Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0443 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups Diagnosed with Rheumatic Diseases
Emily Sirotich¹, Teresa Semalulu¹, Kevin Kennedy², Salman Surangiwala³, Maggie Larche¹, Jean Liew⁴, Mitchell Levine², Graeme Reed⁵, Naira Ikram⁶, Carly Harrison⁷, Richard Howard⁸, Rashmi Sinha⁹, Monique Gore-Massy¹⁰ and Jonathan Hausmann¹¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, ³Queen’s School of Medicine, Kingston, Canada, ⁴University of Washington, Seattle, ⁵Canadian Spondylitis Association, Vancouver, Canada, ⁶Duke University, Durham, ⁷Lupus Chat, NA, ⁸Spondylitis Association of America, Van Nuys, CA, ⁹SJIA Foundation, Cincinnati, ¹⁰Lupus Foundation of America, Brooklyn, NY, ¹¹Boston Children's Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated structural and systematic barriers in access to healthcare for racial and ethnic minorities. The impact of these increased barriers…
Abstract Number: 0046 • ACR Convergence 2020
Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status Among RA Patients: A Longitudinal Analysis Using RISE Data
Jing Li¹, Gabriela Schmajuk², Michael Evans³, Zara Izadi⁴, Patricia Katz⁵, Alexis Ogdie⁶, Lisa Suter⁷ and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ³Ucsf, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁶Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have shown that RA outcomes, including disease activity, erosions, and disability, are worse among patients with low socioeconomic status (SES). However, few…
Abstract Number: 0574 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is Hydroxychloroquine Use a Proxy for Health Care Access? Predictors of First Dispensing Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Lupus
Katherine Pryor¹, Chang Xu¹, Jamie Collins¹, Karen Costenbader² and Candace Feldman¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine (HCQ/CQ) is considered to be the backbone of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) care. Differences in receipt of HCQ/CQ may exacerbate disparities in adverse…
Abstract Number: 0047 • ACR Convergence 2020
Administrative Barriers to Enrollment of Ethnic Minorities in Clinical Research of Rheumatic/Immune-Mediated Diseases
Brittany Banbury¹, Sharon Dowell¹, Gail Kerr², Mercedes Quinones², Ginette Okoye¹ and Ilona Jileaeva¹, ¹Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Inclusion of ethnic minority subsets in clinical research remains subpar despite mandates for increased participation. Lack of trust, cultural sensitivity and bias, stereotyping, health…
Abstract Number: 0575 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of an Integrated Care Management Program on Acute Care Utilization and Outpatient Appointment Attendance Among High-Risk Patients with Lupus
Jessica Williams¹, Weixing Huang², Jamie Collins³, Kreager Taber¹, Katherine McLaughlin¹, Rebecca Cunningham¹, Christine Vogeli⁴, Lisa Wichmann¹ and Candace Feldman³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are often members of disadvantaged groups and some struggle with high acute care utilization and missed outpatient appointments.…
Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in a Large Academic Medical Center
Enid Sun¹, Carolina Alvarez², Leigh Callahan³ and Saira Sheikh⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Many aspects of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) management require a high level of patient agency and open avenues for patient-provider contact. In the…
Abstract Number: 0603 • ACR Convergence 2020
Multisite Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Era Telemedicine Expansion on Reduction in No-Show Rates
Christie Bartels¹, David Gazeley², Ann Rosenthal³, Sancia Ferguson⁴, Edmond Ramly⁵, Monica Messina⁶ and Douglas White⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Oakland, CA, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁷Gundersen Health System, Onalaska, WI
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid expansion of telemedicine in all fields, including rheumatology. We hypothesized that increased use of telemedicine would reduce no-show…
Abstract Number: 0050 • ACR Convergence 2020
Demographic Disparities in the Medically Underserved Populations of Southern California: A Rheumatology Cohort of Cytokine Release Syndrome Patients Due to COVID-19
Muntarin Karim¹, Patil Injean², Sandy Lee², Neha Chiruvolu³, Loomee Doo⁴, Deepa Panikkath², Donna Jose⁵, Micah Yu⁴, Anna Lafian⁴, Vaneet Sandhu⁶, Karina Torralba⁷, Christina Downey², Mehrnaz Hojjati⁴ and Marven Cabling⁴, ¹Loma Linda University Health System, Loma Linda, CA, ²Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ³UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ⁴Loma Linda University Medical Center, LOMA LINDA, CA, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, Ontario, CA, ⁶Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁷Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Multiple epidemiologic reports across the country show…
Abstract Number: 0612 • ACR Convergence 2020
Differences in 30-Day Rehospitalization Risk and Predictors by Age Group Among Patients with Lupus in Medicare
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Yi Chen², Ann Sheehy³, Farah Kaiksow³, Ryan Powell⁴, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi⁵, Amy Kind⁶ and Christie Bartels⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Hospital Medicine Division, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Division, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Nursing, Madison, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Health Services and Care Research Program, Geriatrics Division, Madison, WI, ⁷University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Although our recent research demonstrates that young adult Medicare beneficiaries (age 18-35) with lupus (SLE) have higher risk of 30-day rehospitalization, predictors specific to…
Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2020
Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Important Social Determinants Among Patients from Minority Communities with Rheumatic Diseases
Allen Anandarajah¹, Nancy Shelton², Leta Yi³, Meredith Graham⁴, Emily Papa⁵ and Robyn Carter⁵, ¹university of rochester medical center, rochesteruniversity, NY, ²Coordianted Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, rochester, NY, ⁴Collaborative Health Research, Rochester, NY, ⁵St. Joseph's Neighbourhood Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health and are associated with risk of an earlier death, depression and poor self-rated health. Few…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mortality Among Minority Populations with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Including Asian and Hispanic Status: The California Lupus Surveillance Project, 2007-2017
Milena Gianfrancesco¹, Maria Dall'Era², Louise Murphy³, Charles Helmick³, Jing Li¹, Stephanie Rush¹, Laura Trupin¹ and Jinoos Yazdany⁴, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ³Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease with manifestations that vary widely in severity. Contemporary data indicate that minority populations are at…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2020
¿Comprende? Assessing the Readability of Freely Available Spanish-Language Online Patient Education Materials for Rheumatologic Diseases
Carleigh Zahn¹, Bharat Kumar¹ and Cindy Puga², ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ²Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Spanish is the second most popular language in the United States and third most commonly spoken language internationally. Despite the high prevalence of Spanish…
Abstract Number: 1119 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Primary Insurance Status on Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty Utilization and Complications: A United States Nationwide Analysis
Bella Mehta¹, Kaylee Ho², Jennifer Bido³, Stavros Memtsoudis³, Michael Parks⁴, Linda Russell⁵, Susan Goodman¹ and Said Ibrahim⁶, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: In patients with end-stage bilateral knee osteoarthritis, treatment options include either a staged total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure, often with a few months in…

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