Abstracts tagged "depression"

Abstract Number: 2202 • ACR Convergence 2025
Epidemiologic Evaluation of Postpartum Mental Health for Women Living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population-Based Cohort Study Among Medicaid Enrollees
Alyssa Howren¹, Amadeia Rector², Sadaf Sediqi³ and Julia F Simard⁴, ¹Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA, ²Stanford University, San Francisco, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune rheumatic disease, predominately affecting women during their reproductive years. Despite widespread evidence that individuals with SLE…
Abstract Number: 0714 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated With Depression And Anxiety In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients: Data From The Almenara Vasculitis Cohort
Alvaro Oyarce-Calderón¹, Allison Figueroa-Sánchez², Leonor León-Yaurimucha², Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas³, Zoila Rodríguez-Bellido⁴, Risto Perich-Campos⁵, Graciela Alarcón⁶, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁷ and Victor Pimentel-Quiroz⁸, ¹Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, San Miguel, Lima, Peru, ²Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁴Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁶The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁷Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁸Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru
Background/Purpose: Depression and anxiety symptoms have been reported in 28% of patients suffering from vasculitides. However, in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), their frequency and…
Abstract Number: 2079 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abdalmohsen Almodahka¹, Alanna Weisman², Baiju Shah³, Tristan Watson⁴, Ian stanaitis⁵, Amish Parikh⁶, Robert Goldberg⁶, Lorraine Lipscombe⁷, Gillian Hawker¹ and Lauren King¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Site/Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) commonly coexist, but their combined impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains understudied. Our objective…
Abstract Number: 0770 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interrelationships of Depression, Pain, and Gait Mechanics and their Associations with Physical Activity Levels Among People with Knee Osteoarthritis
Oiza Peters, Steven Garcia, Joy Itodo, Ogundoyin Ogundiran and kharma Foucher, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Depression is associated with low physical activity (PA) levels in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA)1. Pain contributes to both depression and PA levels in…
Abstract Number: 2040 • ACR Convergence 2025
Steroid Psychosis and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms induced by Corticosteroid Injection in Rheumatology Patients
Morvarid Kavosh¹, Virva Walkington¹, Jigisha Rakholiya¹, Krystle Tapia², Maheswari Muruganandam¹, N. Suzanne Emil¹, Frank O'Sullivan³ and Wilmer Sibbitt¹, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal (MS) corticosteroid (CS) injections are commonly used for joint inflammation with a perceived low risk of systemic toxicity, including hyperglycemia and adrenal suppression.…
Abstract Number: 0365 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Characteristics and Psychosocial Outcomes of Patients with UCTD Compared to SLE
Caroline Siegel¹, Yongjay Kim², Lucy Masto³, Neha Nagpal¹, Amaya Smole⁴, Dongmei Sun¹, Haley Slosberg¹, Margaret Minett⁵, Joann Vega¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Jane Salmon¹, Michael Lockshin⁶, Lisa Sammaritano¹ and Medha Barbhaiya¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: While UCTD is considered less clinically severe than SLE, our prior qualitative study reported that patients with UCTD experience significant psychosocial challenges (J Clin…
Abstract Number: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementing a Change Package for Depression Screening and Appropriate Response for Children with Rheumatic Disease
Emily Vara¹, Mileka Gilbert¹, Kelly Rouster-Stevens², Talia Buitrago-Mogollon³, Sarah Mabus³, Justin Moore⁴ and Sheetal Vora⁵, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Peachtree Corners, GA, ³Atrium Health Levine Children’s Center for Advancing Pediatric Excellence, Charlotte, NC, ⁴Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ⁵Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases (RD) are at increased risk for developing mental health (MH) issues, including depression, which can negatively impact disease outcomes. MH…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2025
Positive anxiety, depression and/or fibromyalgia screening on validated MDHAQ indices is seen in 30-50% of routine care patients with all rheumatic diagnoses
Juan Schmukler¹, Tengfei Li² and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Comorbid anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and fibromyalgia(FM) are reported as more common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic diagnoses than in…
Abstract Number: 1688 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression on Fatigue as moderated by Resilience and Exposure to Trauma in Rheumatology Patients
Akhila Veeravalli¹, Sankeerthana gajjala² and Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, KIMS Hospitals, Secuderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ³Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impact of psychological distress—specifically stress, anxiety, and depression—on fatigue in rheumatology patients, and explored how this relationship is…
Abstract Number: 0217 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of the American College of Rheumatology Implementation Guide for Integrating Patient Reported Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Quality Measures
Catherine Nasrallah¹, Christine Hariz², Shanthini Kasturi³, Wambui Machua⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵, Christie Bartels⁶, Kate Chiseri⁷, Starla Blanks⁷, Patti Katz⁸, Cherish Wilson⁹, April Jorge¹⁰, Beth Radtke¹¹, Tom Tack⁷ and Shivani Garg¹², ¹University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco (UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁷American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁸UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁰Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹¹ACR, Atlanta, GA, ¹²University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease that presents unique care challenges. To improve high-quality patient-centered care, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR),…
Abstract Number: 1686 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Persistent Depression among Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Patti Katz¹, Sofia Pedro² and Kaleb Michaud³, ¹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Depression is reported to be common in SLE, but little is known about depressive symptoms among older adults with SLE. While the burden of…
Abstract Number: 0197 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who screen positive for anxiety, depression, and/or fibromyalgia are more likely to report problems with sleeping, memory, and/or social activities than to have an abnormal rheumatoid factor or ACPA
Theodore Pincus¹, Juan Schmukler¹ and Tengfei Li², ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: A symptom checklist and screening indices for anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and/or fibromyalgia (FM) on patient questionnaires such as a multidimensional health assessment questionnaire…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Mental Health Care for Youth with Juvenile Dermatomyositis Through Integration of Mental Health Screening into Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Emily Datyner, Lisa Buckley, Brittany Nelson and Alaina Davis, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: The negative impact of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) on emotional health is well-recognized. Barriers to appropriate mental health treatment include limited availability of providers and…
Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Investigation of Traumatic Events and Mental Health in cSLE
Paris Moaf¹, Ashley Danguecan², Michelle Quilter³, Julie Couture⁴, Daniela Dominguez⁵, Lawrence Ng⁶, Asha Jeyanathan⁷, Reva Schachter⁸, Daphne Korczak⁹, Deborah Levy⁶, Linda Hiraki⁶ and Andrea Knight¹⁰, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Whyteman’s Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Québec, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Neurosciences and Mental Health, Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Sickkids Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Hospital for Sick Children, University of toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with substantial morbidity, particularly in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE). Mental health conditions such as depression and…
Abstract Number: 1282 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating the Genetics of Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Indrani Das¹, Nicholas Gold², Christie Burton¹, Jennifer Crosbie¹, JingJing Cao¹, Daniela Dominguez¹, Sefi Kronenberg³, Lawrence Ng², Alene Toulany¹, Hiu-Ki Rachel Tran¹, Gwyneth Zai⁴, Andrea Knight⁵ and Linda Hiraki², ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital., Toronto, Canada, ⁴Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) have a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety compared to healthy peers. Patients with cSLE also have…

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