Abstracts tagged "Economics"

Abstract Number: 0239 • ACR Convergence 2021
Work Disability Associated with Fatigue in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis – a Retrospective Study Using Claims Data, 2009-2019
Elaine Husni¹, Steven Peterson², Natalie Dennis³, Feifei Yang⁴, Iris Lin⁴, Yiting Wang⁵, Soumya Chakravarty⁶, Claire Fischer³, May Shawi⁷, Arthur Quenéchdu³ and Joseph Merola⁸, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Raritan, NJ, ³Amaris, Health Economics and Market Access, Paris, France, ⁴Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen R&D, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ⁷Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a complex symptom affecting physiological, psychological, and social factors and is commonly seen in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Fatigue has been shown to…
Abstract Number: 0240 • ACR Convergence 2021
Economic Burden of Fatigue Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis – a Retrospective Study Using Claims Data, 2009-2019
Joseph Merola¹, Feifei Yang², Natalie Dennis³, Steven Peterson⁴, Iris Lin², Yiting Wang⁵, Soumya Chakravarty⁶, Arthur Quenéchdu³, May Shawi⁷, Claire Fischer³ and Elaine Husni⁸, ¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, PA, ³Amaris, Health Economics and Market Access, Paris, France, ⁴Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Raritan, NJ, ⁵Janssen R&D, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ⁷Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a complex symptom affecting physiological, psychological, and social factors and is commonly seen in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The objectives of this study…
Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying Predictors of Unemployment in Axial Spondyloarthropathy: Data from the Ankylosing Spondylitis Registry of Ireland
Sinead Maguire¹, Wilson Fiona², Phil Gallagher³ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹, ¹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Discipline of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthropathy (axSpA) is an inflammatory arthritis of the axial skeleton. Persistent disease activity can result in significant disability and affect ability to maintain…
Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incremental Healthcare Costs of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) Compared to Asthma: Retrospective Analysis of Commercial Claims Data in the United States (US)
Christopher Bell¹, Juliana Meyers² and Mayank Ajmera², ¹GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC, ²RTI-Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome, is a rare, complex multisystem disorder, characterized by vascular inflammation and multisystem organ damage. EGPA manifests…
Abstract Number: 0562 • ACR Convergence 2021
Inpatient Epidemiology and Resource Utilization of Ankylosing Spondylitis: National Inpatient Sample 2018
Patompong Ungprasert¹, Thanat Chaikijurajai², Karn Wijarnpreecha³ and Paul Kroner³, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Background/Purpose: Little is known about inpatient epidemiology, economic burden and resource utilization of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The current study aims to describe those…
Abstract Number: 0329 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with Functional Status in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Steven Sison³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Peter Hur⁵, Nina Kim⁶ and Kaleb Michaud⁷, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, ⁴FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶The University of Texas at Austin; Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX, ⁷FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita
Background/Purpose: The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) has been validated and widely used in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) clinical trials for the assessment of patient…
Abstract Number: 0566 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Prior to Diagnosis of ANCA Vasculitis in Medicare Beneficiaries
Shirley Huang¹, Xintong Li², Joehl Nguyen², Jacob Robinson², Susan Hogan³, Vimal Derebail³ and Carolyn Thorpe², ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, ²University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, ³University of North Carolina Kidney Center, Chapel Hill
Background/Purpose: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis (AV) is a complex group of autoimmune disorders affecting blood vessels in multiple organ systems. Delays in diagnosis are…
Abstract Number: 0567 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatologist’s Perception of the Efficacy, Safety and Willingness to Prescribe Infliximab and Use Alternate Drug Supply Programs to Lower Cost of Rheumatoid Arthritis Care
Cesar Galan¹, Alan Puric², Guy Cozzi², Michele Hamburger³, Elisea Avalos-Reyes⁴ and Kjel Johnson¹, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Northbrook, IL, ³Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX
Background/Purpose: There is interest in employing biosimilar therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which have been shown comparable to originator biologics in safety and…
Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Proposed Economic Framework to Model the Consequences of Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Domains
Jacquelyn Chou¹, Ervant Maksabedian², David Collier³ and Howard Thom⁴, ¹PRECISION heor, Los Angeles, CA, ²Amgen Inc., LOS ANGELES, CA, ³Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests heterogeneous signs and symptoms (e.g., dactylitis, enthesitis, axial involvement, skin- and nail disease), which may respond to treatments differently. While…
Abstract Number: 0585 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cost-effectiveness of Motivational Counselling and SMS-reminders on Daily Sitting Time in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jan Sorensen¹, Mette Aadahl², Merete Hetland³, Bente Appel Esbensen⁴ and Tanja Thomsen², ¹Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Centre for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The “Joint Resources – Sedentary Behaviour” randomised controlled trial (RCT) (1,2,3) aimed to reduce sedentary behaviour in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gout Increases Length of Stay in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure Exacerbation
Daniel DeMizio¹, Guojing Wu², Ying Wei², Joan Bathon³ and Runsheng Wang⁴, ¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Staten Island, NY, ²Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, New York, NY, ³Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: There is growing evidence that both the prevalence of gout and its burden on healthcare costs has increased over recent decades. It has been…
Abstract Number: 0602 • ACR Convergence 2020
Labor Impact of SARS-COV-2 Pandemic in Argentine Rheumatologists
Scarafia Santiago¹, Emilio Buschiazzo², María Victoria Martire³, César Graf⁴ and Rodrigo Garcia Salinas⁵, ¹Hospital Municipal "San Cayetano", Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta., Salta, Salta, Argentina, ³Instituto Médico Platense, La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Sociedad Argentina de Reumatología, Paraná, Entre Rios, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: The novel coronavirus SARS2-COV-2 has precipitated the present outbreak of COVID-19, the worldwide spread has strong impact on general population and on healthcare workers.…
Abstract Number: 0616 • ACR Convergence 2020
Correlation Between Disease Activity and Perceived Economic Barriers to Care in a Population of African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ashley White¹, Trevor Faith¹, Aissatou Ba¹, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan², Hetlena Johnson³, Jillian Rose⁴, Clara Dismuke-Greer⁵, Jim Oates⁶, Leonard Egede⁷ and Edith Williams¹, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²medical university of south carolina, south carolina, ³LupusCSC, Columbia, SC, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ⁵Palo Alto VA, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Charleston, SC, ⁷Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, multifactorial disease with heterogeneous presentation. Disease activity – the number and severity of symptoms – can be…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with RA Who Are ACPA Positive and Shared Epitope Positive
Joe Zhuo¹, Manasi Suryavanshi¹, Lawshia Priya², Vadim Khaychuk¹, John Vaile¹, Jing Cui³, Nancy Shadick⁴ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu-Sigma, Bangalore, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A strong genetic association between HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE) and RA has been described.1 The SE has been associated with ACPA…
Abstract Number: 1880 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Healthcare Utilization and Costs with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Steven Sison³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Esther Yi⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, ⁴FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita
Background/Purpose: Treatments for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been shown to improve patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in clinical studies; however, healthcare decision makers have limited ability…

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