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  • 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

    Ana-Maria Orbai1, William Tillett2, Suzann Grieb3, James Piercy4, Steven Peterson5, Elizabeth Holdsworth4, Sophie Meakin4, Soumya Chakravarty6, Nicola Booth4 and Laure Gossec7, 1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom, 3John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 4Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, 5Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, PA, 6Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, 7Sorbonne University, INSERM; Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

    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

    Ana-Maria Orbai1, Soumya Reddy2, Steven Peterson3, Natalie Dennis4, Reginald Villacorta5, Laura Mesana6, Soumya Chakravarty7, Maud Pacou4, Iris Lin5, Thomas Baker8, Yiting Wang9 and Jessica Walsh10, 1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2NYU School of Medicine, New York City, 3Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, PA, 4Amaris, Paris, France, 5Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, 6Amaris, New York, 7Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, 8Janssen Global Services, LLC, Raritan, NJ, 9Janssen R&D, LLC, Titusville, 10University of Utah School of Medicine, George E. Wahlen Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

    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

    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 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: 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…
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