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  • 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: 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: 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: 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 Lee2,3 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 Kuriya4,5,6, 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 Leon1,2, 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. Scott1,2, 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 Bengtsson1,2, Sofia Hagel3, Lennart Jacobsson4 and Carl Turesson1,2, 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: 2293 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Can We Predict Achievement of Clinically Inactive Disease and Sustained Remission in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?

    Stephanie Shoop-Worrall1, Suzanne M Verstappen2, Janet E. McDonagh3, Wendy Thomson4 and Kimme L. Hyrich1, 1The University of Manchester, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Centre for MSK Research, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics,The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Identifying predictors for clinically inactive disease (CID) and sustained remission would allow rapid escalation of therapies for children less likely to achieve these states.…
  • Abstract Number: 2302 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Impact of JIA on Physician and Patient-Reported Outcomes over the First Five Years Following Diagnosis

    Stephanie Shoop-Worrall1, Suzanne M Verstappen2, Janet E. McDonagh3, Wendy Thomson4 and Kimme L. Hyrich4, 1The University of Manchester, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal and Dermatology Research, Faculty of Medicine, Biology and Health, United Kingdom, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Centre for MSK Research, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4National Institute of Health Research Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Information regarding longer-term outcomes in JIA largely pre-date the introduction of biologic therapies and have been cross-sectional. The aim of this analysis was to…
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