Abstracts tagged "Disability"

Abstract Number: 1367 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
An Engineered Glove for the Computerised Quantification of Hand Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Massimo Patane' ¹, Luca Carmisciano ², Emanuele Gotelli ³, Veronica Tomatis ⁴, Francesco Cattelan ⁵, Elisa Alessandri ⁶, Alessio Signori ², Massimo Ghio ⁷, Vanessa Smith ⁸ and Maurizio Cutolo⁹, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Biostatistics Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy., Genoa, Italy, ⁴Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁵Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Polyclinic Hospital San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genova, ⁷Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Center (IRC), Ghent, Belgium, ⁹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term, progressive, and disabling autoimmune disease. The disease activity can be quantified by the Disease Activity Score 28-joint count…
Abstract Number: 1598 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Disability Among Subtypes of SLE
Jennifer Rogers¹, Raeann Whitney ¹, Megan Clowse ¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber ¹, Jayanth Doss ¹, David Pisetsky ², Rebecca Sadun ¹, Kai Sun ¹ and Amanda Eudy ¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, ²Duke University, Durham VAMC, Durham
Background/Purpose: The rate of medical disability among patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ranges from 20-40% and is associated with a number of socioeconomic, disease-related…
Abstract Number: 2063 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Arthritis, Upper-Lower Extremity Functional Limitations, and Disability in American Older Adults: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)
Martin A Rodriguez¹, Jaspreet K Sodhi ¹ and Soham Al Snih ¹, ¹The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Background/Purpose: To examine the effect of arthritis on upper-lower extremity (UE-LE) functional limitations and disability over 6-years of follow-up among American older adults.Methods: Data are…
Abstract Number: 2084 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Why so Fast? A Focus on Reasons for an Increase in Arthritis-Attributable Activity Limitation Trends, 2002-2017
Kristina Theis¹, Michael Boring ² and Ross Wilkie ³, ¹Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, ²Johnson Consulting dba Cutting Edge Technologies and Solutions, Atlanta, ³Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: “Arthritis-attributable activity limitation” (AAAL) is linked to many potentially modifiable characteristics (e.g., work disability, physical inactivity, obesity). By 2015, prevalence of AAAL among adults…
Abstract Number: 2333 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction Among Disabled Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Were Beneficiaries of the Social Security Disability Insurance
Iris Navarro-Millan¹, Mangala Rajan ¹, Geyanne Lui ¹, Lisa Kern ¹, Laura Pinheiro ¹, Sebastian E. Sattui ², Lisa Mandl ³, Fenglong Xie ⁴, Jeffrey Curtis ⁵ and Monika Safford ¹, ¹Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, New York, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA have high risk for myocardial infarction (MI). A meta-analysis showed that the age and sex adjusted pooled relative risk of MI…
Abstract Number: 229 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disability Status, Mortality, and Leading Causes of Death in Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Population-Based Study in Korea
In Ah Choi¹, Jeong Seok Lee^2,3 and Eun Young Lee², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to functional disability and premature mortality. We aimed to identify the status of disability…
Abstract Number: 509 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors May Negatively Impact Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Outcomes: Findings from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative
Kathy Cui¹, Mohammad Movahedi², Claire Bombardier³ and Bindee Kuriya^4,5,6, ¹Western University, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Less is known about the direct influence of CVD on RA outcomes, but higher comorbidity…
Abstract Number: 1134 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Some Is Better Than None: Minimum Physical Activity Threshold to Prevent Disability in Older Adults with Lower Extremity Joint Symptoms
Dorothy D. Dunlop¹, Jing Song¹, Jennifer M. Hootman², Julia (Jungwha) Lee³, Michael C. Nevitt⁴, Leena Sharma⁵, Pamela Semanik⁶, Charles B. Eaton⁷, C. Kent Kwoh⁸, Marc C. Hochberg⁹, Rebecca D. Jackson¹⁰ and Rowland W. Chang¹¹, ¹Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Department of Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Family Medicine and Community Health( Epidemiology), Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI, ⁸Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Arizona School of Medicine, University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹¹Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: This study evaluated physical activity and sedentary times to identify an evidence-based threshold related to remaining free of disability over 4 years among adults…
Abstract Number: 1167 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of Fear-Avoidance Model on Pain and Disability in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Leticia Leon^1,2, Marta Redondo², Sara Lopez de Felipe², Daniel Garriguez³, Lydia A Alcazar⁴ and Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez⁵, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínical San Carlos, and IdISSC, Madrid, Spain, ²Health Sciences, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain, ³Orthopedics Unit, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department and Heath Research Institute (IdISSC), Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The model of Fear-Avoidance of pain (anxiety, catastrophization and hypervigilance) appears when the pain has maladaptive interpretations, being associated with greater pain and limitations…
Abstract Number: 1478 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Disability and Health-Related Quality of Life in Biologic-Treated Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Persistent Moderate Disease Activity
Ian C. Scott^1,2, Julie Mount³, Jane Barry³ and Bruce Kirkham⁴, ¹Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, ²Department for Rheumatology, Haywood Hospital, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Basingstoke, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: A treat-to target (T2T) strategy is recommended for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with the target being remission or at least low disease…
Abstract Number: 2473 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relation between Inflammatory Joint Activity and Disability Related to the Lower Extremities in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria Mellblom Bengtsson^1,2, Sofia Hagel³, Lennart Jacobsson⁴ and Carl Turesson^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, ²Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ³Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Arthritis in the lower extremities has a major impact in many patients in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but has not been extensively studied. The objective…
Abstract Number: 2663 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes in Disability over Time, and Their Relationship with Degree of Skin Thickening, in Patients with Limited and Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Sébastien Peytrignet¹, Joanne Manning², Elizabeth Wragg³, Tonia Moore⁴, Muditha Samaranayaka³ and Ariane L. Herrick⁵, ¹Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ³Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, MAHSC, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁵Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, MAHSC, Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The burden of disability of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is increasingly recognised. What is less known are the factors driving this disability and how it…
Abstract Number: 2697 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (SScQoL) Captures the Complex Problems Experienced By Patients with Scleroderma
Matylda Sierakowska¹, Stanislaw Sierakowski², Marzena Olesinska³, Marek Brzosko⁴, Piotr Leszczynski⁵, Katarzyna Pawlak-Bus⁵, Bogdan Batko⁶, Piotr Wiland⁷, Maria Majdan⁸, Malgorzata Bykowska-Sochacka⁹, Wojciech Romanowski¹⁰, Aleksandra Zon-Giebel¹¹, Slawomir Jeka¹² and Mwidimi Ndosi¹³, ¹Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland, ²Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland, Bialystok, Poland, ³Department of Connective Tissue Disease, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation,, Warsaw, Poland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Medical University in Poznan, Poznan, Poland, ⁶Center of Rheumatology, J. Dietl Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland, ⁷Department and Clinic of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Medical University in Lublin, Lublin, Poland, ⁹Dr J. Titz-Kosko Regional Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Sopot, Sopot, Poland, ¹⁰Poznan Centre of Rheumatology in Srem, Srem, Poland, ¹¹Silesian Center of Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Prevention of Disability, Ustron, Poland, ¹²2nd University Hospital, CM UMK, Department of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases,, Bydgoszcz, Poland, ¹³Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic rheumatic disease that disturbs the patients’ biological, social, emotional spiritual, and physical functioning; resulting in reduced quality of…
Abstract Number: 2819 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Socioeconomic Status with Osteoarthritis-Induced Disability Progression
Divya Narayanan¹, Rebecca J. Cleveland², Joanne M. Jordan³, Eric Seaberg⁴ and Leigh F. Callahan¹, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North CArolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Unviersity, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the number one chronic condition of the joints. Social determinants associated with disability progression due to OA are largely unknown. Efforts…
Abstract Number: 363 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Productivity Benefit in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Etanercept in the United States
Mahdi Gharaibeh¹, Bradley S. Stolshek², Alex Mutebi³, Amy M. Sainski-Nguyen⁴, David Collier⁵ and Emily Durden⁴, ¹Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ²Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Truven Health Analytics, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Amgen, Inc, Terni, Italy
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can progress to joint destruction, functional impairment and disability that can lead to work productivity…

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