Study
Ihsane Hmamouchi¹, Lina El Kibbi², Nizar Abdulateef³, Basel Masri⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Mervat Eissa⁶, Manal El Rakawi⁷, Fatemah Abutiban⁸, Wafa Hamdi⁹, Mona Metawee², Antonella Abi Najm¹⁰, Asal Adnan³, Renaud Felten¹¹, Laurent Arnaud¹¹ and Nelly Ziade¹², ¹Rheumatology Unit, Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, ²Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁴Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, 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 use of online surveys as a recruitment tool for clinical research has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and will likely continue to expand.…
Abstract Number: 0004 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: A Study in 15 Arab Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Lina El Kibbi², Ihsane Hmamouchi³, Nizar Abdulateef⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Wafa Hamdi⁶, Fatemah Abutiban⁷, Manal el Rakawi⁸, Mervat Eissa⁹ and Basel Masri¹⁰, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah hospital, State of Kuwait, Jahra, Kuwait, ⁸Departement of Rheumatology, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, Blida, Algeria, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) on the access to rheumatology care for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases in…
Abstract Number: 1419 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Disease Might Be Divided into Two Phenotypes in ANCA Associated Vasculitis; Results of a Cluster Analysis
Elif Ediboglu¹, Onay Gercik², Emre Bilgin³, Dilek Solmaz⁴, Irfan Ocal⁵, Arzu Saglam⁶, Zeki Soypacacı², Haluk Cinaklı⁵, Sedat Kiraz³, Ömer Karadağ⁷ and Servet Akar², ¹Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Izmir, Turkey, ²Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey, ³Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Izmir Katip Celebi University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Izmir, TURKEY, Izmir, Turkey, ⁵Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, ⁶Hacettepe University, Ankara, ⁷Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara,, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: One of the controversial matters in ANCA associated vasculitis is the definition of disease based on clinical characteristics since there is a remarkable overlap…
Abstract Number: 0018 • ACR Convergence 2020
PROMIS-29 and Health Related Quality of Life in Rheumatology Outpatients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City
Gregory Vitone¹, Marianna Frey², Candace Feldman³, Lindsay Lally², Anne Bass⁴, Jane Salmon², Mary Crow², Michael Lockshin⁵, Vivian Bykerk², Medha Barbhaiya⁵ and Lisa Mandl², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the general health and wellbeing of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRD) during the COVID pandemic. We sought to compare…
Abstract Number: 1569 • ACR Convergence 2020
Immune Related Adverse Events Related to Check Point Inhibitors Among Outpatients in an Academic Center
Bushra Akram¹, Aleena Itani¹, Mohammad Razaq², Samera Vaseer¹, Sara Vesely¹ and Pawan Acharya¹, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) allow the body to recognize tumor cells as non-self, resulting in immune-cell mediated tumor cell destruction. These therapies have the…
Abstract Number: 0043 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographical Disparity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Burden Independent of Race/Ethnicity
Gail Kerr¹, Christopher Swearingen², Manuela Pedra-Nobre³, Dianne Wollaston⁴, Sawsan Najmey⁵, Cynthia Lawrence-Elliott⁶, Theresa Lawrence Ford⁶, Sharon Dowell⁷, Heather North⁸, Robin Dore⁹, Soha Dolatabadi¹⁰, Thaila Ramanujam¹¹, Anne Winkler¹², Stacy Kennedy¹³, Ilona Jileaeva¹⁴, Amina Richardson¹⁵, Jeffrey Kaine¹⁶ and Grace Wright¹⁷, ¹Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, ²New York University, New York, NY, ³North Jersey Rheumatology Center, Westfield, NJ, ⁴Memorial Advanced Rheumatology, Inc, HOUSTON, TX, ⁵Midstate Rheumatology Center, Freehold, NJ, ⁶North Georgia Rheumatology Group, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁷Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁸Pardee UNC Rheumatology, Hendersonville, NC, ⁹Private practice, Tustin, CA, ¹⁰Soha Dolatabadi, MD, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Thaila Ramanujanm. M.D Inc, Santa Cruz, CA, ¹²Cox Medical Center, Springfield, MO, ¹³Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, Concord, NC, ¹⁴Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ¹⁵Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ¹⁶Sarasota Arthritis Center, Sarasota, FL, ¹⁷Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the US, health care systems vary, as does cost sharing and access to various RA therapies. However, the burden of RA – a…
Abstract Number: 1604 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rheumatology Practice: A Study in 15 Arab Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Ihsane Hmamouchi², Lina El Kibbi³, Nizar Abdulateef⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Fatemah Abutiban⁶, Wafa Hamdi⁷, Manal el Rakawi⁸, Mervat Eissa⁹ and Basel Masri¹⁰, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, Rabat, Morocco, ³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah hospital, State of Kuwait, Jahra, Kuwait, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Kassab Institute of orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, ⁸Departement of Rheumatology, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, Blida, Algeria, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ¹⁰Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Background/Purpose: To date, information about the impact of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on rheumatology practice and on rheumatologists is limited.The primary objective of the…
Abstract Number: 0044 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characterization of Racial Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Choice and Location of Care
Elston He¹, Eli Cornblath², Pratyusha Yalamanchi³, Alexis Ogdie², Joshua Baker² and Michael George², ¹Synovium, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities in access to care and treatment regimens exist but remain poorly characterized in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient population. Previous studies using…
Abstract Number: 1653 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bilateral vs Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Racial Variation in Utilization and In-Hospital Major Complication Rates
Bella Mehta¹, Kaylee Ho², Jennifer Bido³, Stavros Memtsoudis³, Michael Parks⁴, Susan Goodman¹, Linda Russell⁵ and Said Ibrahim⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Compared to White Patients, African Americans (AAs) are reported to have lower utilization and higher complication rates outcomes in Unilateral Total knee arthroplasty (UTKA).…
Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2020
Demographic Disparities in the Medically Underserved Populations of Southern California: A Rheumatology Cohort of Cytokine Release Syndrome Patients Due to COVID-19
Muntarin Karim¹, Patil Injean², Sandy Lee², Neha Chiruvolu³, Loomee Doo⁴, Deepa Panikkath², Donna Jose⁵, Micah Yu⁴, Anna Lafian⁴, Vaneet Sandhu⁶, Karina Torralba⁷, Christina Downey², Mehrnaz Hojjati⁴ and Marven Cabling⁴, ¹Loma Linda University Health System, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ³UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ⁴Loma Linda University Medical Center, LOMA LINDA, CA, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, Ontario, CA, ⁶Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁷Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Multiple epidemiologic reports across the country show…
Abstract Number: 0086 • ACR Convergence 2020
Geographic Distribution of Eosinophilic Fasciitis Cases in Massachusetts and Associated Environmental Triggers
Bina Kassamali¹, Anastasiya Muntyanu², Ruth Ann Vleugels³ and Avery LaChance³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare fibrosing disorder of the fascia characterized by induration progressing proximally along the upper and lower extremities. Given the…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2020
Age, Income, Education, and Health Conditions Are Associated with Patient Empowerment Among US Adults with Arthritis, but Race and Geography Are Not
Kathleen Carluzzo¹, Erin Knight-Zhang¹, Karen Schifferdecker¹, Emily Creek², Rebecca Butcher¹ and Guy Eakin², ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand experiences of empowerment in healthcare visits among US adults with arthritis, and key factors associated with discrepancies…