Abstracts tagged "Disability"

Abstract Number: 208 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcome of Muscle Function and Disease Activity in Patients Recently Diagnosed with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis – Preliminary Results of a 1-Year Follow-up Registry Study
Helene Alexanderson¹, Jenny Bergegård², Christina Ottosson³, Maryam Dastmalchi⁴ and Ingrid E. Lundberg⁵, ¹Dept of Neuroscience, Care Science and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Physical Therapy, Orthopedic/Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Solna, Unit of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Most patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) develop sustained muscle impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the muscle endurance (Functional…
Abstract Number: 2698 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
FMS and SLE Patients Have Higher Treatment Expectations Than RA Patients
Robert S. Katz¹, Hannah Bond², Jessica L. Polyak², Lauren Kwan² and Susan Shott¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: It is anticipated that patients with high expectations for improvement of their medical condition may get frustrated when a significant degree of benefit does…
Abstract Number: 2694 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Examination of a Multidimensional Model of Disability and Role Functioning in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarah R. Ormseth¹, Taylor Draper², M. Custodio³, Michael H. Weisman⁴, M.R. Irwin⁵ and Perry M. Nicassio⁵, ¹Cousins Center for PNI, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Cousins Center for PNI, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Disability and impairments in role functioning are common obstacles for many patients with RA. A combination of disease-related and psychosocial factors may contribute to…
Abstract Number: 2608 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time in Remission Is Important for Improvement of Physical Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Helga Radner¹, Farideh Alasti², Josef S. Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Physical function is one of the major outcomes in RA as it predicts work disability, quality of life, health care resource utilisation and mortality.…
Abstract Number: 2444 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Restricting Back Pain Is Associated with Disability in Community-Living Older Persons
Una E. Makris¹, Liana Fraenkel², Ling Han³, Linda Leo-Summers³ and Thomas M. Gill⁴, ¹Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ³Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁴Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is common and costly, few longitudinal studies have evaluated the association between back pain, severe enough to restrict activity (hereafter referred…
Abstract Number: 2416 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arthritis-Attributable Interference in Routine Life Activities
Kristina A. Theis¹, Teresa J. Brady², Charles G. Helmick³, Louise Murphy⁴ and Kamil E. Barbour⁵, ¹Athritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ²Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Division of Population Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Arthritis-attributable interference (AAI) in routine life activities are indicators of quality-of-life (QOL) that have not often been studied in a population-based sample of U.S.…
Abstract Number: 1825 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Disability and Work Limitations in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Are Equal and Increase with Comorbidities
Chanseok Rhee¹, Janet E. Pope², Andrew E. Thompson³, Nicole G. H. Le Riche⁴, Gina Rohekar⁵ and Sherry Rohekar⁵, ¹School of Medicine and Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentisty, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, St. Joseph Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, St. Josephs Health Ctr, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Few studies directly compare work disability (WD) and work productivity losses in different forms of inflammatory arthritis (IA) such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic…
Abstract Number: 1576 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Subgroups of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Based On Levels of Pain, Disability, and Depression
Taylor Draper¹, Sarah R. Ormseth², M. Custodio³, Michael H. Weisman⁴, M.R. Irwin⁵ and Perry M. Nicassio⁵, ¹Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ²Cousins Center for PNI, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Cousins Center for PNI, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Pain, disability, and depression are present in various degrees in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). In spite of meeting the same diagnostic criteria, some…
Abstract Number: 1013 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Influence of Vertebral Fractures On the Functional Disability of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Soo-Kyung Cho¹, Joo-Hyun Lee², Min-Kyung Han³, Seunghun Lee⁴, Ji Young Kim⁵, Jeong Ah Ryu⁶, Yun Young Choi⁵, Sang-Cheol Bae⁷ and Yoon-Kyoung Sung⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Goyang, South Korea, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Disease, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Department of Radiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁷Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, painful, and disabling disease associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to the general population. Higher…
Abstract Number: 717 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Results From a Multi-Tiered Item Collection On Linking Systemic Sclerosis to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Initiative
Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹, Reuben Escorpizo², Kevin J. Keen³, Kim Fligelstone⁴ and Oliver Distler⁵, ¹LSU Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, ²ICF Research Branch in cooperation with the WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications in Germany (DIMDI), Nottwil, Switzerland, ³Mathematics and Statistics, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada, ⁴Royal Free Hospital, Scleroderma Unit and Scleroderma Society, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) affects multiple organs with complex combinations of disability. Skin fibrosis, ischemic pain, ulceration, arthritis, joint contractures, myopathy and cardiopulmonary, renal as…

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