Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in DMARD Use and in Medicare Part B-Covered Options Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
ashkan ara¹, John FitzGerald² and Susan Ettner², ¹UCLA Health, Los Angeles, CA, ²UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs can substantially improve the quality of life for Medicare beneficiaries with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, racial and ethnic disparities…
Abstract Number: 2629 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of 30-day Readmissions in Pregnant Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health.
Sandhya Kannayiram¹, Yiyuan Wu², Lisa Sammaritano³, Michael Lockshin⁴, Rich Caruana⁵, Ware Branch⁶, Jane Salmon³ and Bella Mehta⁷, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Microsoft, Redmond, WA, ⁶University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Jersey City, NJ
Background/Purpose: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are increasingly recognized as significant contributors to adverse outcomes in pregnant patients with SLE. This study aims to evaluate…
Abstract Number: 1707 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Kidney Transplant Outcomes Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A 20-Year Analysis Spanning Before and After the 2014 Kidney Allocation System Revision
Soziema Salia¹, Boniface Mensah², Ufuoma Mamoh¹, Gilava Hedayati¹, Terrylyna Baffoe-Bonnie³, Joan Morny⁴ and Christhopher Haas³, ¹MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, MD, ²MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, CA, ³MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Internal Medicine Program, Baltimore, ⁴Piedmont Athens Regional Internal Medicine Residency Program, Athens, GA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in young women, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities. Kidney transplantation…
Abstract Number: 1077 • ACR Convergence 2025
Health literacy and work status in people with inflammatory arthritis: a cluster analysis in a national cohort
Mrinalini Dey¹, Sam Norton², Andrew Cope², MAYA BUCH³, Richard Osborne⁴, James Galloway² and Elena Nikiphorou², ¹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, ⁴La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Work status and employment can be impacted in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). We aimed to assess the association between health literacy and work…
Abstract Number: 0381 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improving Participation in The Lupus Foundation of America’s Research Accelerated by You (RAY) Patient Registry By Understanding Patient Preference in Communication Strategies
Safoah Agyemang¹, Melicent Miller¹, Tori Justin², Lydia Oberholtzer² and Joy Buie¹, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Sharp Insight LLC, Montgomery County, MD
Background/Purpose: The purpose of Research Accelerated by You (RAY) is to amplify awareness about clinical research and trials and ensure lupus patient partnership in therapeutic…
Abstract Number: 2615 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Cost of Complexity: Financial Toxicity in Rheumatic Disease, Cancer, and Their Intersection
Manush Sondhi¹, Bhavik Bansal², Hemant Khandelia¹, Jiha Lee³, Sebastian E Sattui⁴, Siddharth Singh⁵ and Namrata Singh⁶, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁶University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Financial toxicity (FT) is the financial burden of accessing health care, well known in cancer and increasingly seen in rheumatic disease (RD). We compared…
Abstract Number: 1704 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relationships between Neighborhood Disadvantage, Cumulative Social Disadvantage, and JIA Outcomes: A CARRA Registry Study
William Soulsby¹, John Boscardin², Daniel Horton³, Andrea Knight⁴, Karine Toupin-April⁵ and Emily von Scheven², ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁴Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDOH) operate across individual, family, and community levels. We previously demonstrated that cumulative social disadvantage, comprised of individual and family-level…
Abstract Number: 1076 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Differences in Real-World Use of Urate-Lowering and Adjunctive Therapies for Gout: A 10-Year Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Michael Hamilton¹, Justin Riley Lam², Emmanuel Otabor³, Laith Alomari³, Maxim Barnett³, Arthur Lau⁴ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Maple Glen, PA, ⁵Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: Although achieving target serum urate (SU) and reducing cardiovascular events are cornerstones of gout management, little is known about contemporary treatment patterns across racial…
Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Patient Acceptability of Rheumatology Care Delivered by Telemedicine
Hareem Farooq¹, Lesley Jackson¹, Rahima Begum², Gary Cutter², Kenneth Saag³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Home-based telemedicine is an efficient healthcare delivery approach. A recent randomized clinical trial (RCT) found that in-person visits may be preferred among rheumatology patients.…
Abstract Number: 2565 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Participation in the Lupus Sister Circle Support Group
Khadija Dantata, Wendy Rodgers and Lety Ocana, The Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Relative to White people with lupus (PWL), Black/African American (B/AA) PWL are three times as likely to develop lupus and suffer a severe form…
Abstract Number: 1689 • ACR Convergence 2025
Addressing Perceived Discrimination in Lupus Care: Enhancing Patient Empowerment and Health Equity Through Education and Support
Kimberly Cabrera¹, Priscilla Calvache², Lillian Mendez³, Giselle Morales⁴ and Jillian Rose-Smith², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Patient Advocate, Carteret, NJ, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, Glendale, NY
Background/Purpose: SLE is a life-threatening autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects African American (AA), Hispanic/Latino, & Asian populations. These communities experience serious health disparities, including more…
Abstract Number: 1075 • ACR Convergence 2025
Racial Differences in Management and Clinical Outcomes of Giant-Cell Arteritis: A Real-World Propensity-Matched Study
Michael Hamilton¹, Justin Riley Lam², Emmanuel Otabor³, Laith Alomari³, Maxim Barnett³, Fabian Rodriguez Quinonez⁴ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Einstein Healthcare Network Philadelphia - Jefferson Health, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Background/Purpose: Giant-cell arteritis (GCA) is usually described in people of Northern-European ancestry, and little is known about outcomes in Black and Hispanic (B-His) patients. Using…
Abstract Number: 0364 • ACR Convergence 2025
Group-Based Medical Mistrust and Logistical Factors Influencing Rheumatology Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Survey
Andreina Martinez Paulino¹, Miles King², Danny Arias Diaz¹, Asma Cheema³ and Muznay Khawaja⁴, ¹Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Montefiore Einstein , Wakefield Campus, Woodbridge Township, NJ, ⁴Jersey City Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials are the cornerstone of evidence-based rheumatology, yet enrolling and retaining a representative patient cohort remains challenging. While underrepresentation of underserved minorities is…
Abstract Number: 2518 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of psychiatric comorbidity on disease outcomes in ANCA-associated vasculitis: A multi-center retrospective cohort study
Saloni Patel¹, Brendan Denvir², Maria Kaltchenko¹, Aaron Bao³, Varsha Simha¹, Michael Cammarata⁴ and Jun Kang⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins, Phoenix, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic small vessel vasculitis associated with significant morbidity and complex care needs across a broad demographic…
Abstract Number: 1633 • ACR Convergence 2025
Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Fany Rocio Arevalo-Nieto¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Maria Eugenia Corral-Trujillo², Tania Sarahi Ayala-Garcia¹, Dunja Athalia Perez-Garfias¹, David Alejandro Ramirez-Cantu¹, Leonardo Uriel Tapia-Aguayo¹, Jesus Mario Ortiz-Palafox³, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Emmanuel Dominguez-Chapa⁴, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which individuals are born, grow, live and work. These factors (education, socioeconomic status, access to…

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