Abstracts tagged "Disability"

Abstract Number: 0160 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sarcopenia in Myositis Patients: A Marker of Muscle Damage Associated with Myositis Severity and Disability
Margherita Giannini¹, Léa Debrut², Anne-Laure Charles², Mégane Pizzimenti², Rose-Marie Javier³, Bernard Geny⁴ and Alain Meyer¹, ¹Service de Physiologie et explorations fonctionnelles, CHU, Strasbourg ; Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes Rares, CHU, Strasbourg ; UR3072, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ²UR3072 Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie, Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes Rares, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ⁴Service de Physiologie et explorations fonctionnelles, CHU, Strasbourg ; UR3072 Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: Myositis are autoimmune diseases characterized by muscle inflammation and weakness. Even when disease is no longer active, a great proportion of patients does not…
Abstract Number: 0196 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Barometric Pressure Waves on Connective Tissue Disorders
Fehmida Zahabi¹ and Kevin Kerr², ¹Texas Rheumatology Care, Plano, TX, ²Chimera Innovations LLC, Allen, TX
Background/Purpose: Pain is a disabling, depressing state which reduces an individual's productivity. Weather changes have been vaguely attributed to cause pain. Previous studies have had…
Abstract Number: 0257 • ACR Convergence 2021
Can We Assess Disability in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis with Two Simple Questions? Results from the CAPRI Registry
Meghan McPherson¹, Kristin Houghton², Nikola Surjanovic³, Thomas Loughin³, Roberta Berard⁴, Jean-Philippe Proulx-Gauthier⁵, Gaelle Chedeville⁶, Dax Rumsey⁷, Heinrike Schmeling⁸, Nadia Luca⁸, Nicole Johnson⁸, Tommy Gerschman², Paivi Miettunen⁸, Evelyn Rozenblyum⁹, Herman Tam¹⁰, Lilliam Lim⁷, Kimberly Morishita², Rosie Scuccimarri¹¹, Johannes Roth¹², Ciaran Duffy¹², Lori Tucker¹³, Brian Feldman¹⁴ and Jaime Guzman¹⁵, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ⁴London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁶The Montreal Children's Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Temerty School of Medicine and Unity Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹MgGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹³BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: To assess if a combination of two questions (Functional Arthritis Screening with Two Questions - FAST index) can detect and roughly estimate the degree…
Abstract Number: 0634 • ACR Convergence 2021
Correlation Between the Functional Component of the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (FN), Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ), Health Assessment Questionnaire II (HAQ-II) and a Single Functional Question (PF) in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Andrea Healy¹, Johny Fares¹, Martin Bergman², Kaleb Michaud³, Alison Petro³ and Harlan Sayles³, ¹Main Line Health, Wynnewood, PA, ²Martin Jan Bergman, MD, Ridley Park, PA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: There has been significant work developing questionnaires to find effective and reliable ways of characterizing the functional status of patients, to track disease progression…
Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2021
Macrovascular Dysfunction and Its Clinical Implication in Systemic Sclerosis
Devender Bairwa¹, Chengappa Kavadichanda², sanket Shah³, Anoop Mathew¹, saikumar dunga³, Aishwarya Gopal³, Molly Mary Thabah¹ and VirSingh Negi¹, ¹Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India, ²JIPMER, Pondicherry, India, ³Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Background/Purpose: Microvascular dysfunction is a key and determining feature of scleroderma (SSc). But contrary to earlier belief there is emerging evidence to suggest co-occurrence of…
Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sex-Stratified Patterns of Multimorbidity at RA Onset and Associated Longitudinal Impacts on Disability Over the First Year Follow Up: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)
Orit Schieir¹, Susan Bartlett², Marie-France Valois², Louis Bessette³, Gilles Boire⁴, Glen Hazlewood⁵, Edward Keystone⁶, Janet Pope⁷, Carter Thorne⁸, Diane Tin⁸ and Vivian Bykerk⁹, ¹Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: Chronic disease multimorbidity (MM) is prevalent in RA. As MM can vary in complexity and different combinations of chronic conditions may have different physical…
Abstract Number: 1104 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Disability Associated with Hand Osteoarthritis Is Substantial in a Cohort of Post-menopausal Women : The QUALYOR Study
Maxime Auroux¹, Blandine Merle², Eric Lespessailles³ and Roland Chapurlat¹, ¹Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon Cedex 03, Rhone-Alpes, France, ²INSERM UMR 1033, Université de Lyon, Lyon Cedex 03, Rhone-Alpes, France, ³Regional Hospital and University of Orleans, Orléans, France
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
Genna Braverman¹, Sabahat Bokhari², Kazato Ito³, Joan Bathon² and Jon Giles⁴, ¹NY Presbyterian - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ³Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University, New York, NY
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
Sarah Lieber¹, Stephen Paget¹, Jessica Berman¹, Medha Barbhaiya², Lisa Sammaritano², Kyriakos Kirou¹, John Carrino³, Musarrat Nahid⁴, Mangala Rajan⁴, Dina Sheira¹ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Hackensack, NJ, ⁴Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
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
Sarah Lieber¹, Patricia Katz², Joshua Baker³, Deanna Jannat-Khah⁴, Dina Sheira¹ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
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
Sarah Lieber¹, Patricia Katz², Joshua Baker³, Deanna Jannat-Khah⁴, Dina Sheira¹ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
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
Jessica Walsh¹, Kaleb Michaud², Elizabeth Holdsworth³, Steven Peterson⁴, Nicola Booth³, Sophie Meakin³, Soumya Chakravarty⁵, James Piercy³ and Alexis Ogdie⁶, ¹University of Utah School of Medicine, George E. Wahlen Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁴Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ⁶Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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
Andre Luquini¹, Yufei Zheng², Hui Xie³, Catherine Backman¹, Pamela Rogers³, Alex Kwok³, Astrid Knight³, Monique Gignac⁴, Dianne Mosher⁵, Linda Li¹, John Esdaile⁶, Carter Thorne⁷ and Diane Lacaille¹, ¹University of British Columbia / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Simon Fraser University / Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Institute for Work & Health / University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
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
Cal Robinson¹, Francis Lao², Rahul Chanchlani¹, Anastasia Gayowsky³, Sandeep Brar⁴, Elizabeth Darling⁵, Catherine Demers⁵, Tapas Mondal¹, Rulan Parekh⁶, Hsien Seow⁵ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³ICES McMaster, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴University of California, San Fransisco, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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
Ryoko Sakai¹, Eiichi Tanaka², Eisuke Inoue³, Minako Sato⁴, Masaru Tanaka⁴, Katsunori Ikari¹, Atsuo Taniguchi¹, Hisashi Yamanaka⁵ and Masayoshi Harigai⁶, ¹Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine; Showa University Research Administration Center, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Sanno Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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…

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