Abstract Number: 583 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Correlation of Individual HAQ and Basdai Questions with Disease Activity Measures in Ankylosing Spondylitis? Implications for Instrument Reduction
Background/Purpose Despite the importance of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) in assessing patient-reported functional status and disease…Abstract Number: 369 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Snapshot, a Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessment Tool, Against CDAI, DAS28 (ESR), and DAS28 (CRP) in Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Measuring disease activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) remains an elusive goal. Both DAS and CDAI have an inherent weakness because similar numbers can result…Abstract Number: 2975 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Residual Large Joint Synovitis By Power Doppler Ultrasonography Is Associated with Higher Disease Activity and Significant Impact of Disease in Multi-Ethnic Asian Patients with Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Regular monitoring of disease activity with appropriate modification of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy results in improved radiographic and functional outcomes in patients with…Abstract Number: 2578 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity Is the Major Determinant of Quality of Life and Physical Function in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis. Results from the Esperanza Cohort.
Background/Purpose : Main objective: to describe health related quality of life (HRQoL), physical function (PF) and spinal mobility (SM) in patients with early axial Spondyloarthritis…Abstract Number: 2387 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relation Between Disease Activity Indices and Their Individual Components and Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review
Background/Purpose: Composite indices and single items are available to monitor disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Their relation to radiographic progression is an important aspect…Abstract Number: 1824 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Improvement in Disease Activity and Fatigue Scores
Background/Purpose Vitamin D has an important immunomodulatory effect but there are no clinical trials that directly addressed the benefit from boosting the serum level of…Abstract Number: 1354 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving the Measurement of Disease Activity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validation of an Electronic Version of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID 3)
Background/Purpose Quantitative measures of disease activity are associated with improved outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but many rheumatologists continue to rely on non-quantitative…Abstract Number: 906 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Long Does Sonographic Joint Activity Continue in Clinically Remittive Joints of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
How long does sonographic joint activity continue in clinically remittive joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis? M. Gärtner, F. Alasthi, G. Supp, P. Mandl, JS…Abstract Number: 599 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Any Gender Specific Difference in the Cut Off Values of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Background/Purpose Axial spondyloarthritis (ax-SpA) consisted patients with advanced axial SpA or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA). Evaluation of disease activity in axSpA…Abstract Number: 367 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Non-Response to Methotrexate Monotherapy the Change in Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score Is Differentially Associated with Subsequent Response to Non-Biological Versus Biological Therapy
Background/Purpose For patients with early RA (eRA), methotrexate (MTX) is recommended as first-line treatment and in non-responders both the addition of conventional non-biological disease modifying…Abstract Number: 1272 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole-Body Versus Thigh Magnetic Resonance Imaging In The Assessment Of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Background/Purpose: MRI is a promising tool to assess disease activity in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). So far all MRI JDM studies focused on the thigh musculature.…Abstract Number: 468 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Differential Role Of T Helper Cells In The Pathogenesis and Responsiveness To Abatacept Therapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Abatacept (ABT) works through a different mechanism of action from TNF inhibitors in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ABT decreases T cell responses…Abstract Number: 2790 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Research In Arthritis In Canadian Children Emphasizing Outcomes (ReACCh Out) Cohort: Are We Achieving Clinically Important Outcomes?
Background/Purpose: Recent data suggests that achievement of inactive disease and early disease remission may result in improved outcomes for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). …Abstract Number: 2272 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Survey Regarding Utility Of The Health Assessment Questionnaire Reveals An Unrecognized Aspect Of Disease Activity In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consequences Of Physical Activity
Patient Survey Regarding Utility of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Reveals an Unrecognized Aspect of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consequences of Physical Activity Background/Purpose: The…Abstract Number: 1948 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Power Doppler Ultrasound 7-Joint Score Vs. Simplified Disease Activity Index In Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated With Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) falsely increases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity clinical composite scores, such as the simplified disease activity index (SDAI), recently incorporated into ACR/EULAR…
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