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  • Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2025

    When You Become the Story: A Journalist’s Approach to Managing Complex Care

    Lindsay Guentzel

    Background/Purpose: As a journalist, I’ve spent my career digging for answers. But when I became the story, I had to learn how to ask the…
  • Abstract Number: 2334 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Development and validation analysis of a Corrected Axial Spondyloarthritis Metrology Index

    Dafne capelusnik1, Philip Gardiner2, Elena Nikiphorou3, Désirée Van Der Heijde4, Robert Landewé5, Astrid Van Tubergen6, Annelies Boonen7 and Sofia Ramiro8, 1Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, 2Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, United Kingdom, 3King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, 4Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 5Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, 6Maastricht university, Maastricht, Netherlands, 7Maastricht University Medical Centre+ & Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 8Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: The MOBILITY study, a study on spinal mobility measures in healthy individuals, showed that the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) often overestimates spinal…
  • Abstract Number: 2095 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Trends in Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) from Osteoarthritis in the United States Compared to Global Estimates: A GBD-Based Analysis (1990–2021)

    Khadija Mohib1, Rameez Qasim2, ZAUHA FAWAD MEMON3, Muhammad Asjad Saleem4, Matia Fawad Memon5 and Zaiya Waseem6, 1Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, 2Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, 3Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, 4Indus Hospital Karachi, Karachi, 5Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Tando Allahyar, Pakistan, 6AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, New Jersey

    Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) represents a growing public health concern, particularly among the aging population, contributing significantly to both mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). This…
  • Abstract Number: 1922 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Exploration of patient and clinician perspectives on rehabilitation in contemporary rheumatology care for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study

    Joel Thompson1, Sharita Thomas2, Jason Sharpe3, Kelli Allen4, Beth Jonas5, Patti Katz6 and Louise Thoma7, 1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cary, NC, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, 3Flatiron Health, Durham, NC, 4University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, 5University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 6UCSF, San Rafael, CA, 7University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently experience functional deficits, disability, and reduced participation in meaningful activities despite improved medical management. Rehabilitation services, including physical…
  • Abstract Number: 1907 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Twenty-Year Trends in the U.S. Burden of Gout: A State-Level Analysis of Disability and Prevalence from 2001 to 2021

    Shiza sarfraz, Hassam Ali and debargha basuli, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC

    Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis and an important driver of chronic disability. However, long-term trends in gout burden across U.S. states are…
  • Abstract Number: 1588 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Prevalence Of Oral Manifestations And Their Association With Clinical And Serological Profile In Systemic Sclerosis Patients- An Indian Study

    Vijaya prasanna Parimi1, Tejaswini Ramineni2, Pradeep S Anand3, Vineeta Shobha4, Padmanabha Shenoy5, Geetabali Sircar6, kaushik Basu7, Anna C Das4, Geetha Amritrao Kale4, indranil sarkar8, Shinie Razil Goveas4, Biswarup Sengupta8, Caseena Kareem9, Yogananth Sakthivel4, Soma Halder Biswas7 and Neel Nallulwar8, 1ESIC Medical College and Super Specilaity Hospital, hyderabad, Telangana, India, 2Esic Medical College And Hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 3ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, HYDERABAD, Telangana, India, 4St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 5Shenoy's CARE, Kochi, Kerala, India, 6West Bengal Medical Education Service, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 7Medical College, Kolkata, kolkata, West Bengal, India, 8IPGMER, Kolkata, kolkata, West Bengal, India, 9CARE, Kochi, kochi, Kerala, India

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSC) is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by immune dysfunction, microangiopathy, and tissue remodelling. Orofacial manifestations, including xerostomia, microstomia, tooth decay,…
  • Abstract Number: 1103 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Validation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Arthritis

    Kayla Chubbs1, Carrie Ye2, Shahin Jamal3, Marie Hudson4, Janet Pope5, Tom Appleton6, Sabrina Hoa7, Alexandra Saltman8, Megan Himmel8, Nancy Maltez9, Faiza Khokhar10, Alexandra Ladouceur11, Ines Colmegna12, May Choi13, Manar Elsayed2 and Janet Roberts1, 1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 5University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 6Western University, London, ON, Canada, 7University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, 8University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada, 10Hamilton Ontario, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 11University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 12The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 13University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) continues to increase with an expanding number of indications across varying cancer types and stages. ICIs can…
  • Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Demographic and Clinical Correlates of 30 day Re-admission or Death During Admission in Patients With Rheumatologic Conditions : A Retrospective Cohort Analysis in a Single Academic Center

    Waleed Ali1 and Deepali Sen2, 1Wash U/BJH, St. Louis, MO, 2Washington University in St Louis, Chesterfield, MO

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatology consults are often obtained in hospitalized patients with known or suspected rheumatologic disease. Identifying factors linked to poor short-term outcomes may improve risk…
  • Abstract Number: 1031 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Trends and Gender Disparities in Rheumatoid Arthritis Burden in the United States: A Population-Based Time-Trend Analysis Using the Global Burden of Disease Database, 1990–2021

    Satani Sharkas1, Dina Murad2 and Dariush Jahandideh3, 1Boston Medical Center - Brighton, Brighton, MA, 2Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Boston Medical Center - Brighton, Boston

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a growing public health concern in the United States, with increasing prevalence and disease burden over recent decades. This study…
  • Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Pain Phenotypes and Social Determinants of Health in Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Abebawork Adem1, Alfonso Sucerquia2, Jose Forero3, Juan Alzate2, Larry Moreland4, Gary Firestein5, Andres Cadena6 and Aileen Chang7, 1George Washington University, Washington, DC, DC, 2The George Washington University, Arlington, 3The George Washington University, Arlington, VA, 4University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 5University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, 6Clinica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 7The George Washington University, Washington

    Background/Purpose: Chronic chikungunya arthritis (CCA) is a long-term sequela of chikungunya virus infection marked by persistent pain, disability, and reduced quality of life. While nociplastic,…
  • Abstract Number: 1064 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care Referral Practices for Patients with Rheumatic Disease: Retrospective Chart Review at a Single Academic Medical Center

    Shannon Herndon1, Jack Kimball1 and David Leverenz2, 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Duke University, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Palliative medicine prioritizes quality of life and relief of suffering in serious illness. Despite high morbidity and mortality in rheumatic disease, data suggests that…
  • Abstract Number: 1160 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Short Form-36 Psychometric Properties in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Reliability, Validity and Responsiveness

    shiri keret1, Anushka Aggarwal2, Maha Almackenzie3, Tanya Chandra4, Raisa Silva5, Eugenia Gkiaouraki6, Nantakarn Pongtarakulpanit7, shreya Sriram6, Chester Oddis7 and Rohit Aggarwal8, 1Rheumatology unit, Bnai-Zion medical center and the faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel., Atlit, Israel, 2Department of Rheumatology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New delhi, NY, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical Cities of the Ministry of the Interior Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Arlington, VA, 4University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 5Internal medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 6Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 7Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 8Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: The quality of life, as measured by the Short Form-36 (SF-36), is reduced in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Although endorsed by the…
  • Abstract Number: 1877 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Trends in Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence, Prevalence, DALY and Death Rates (1991-2021) in the United States: A Comprehensive Analysis of State-Level Disparities

    Aviraag Vijaya Prakash1, Vishwas Hosur Ravishankar2, Aishwarya Sudheer1 and Paramarajan Piranavan3, 1Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Worcester, MA, 2St Vincents Hospital, Worcester, MA, 3University of Kentucky, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, KY

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) exhibits varied epidemiological patterns across states in the United States, influencing disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), incidence rates, prevalence, and mortality. This…
  • Abstract Number: 2121 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Increased Fracture Rates in Patients Continuing Methotrexate After Methotrexate-associated Lower Limb Insufficiency Fractures: A Retrospective Follow-up Study

    Roba Ghossan1, OLIVIER FOGEL2, Christian Roux1 and Karine Briot1, 1COCHIN HOSPITAL, PARIS, France, 2AP-HP, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Spontaneous  lower limb insufficiency fractures (LLIF) described under prolonged exposure to low-dose methotrexate are often bilateral, multiple, and recurrent. They share a common pathognomonic…
  • Abstract Number: 2236 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Relation Between Sociodemographic Factors and Hand Function in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Maria Rydholm1, Mohaned Hameed2, Anna Eberhard2, Ankita Sharma2, Giovanni Cagnotto2 and Carl Turesson2, 1Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, 2Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by polyarticular involvement of the hands, leading to impaired function. The impact of active inflammation on disability in early…
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