Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0464 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Timely Post-Discharge Follow-up on Readmission Risk Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Nadia Sweet², W Ryan Powell², Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi³, Farah Kaiksow², Ann Sheehy², Amy Kind² and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has the 6th highest hospital readmission rate of all US chronic diseases with significant health disparities and costs. Transitional care…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluating Patient No Show Rates to Rheumatology Appointments Across a Regional Healthcare System
Osman Bhatty¹, Rebecca Schorr², Tarun Sharma¹ and Mary Chester Wasko¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: No-show visits in various clinical settings are costly to providers and to health care systems, potentially representing between 3-14% of a clinic’s yearly income.…
Abstract Number: 1122 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient-perceived Solutions to the Treatment Barriers in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Qualitative Study from a Diverse Patient Group Including Racial/ethnic Minorities
Jasvinder Singh, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) has worse outcomes in racial/ethnic minorities. Yet, most of the qualitative studies include primarily Caucasian people with knee OA, with minimal…
Abstract Number: 0492 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Glucocorticoid Use Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mia Chandler¹, Leah Santacroce², Karen Costenbader³, Rishi Desai⁴, Seoyoung Kim² and Candace Feldman², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Belmont, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are an integral part of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatment. Long-term use of GCs is associated with adverse effects. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Area Deprivation Index and Practice Patterns of Medicare Part D Rheumatologists
Shannon Tai¹, Ikechukwu Mbonu² and Michael Putman³, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, West Allis, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI
Background/Purpose: Geographic disparities in the distribution and practice patterns of rheumatology providers may negatively impact patients with rheumatic diseases. The objective of this study was…
Abstract Number: 1168 • ACR Convergence 2021
Barriers to Effectiveness of Non-surgical Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis in a Diverse Racial/Ethnic Population: A Nominal Group Qualitative Study
Jasvinder Singh, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) has worse outcome in racial/ethnic minorities, who also have more severe pain, disability and worse outcomes. However, most qualitative studies include…
Abstract Number: 0494 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Distribution of Social Deprivation, Distance to Care and Disease Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the United States
Sharon Dowell¹, Huifeng Yun², Jeffrey Curtis³, Lang Chen⁴, Manuela Pedra-Nobre⁵, Dianne Wollaston⁶, SAWSAN NAJMEY⁷, Cynthia Lawrence-Elliott⁸, Theresa Lawrence-Ford⁹, Heather North¹⁰, Robin Dore¹¹, Soha Dolatabadi¹², Thaila Ramanujam¹³, Anne Winkler¹⁴, Stacy Kennedy¹⁵, Stephanie Ott¹⁶, Stephanie Ledbetter¹⁷, Grace Wright¹⁸ and Gail Kerr¹⁹, ¹Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁵North Jersey Rheum. Center, Westfield, NJ, ⁶Memorial Advanced Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ⁷Midstate Rheumatology Center, PA, Freehold, NJ, ⁸North Georgia Rheum Group, Atlanta, GA, ⁹North Georgia Rheum Group, Atlanta, MD, ¹⁰Pardee UNC, Hendersonville, NC, ¹¹Robin K. Dore, MD Inc, Tustin, CA, ¹²Soha Dolatabadi, MD, Los Angeles, CA, ¹³Santa Cruz Rheumatology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, ¹⁴Winkler Medical Practice, Springfield, MO, ¹⁵Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, Concord, NC, ¹⁶Fairfield Medical Center, Carroll, OH, ¹⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁸Grace C Wright MD PC, and Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ¹⁹Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: The overall success of RA therapy is dependent on access to specialty care, insurance coverage and effective management of associated comorbidities. Whether RA disease…
Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Care for the Underserved in Central Texas
Veena Patel, Rajvi Patel and Kevin Hackshaw, Dell Medical School - UT Health Austin, Austin, TX
Background/Purpose: Health disparities exist among the uninsured and access to rheumatology is incredibly limited to this patient population. We reside in a state without Medicaid…
Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2021
Implementation of a Dermatologic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disease Learning Module Including All Skin Tones and Social Determinants of Health for Medical Students: A Pilot Study
Mavra Masood, Fnu Nutan, Julia Nunley and Beth Rubinstein, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Background/Purpose: There is a dearth of resources for medical students on identifying skin findings of autoimmune disorders in skin of color. Considering how several rheumatologic…
Abstract Number: 0495 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Multimorbidity Between Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Comparators in a Large Nationwide US Study
Ali Duarte-Garcia¹, Herbert Heien¹, Nilay Shah¹ and Cynthia Crowson², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased burden of multimorbidity. Racial/ethnic disparities have also been associated with an increased burden of multimorbidity.…
Abstract Number: 0613 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prescription Medications in a Large Urban Medical Center
J. Thomas Berry, William Galanter, Alia Welsh, Sandra Folarin, Reginald Woods and Huan Chang, UIC Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: African Americans and Hispanics with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) continue to have worse disease-related health outcomes relative to Whites. This…
Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pilot Health Literacy Curriculum Addressing Skills and Content Knowledge for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows
Gabriel Tarshish¹, Heather Archer-Dyer², Pablo Joo³, Dawn Wahezi⁴, Tamara Tanner⁵, Rhonda Acholonu⁴, Tamar Rubinstein⁶ and Irene Blanco⁷, ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ⁴Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁵Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cresskill, NJ
Background/Purpose: 36% of adults in the US have a basic to below basic level of health literacy. Studies show that limited health literacy (LHL) has…
Abstract Number: 0594 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Burden of Systemic Lupus in Five Distinct Racial and Ethnic Groups in Israel: A Population-based Study
Titilola Falasinnu¹, Nada Rizk¹, Becca Feldman², Devy Zisman³, Michael Leshchinsky², Gabriella Lawrence², Yashaar Chaichian⁴ and Julia Simard¹, ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Clalit Research Institute, Clalit Health Services, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Stanford University, Los Gatos, CA
Background/Purpose: Misclassification of race and ethnicity in data can impact how disparities in prevalence, incidence, severity, and complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are interpreted.…
Abstract Number: 0614 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sex and Race Based Utilization of Healthcare for Ocular Inflammation and Infection: Comparing the Results from the Medicare and the IRIS Data
Krati Chauhan¹ and James T. Rosenbaum², ¹Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, ²Departments of Ophthalmology, Medicine, and Cell Biology, Oregon Health & Sciences University and Chair Emeritus, Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Health care utilization has an impact on disease progression and outcome in rheumatologic care. Disparities based on race, sex, education and income level affect…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Chronic Glucocorticoid Use in Patients with SLE: A Cross Sectional Study
James Sullivan¹ and Emily Littlejohn², ¹Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Black patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) face higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to White patients. Long-term glucocorticoid use has been associated…

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