Abstract Number: 0536 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systematic Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Rheumatic Diseases – The RheuMAGIC Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Current demographic data predict that the number of older adults with rheumatic diseases will considerably increase in the coming years. Geriatric patients differ from…Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes in DMARD-Naïve Patients with Chronic Chikungunya Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is characterized by fever, maculopapular rash, and severe polyarthralgia and polyarthritis. Up to 80% of affected individuals may develop chronic CHIKV…Abstract Number: 0926 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Fractures and Osteoporosis Among Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in a United States Cohort
Background/Purpose:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with several risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures due to malabsorption or malnutrition, physical disability, chronic inflammation, and use of…Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-reported Outcomes in Early Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used in rheumatology. Such outcomes are under-reported in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) especially in incident cohorts. The objective of…Abstract Number: 1104 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Disability Associated with Hand Osteoarthritis Is Substantial in a Cohort of Post-menopausal Women : The QUALYOR Study
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent disease, affecting more than 400 millions individuals around the world. Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is the most frequent form…Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations of Walking Endurance and Speed with Multiple Measures of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The 400 meter timed walk test has been studied as a simple summary measure of fitness that is predictive of mobility limitation and incident…Abstract Number: 1269 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of a Patient-reported Frailty Tool in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Frailty has been associated with increased disability and mortality in SLE. To our knowledge, no patient-reported frailty tool has been evaluated alongside a standard…Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2020
Application of a Novel Method for Determination of Muscle Mass Relative to Fat Mass in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Association with Disability
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE are at risk for both skeletal muscle loss and increased adiposity, which may predispose to worse health-related quality of life. Decreased…Abstract Number: 1285 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Frailty with Disability Is Not Attenuated by Lean Body Mass in Women with SLE
Background/Purpose: Frailty has been associated with disability and mortality in SLE. Whether this association is confounded by sarcopenia, a degenerative loss of muscle mass and…Abstract Number: 1314 • ACR Convergence 2020
Fatigue in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA): Prevalence in Patients from the US and Europe, and Impact on Quality of Life and Work Productivity
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is an important aspect of PsA for patients. Understanding the impact of fatigue on patient reported outcomes is important for effective management of…Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…Abstract Number: 1688 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Hearing Loss, Anxiety and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following Kawasaki Disease: A Population-based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: The incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD) is increasing in Ontario. Cardiovascular sequelae following KD are well-described. However, there are limited and conflicting non-cardiovascular outcome…Abstract Number: 1729 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations Between Patient Reported Outcomes and Impairments of Work and Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Achieved Clinical Remission; Retrospective Analysis Using the IORRA Database
Background/Purpose: Disease burden and subjective symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain even after achieving clinical remission or low disease activity. Impairments to work and societal/daily…Abstract Number: 1754 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Point of No Return? Functional Disability in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis versus the General Population: Results from a Population-based Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Despite the advances in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many patients do not achieve remission or full physical functioning. We have previously shown that…Abstract Number: 0326 • ACR Convergence 2020
Flares Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) – Frequency and Impact on Patient Outcomes: Real-world Survey in the US and Europe
Background/Purpose: Flares in PsA, presenting as periods of acute disease activity, are thought to negatively impact patients’ lives. This has not been extensively studied in…
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