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…Abstract Number: 0331 • ACR Convergence 2020
Work Absenteeism and Disability Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis in the United States – A Retrospective Study of Claims Data from 2009 to 2020
Background/Purpose: Absenteeism and work disability substantially contribute to the economic burden of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study compared work absenteeism and short-term disability…Abstract Number: 1367 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
An Engineered Glove for the Computerised Quantification of Hand Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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