Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0192 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Acute Care Use Among Individuals with Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis in the All of Us Research Program
Candace Feldman¹, Leah Santacroce¹, Yomaira Silva², Jing Cui¹, Jeong Yee¹, Elizabeth Karlson¹ and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Adverse social determinants of health (SDoH), or social risk factors like economic insecurities, inadequate health care access and neighborhood vulnerability, contribute to modifiable inequities…
Abstract Number: 0997 • ACR Convergence 2024
Geographic and Lifestyle Exposures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zoe Reed¹, Janis Campbell², Xana Howard¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Bridget Parrish¹, Wade DeJager³, Cristina Arriens¹, Joan Merrill⁴ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a complex etiology with genetic predispositions interacting with environmental factors. Extensive environmental exposure information is now publicly available based…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mediating Role of Pain Catastrophizing in Racial Disparities in Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Among Non-Hispanic White and Asian Americans: A Pilot Study
Chiyoung Lee¹, Kent Kwoh² and Hyochol Ahn¹, ¹University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is projected to increase among racially and ethnically marginalized groups. Although recent studies have begun to delineate…
Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Geocoded Social Deprivation Indices to Understand Health Disparities in Pediatric Rheumatology
William Soulsby and Emily Von Scheven, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) may impact health outcomes via neighborhood-level factors, such as access to medical care and neighborhood safety. Therefore, geocoded measures…
Abstract Number: 2653 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Insurance on Time to Biological Drug (bDMARD) Initiation and Inactive Disease Achievement in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Elaine Yung¹, Xiaoxuan Liu², Bin Huang³, Michael Wagner¹, Minal Aundhia², Chen Chen⁴ and hermine brunner⁵, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cinciannati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cin, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: When uncontrolled, JIA is associated with short-term and long-term complications that affect the patient’s quality of life. A common goal of treatment is to…
Abstract Number: 0194 • ACR Convergence 2024
Machine Learning Methods to Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Hispanic Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ariana Gonzalez-Melendez¹, Jeann Hernandez-Franco², Dylan Cedres-Rivera³ and Abiel Roche-Lima³, ¹University of Puerto Rico - Medical Science Campus, Guaynabo, PR, ²University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico, ³Center for Collaborative Research in Health Disparities, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, Puerto Rico
Background/Purpose: The most common cause of death among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have performed cardiovascular risk stratification;…
Abstract Number: 1012 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disparities in Time to Diagnosis for Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Renato Ferrandiz¹, Gabriela Rabasa², Sarah Gasman³, Brooke Mcginley⁴, Rachael Stovall⁵, S. Reza Jafarzadeh⁶, Jean Liew⁶ and Maureen Dubreuil⁷, ¹North Alabama Medical Center, Florence, AL, ²Department of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁶Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Section of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA; formerly ankylosing spondylitis) has an average diagnostic delay of 7 years, which can lead to a diminished quality of life…
Abstract Number: 1246 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-Term Outcomes Based on the Sex of the Rheumatologist in a Prospective Cohort of RA Patients Receiving Biological Therapies
Alessandro Giollo¹, Mariangela Salvato², Margherita Zen³ and doria Andrea⁴, ¹Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padova, Padua, Italy, ²University of Padua, Padova, Italy, ³University of Padova, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁴University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: To explore the influence of the rheumatologist's sex on long-term outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing biologic therapy.Methods: This is a prospective,…
Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2024
Race/ethnicity Is Associated with Disease Severity in Pediatric Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States
Rob Valdovinos¹, William Soulsby² and Emily von Scheven², ¹UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Race and ethnicity are societal constructs that contribute to health disparities. Small studies have found that Hispanic patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are more…
Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Initiatives on Recruiting Underrepresented Participants into SLE Clinical Trials
Maria Bacalao¹, Marie Maitre² and Shivani Kottur³, ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Healthcare disparities in SLE clinical trials are well known, with minoritized individuals facing more significant SLE morbidity and mortality, while being underrepresented in randomized…
Abstract Number: 1013 • ACR Convergence 2024
Burden of Emergency Department Visits and Their Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS)
Vishwesh Bharadiya¹, Aman Singh², Parul Berry¹, Dominique Feterman Jimenez³, Grant Hughes³, Alison Bays³, Rachael Stovall³, Rashmi Dhital⁴ and Namrata Singh⁵, ¹AIIMS, New Delhi, India, ²Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴UC San Diego, Brentwood, TN, ⁵University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) frequently visit the emergency department (ED). However, very little is known regarding the clinical characteristics of patients visiting the…
Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Relationship Between Child Opportunity Index and Burden of Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ayah Eltoum¹, Livie Timmerman², Melissa Mannion¹ and Emily Smitherman¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL
Background/Purpose: Outcomes for systemic lupus erythematosus are known to be associated with sociodemographic indicators. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) is a well-validated measure of neighborhood…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2024
Ethnic and Racial Minorities in Clinical Trials for Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Therapeutic Agents
Connor Buechler, Lindsey Wanberg, Cody Rasner, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Dawn Hackman and David Pearson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Background/Purpose: Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) experience greater morbidity and mortality from autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTDs); thus, equitable access to randomized controlled…
Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2024
BP Connect Improves Follow-up of High Blood Pressure in Urban Rheumatology and Non-Rheumatology Clinics
Alexa Figueroa Baiges¹, David Gazeley², Monica Messina¹, Bret Hanlon³, Edmond Ramly⁴, Ann Rosenthal⁵, Laura Stewart⁶, Makeba Williams⁷, Heidi W. Brown⁸ and Christie Bartels⁹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁷Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁸Division of Health Services Research & Implementation Science, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Hypertension accounts for >54% of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and although 49% of US outpatient visits occur in specialty clinics, only 10% of…
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rural-dwelling Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Those with Lower Income Are More Likely to Be Admitted for Myocardial Infarction in the U.S. and Have Worse Outcomes
Sumanth Chandrupatla¹ and Jasvinder Singh², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: We aimed to assess whether there is a rural-urban disparity in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) hospitalization in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods:…

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