Abstracts tagged "Disparities"

Abstract Number: 0190 • ACR Convergence 2024
Socioeconomic Disparities in Functional Status by Neighborhood Deprivation in a National Sample of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Baljeet Rai¹, Jessica Fitzpatrick², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Jinoos Yazdany⁵, ¹University of California, San Francisco, Modesto, CA, ²University California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with SLE can experience significant declines in functional status (FS). The ACR has recently identified physical function as a high-priority domain in SLE…
Abstract Number: 0986 • ACR Convergence 2024
State-and-County-Level Social Vulnerability Index and Trends in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Related Mortality in the U.S
Omer Pamuk¹, Ansaam Daoud², Hasan Cetin³ and Marina Magrey⁴, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, Akron, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have shown significant health disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed the social vulnerability…
Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disparities in Rehabilitation Outcomes After Knee Arthroplasty
Allyn Bove¹, Christopher Bise¹, Lauren Terhorst¹, Kelli Allen², Jared Magnani¹, Anthony Delitto¹ and Janet Freburger¹, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: After total knee arthroplasty (TKA), most patients receive community-based rehabilitation in the home health (HH) and/or outpatient (OP) settings. The purpose of this study…
Abstract Number: 1921 • ACR Convergence 2024
Devastating Morbidity and Mortality Rates in the Hmong Population with a Diagnosis of Gout Who Had a COVID-19 Infection
Kari Falaas¹, Michael Schnaus², Margaret Singer³, Allison Hochstetler³, Pang Nhia Khang⁴, Katherine Schmiechen⁴ and Elie Gertner³, ¹University of Minnesota, Regions Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota, Regions Hospital, Methodist Hospital, Minneapolis, ³University of Minnesota, Regions Hospital, Minneapolis, ⁴Regions Hospital, Minneapolis
Background/Purpose: Hyperuricemia is associated with an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic syndromes. The Hmong population, in particular, has…
Abstract Number: 2591 • ACR Convergence 2024
Lupus-Related Reproductive Health Experiences and Needs of Women of Childbearing Age: A Qualitative Study
Yasmine Shakur¹, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas², S. Sam Lim¹ and Subasri Narasimhan¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition that primarily affects women of childbearing age, with many patients being diagnosed during puberty. Contraception…
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…

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