Abstracts tagged "depression"

Abstract Number: 1276 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mental Health Screening Implementation for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients at a Tertiary Academic Medical Center
Bethany Walker¹, Livie Timmerman², John Bridges³, Sara Harbison⁴, Carolyn Lacy⁵, Jada Lowery⁵, Linda McAllister⁵, Annelle Reed⁶, Eileen Rife⁷, Isabell Robles Sanchez⁵, Tana Webb⁵, Brooke Wyrosdick⁵, Melissa Mannion⁷ and Emily Smitherman⁷, ¹Childrens of Alabama, Trussville, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Children's Harbor, Birmingham, ⁵Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, ⁶Children's of Alabama, Birminghan, AL, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Pediatric patients living with chronic rheumatic diseases have high rates of anxiety and depression, which can lead to adverse health outcomes. In 2018, The…
Abstract Number: 1224 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparative Effectiveness of Duloxetine versus Pregabalin in Fibromyalgia: A Large-Scale, Real-World Study Across 300,000 Patients
Chukwuemelie Okeke¹, Queeneth Edwards², Ufuoma Mamoh³, Justin Riley Lam⁴ and Chekwubejah Uwakwe⁵, ¹Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, ³Medstar Health Georgetown University Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, debilitating condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive disturbances. Despite the availability of FDA-approved treatments, real-world comparative effectiveness…
Abstract Number: 2437 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bupropion for Lupus-Induced Fatigue Treatment (B-LIFT): A Retrospective Analysis
Aaron Smith¹, Thuyvan Phan², Leah Luizza³, Anthony Trujillo³, Becki Cleveland¹, Shruti Saxena Beem⁴, Tessa Englund⁵, Claire Timon⁴ and Saira Sheikh⁵, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ⁵University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multi-system autoimmune disease with heterogenous presentation. Most patients with SLE report fatigue or brain fog, which often…
Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2025
Depression and Mental Health Service Gaps in Autoimmune Disease: Insights from a Simulated BRFSS Dataset
Malay Rathod¹, Shivani Modi², Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra³, Karan Yagnik⁴ and Doantrnag Du⁴, ¹Monmouth Medical Center, Ewing, NJ, ²Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Ewign, NJ, ³University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases are complex conditions that may predispose individuals to an increased mental health burden, including depression. The immune system leads to inflammation in…
Abstract Number: 2254 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of disease activity with insomnia, depression, and fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter prospective observational study
Misako Higashida-Konishi¹, Keisuke Izumi², Shuntaro Saito Saito³, Hiroki Tabata⁴, Satoshi Hama⁴, Tatsuhiro Oshige⁴, Yutaka Okano⁴, Hisaji Oshima⁴, Katsuya Suzuki⁴, Jiro Sakamoto⁵, Toshikazu Fukami⁵, Kazumichi Minato⁵, Nobuhiko Kajio⁶, Yasushi Kondo³, Hiroaki Taguchi⁶ and Yuko Kaneko³, ¹NHO Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo Meguroku, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NHO Tokyo Medical Center/Keio University School of Medicine/TechDoctor, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NHO Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵TechDoctor, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience not only joint-related symptoms but also systemic issues such as insomnia, depression, and fatigue [1–3]. These symptoms…
Abstract Number: 1058 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence of Depression Associated with Rheumatologic Medications with Labeled Warnings: Real World Evidence from a Tertiary Care Center
Cassandra Dolecki¹, Sama Hajizadeh¹, Yue Yin² and Adam Dore¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of depression in patients who have rheumatic diseases is high and has been shown to be associated with poorer outcomes. Additionally, certain…
Abstract Number: 2243 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences In GDF-15 Levels In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Remission Or Mild Disease Activity Are Associated With Fewer Depressive Symptoms: Clinical Data And Bioinformatic Analysis
Jessica Roldan Ortega¹, Mario Peña², Evelyn Aranda Cano³, Luz Viruel⁴, Itzel Palafox Sosa⁵, David Vera Bustamante⁶, Fausto Sanchez-Muñoz², Yaneli Juarez-Vicuña⁷ and Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez⁸, ¹INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGIA, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, ²Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Mexico city, Mexico, ³Departament of rheumatology Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico, Federal District, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico, ⁵Escuela Superior de Medicina-Instituto Politècnico Nacional, ciudad de mexico, Federal District, Mexico, ⁶Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico, ⁷Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Rheumatology Department at National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Depression is a common comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis patients and has a significant effect on the disease course. [Brock J, et al. Nat Rev…
Abstract Number: 1022 • ACR Convergence 2025
Abuse in Rheumatic Diseases: Associations with Depression, Disability, and Psychosocial Risk Factors
Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin¹, Egla Samantha Sanchez-Peralta², Maria Eugenia Corral-Trujillo³, Daniela Alejandra Salcedo-Soto⁴, Judith Michelle Ramirez-Alonso⁴, Ana Elena González-Rosales⁵, Juan Daniel Valdez-Cruz⁴, Osmel Adrián Ramirez-Uzcategui⁴, Jesús Gilberto Espinoza-Gámez⁶, Yessica Rubi Reyes-Yepiz¹⁴, Juan Pablo González-Morales⁴, Virginia Pascual-Ramos⁷, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁸, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra⁹ and Diana E. Flores-Alvarado², ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Hospital universitario José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁵Hospital universitario José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁸Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Exposure to a hostile environment may negatively impact disease outcomes in patients with RD, particularly by affecting their mental health and overall quality of…
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: 1045 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Stable Rheumatologic Therapy on Outcomes of Depression in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jean Park¹, Cliff Rutter², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Mary Anderson⁴, Will Cavers⁵, Dorothea Verbrugge⁶ and Kjel Johnson⁷, ¹CVS Health, Hartford, CT, ²CVS Health, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, ³CVS Health, Highland Village, TX, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁵CVS Health, Palm Beach Gardens, ⁶CVS Health, Salt Lake City, ⁷CVS Health, Tampa
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can significantly impact quality of life. This burden extends…
Abstract Number: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pragmatic Quantitative Rheumatologist 0–10 Visual Numeric Scale Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Patient Distress Have Face Validity and May Be as Informative as Formal 28 Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Theodore Pincus¹, tengfei Li² and Juan Schmukler¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush University Medical Center, washington dc
Background/Purpose: A 28 joint count of swelling (SJC), tenderness/pain on motion (TJC), and deformity/limited motion (DJC), is recommended to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient status.…
Abstract Number: 1195 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Relations of Analgesic Antidepressants Use to Knee or Hip Replacement Among Osteoarthritis Patients Compared to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in a Large Prospective Cohort
Zhiqiang Wang¹, Maggie Westerland², Christine Peloquin³, mike LaValley⁴, Margaret Clancy³, Changhai Ding⁵ and Tuhina Neogi³, ¹Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁵Clinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Some antidepressants and anticonvulsants are effective in treating pain through mechanisms thought to be independent from their effects on depression, such as tricyclic antidepressants…

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