Employment Archives - ACR Meeting Abstracts

Abstract Number: 1353 • ACR Convergence 2026
Persistent Disease Burden among patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Despite Apparent Clinical Improvement: A Real-World Global Survey
Yiyan Liu¹, Dan Twigg², Alexis Ogdie³, Mariel Arvizu¹, Molly Edwards⁴ and William Tillett⁵ Affiliations: ¹Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Cambridge, MA, ²Adelphi Real World, Bollington, UK, Bollington, England, United Kingdom, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory disease affecting peripheral joints and skin that can substantially impact patient lives. Although treatment can achieve…
Abstract Number: 1382 • ACR Convergence 2026
Impact on Productivity of Sjögren’s Disease in Swedish Patients – A Nationwide Cohort Study Between 2006 and 2022
Johannes Mofors¹, Ying Qu², Federico Zazzetti³, Jakob Börsum⁴, Kavita Gandhi⁵, Mikael Själin² and Peter Olsson⁶ Affiliations: ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Johnson & Johnson, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Horsham, ⁴Cytel, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences and Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is a systemic, inflammatory disorder often affecting adults during working years (yrs). Common symptoms, including fatigue, articular and musculoskeletal pain, and…
Abstract Number: 1607 • ACR Convergence 2026
Association Between Open Burn Pit Exposure, Multisystem Organ Involvement, and Biologic Use in Veterans with Sarcoidosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Dania Kaur¹, Shuhei Hattori¹, Arjan Flora², James Degnan³, Konstantin Konstantinov⁴ and Vijayalakshmi Kumar² Affiliations: ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²New Mexico VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ³Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Albuquerque, ⁴UNM School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease with variable organ involvement and treatment requirements, affecting approximately 60 per 100,000 individuals in the United States. Veterans…
Abstract Number: 1751 • ACR Convergence 2026
Impact of unmet workplace accommodation needs on work productivity in those with systemic sclerosis gastrointestinal involvement
Hila Jazayeri¹, Monique Gignac², Zareen Ahmad¹, Medha Soowamber³, Dalage Morris⁴, Mohammad Movahedi¹ and Sindhu Johnson¹ Affiliations: ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease with gastrointestinal manifestations that may restrict participation in the workplace. Our objectives were to study…
Abstract Number: 2539 • ACR Convergence 2026
Workforce Participation in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Results from a Global e-Survey
Lekshmi Minikumari Rahulan¹, Syahrul Sazliyana Shaharir², Vahed Maroufy³, Vincenzo Venerito⁴, Ai Lyn Tan⁵, Aishairma Aris⁶, Tejaswi Sanjana Kethavath⁷, Rishi Balse⁸, Ishaan Shinde⁹, Ioannis Parodis¹⁰, Dzifa Dey¹¹, Carlos Enrique Toro-Gutierrez¹², Babur Salim¹³, Rosalie Margo¹⁴, Cristina Alexandru¹⁵, Anca Bobirca¹⁶, Karin Blomkvist Sporre¹⁷, Vikas Agarwal¹⁸ and Latika Gupta¹⁹ Affiliations: ¹Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ²Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan, Kebangsaan, Malaysia, ³The University of Texas Health Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science,, Austin, TX, ⁴Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan, Kebangsaan, Malaysia, ⁷Government Medical College, Sangareddy, Sangareddy, India, ⁸Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, ⁹Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ¹⁰Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹¹Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana, ¹²Centro de Referencia en Osteoporosis & Reumatología, Cali, Colombia; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia; Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Canada, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Canada, Cali, Colombia, ¹³Fauji foundation hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ¹⁴16. Rheumatology Department, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, ¹⁵Dr Ion Cantacuzino, Bucure?ti, Romania, ¹⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest. Hospital Dr I Cantacuzino, Bucharest, Romania, ¹⁷Lupus Europe, PAN, Stockholm, Dalarnas Lan, Sweden, ¹⁸SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁹University of Birmingham & Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) commonly begin during peak working years, threatening workforce participation. We compared employment and workforce participation between adults with inflammatory…
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: 1494 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparing Childhood-Onset Versus Adult-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Young Adults’ Lived Employment Experiences
NILOFAR JAHAGHI¹, Michael Golding², Fareha Nishat³, Kaitlyn Merrill², Diane Lacaille⁴, Umut Oguzoglu², Roberta Woodgate², Jennifer Stinson⁵, Christine Peschken⁶, Zahi Touma⁷, Jennifer Protudjer² and Lily Lim⁶, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood (18-30 years) is a life stage with many transitions. Young adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus must navigate this period while living with…
Abstract Number: 0350 • ACR Convergence 2024
Piloting an Adaptation of the Making It Work Program for Systemic Sclerosis: Promising Effects on Job Related Self-efficacy and Risk of Work Disability
Janet Poole¹, Kristine Carandang², Mary Thelander Hill¹, Jessica Salazar¹, Anna Koch³, Timothy Dionne¹ and Diane Lacaille⁴, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²Young Patients' Autoimmune Research & Empowerment Alliance, San Diego, CA, ³Comfy Couch Counseling LLC, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although work disability presents a substantial burden for people with systemic sclerosis (SS), there are no tailored programs that aim to support their employment.…
Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2023
Understanding the Employment Landscape in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Hila Jazayeri¹, Zareen Ahmad¹, Monique Gignac² and Sindhu Johnson³, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai Hospitals; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic rheumatic disease that restricts participation in various life roles, including in the workplace. Our objectives were to identify…
Abstract Number: 2090 • ACR Convergence 2023
Adaptation of the Making it WorkTM for People with Systemic Sclerosis
Janet Poole¹, Kristine Carandang², Mary Thelander Hill¹, Anna Koch³, Pamela Rogers⁴ and Diane Lacaille⁵, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of Wisconsin, San Diego, CA, ³New Mexico Highlands University, Rio Rancho, NM, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) limits participation in paid employment, threatening well-being. Few resources exist to help people with SSc remain in the work force despite…
Abstract Number: 1470 • ACR Convergence 2022
Work Disability and Function in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Results from a Mixed-Methods Exploratory Canadian Study
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Mary T Fox³, William Shaw⁴, Maggie Ho⁵, Derek Haaland⁶, Janet Pope⁷, Paul R Fortin⁸, Kathleen Bingham⁹, Nathalie Rozenbojm¹⁰, Mark Matsos¹¹, Christine Peschken¹², Amanda Steiman¹³, Earl Silverman¹⁴, Jiandong Su¹⁵, Jennifer Reynolds¹⁶, Catherine Ivory¹⁷, Dafna Gladman¹⁸, Murray Urowitz¹⁹, Francisco Sanchez-Guerrero²⁰, Lily Lim¹², Stephanie Keeling²¹, Ana Soberanis¹, Patricia Katz²² and Zahi Touma¹⁵, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Framington, CT, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Waterside Clinic, Oro Medonte, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁹Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹³Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶University of British Columbia Dept of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁷University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁸Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰University Health Network/Sinai Health system, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²²UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystemic, autoimmune disease which can result in disability and mortality. A functional assessment tool that measures the…
Abstract Number: 1967 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sex Differences in Employment Outcomes in Patients with Recent Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Carol Hitchon¹, Marie-France Valois², orit schieir², Louis Bessette³, Gilles Boire⁴, Susan Bartlett⁵, Glen Hazlewood⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Carter Thorne⁹, Diane Tin¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Early work cessation and reduced work and activity productivity are significant contributors to the personal and societal costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We…
Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2022
Employment Trajectory of Canadian Young Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lily Lim¹, Menelaos Konstanidis², Zahi Touma³, Diane Lacaille⁴, Umut Oguzoglu¹, Christine Peschken¹, Nicole Anderson³, Ramandeep Kaur¹ and Eleanor Pullenayegum², ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Young adulthood (18-30 years) is a time of many changes. Young adults finish school, enter the labour force, and maybe start their own families.…
Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2021
Is Your Program Website Optimized for Recruitment? An Evaluation of Rheumatology Fellowship Program Websites
Temitope Ajayi, Aakanksha Khanna, Brian Quigley and Alysia Kwiatkowski, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Background/Purpose: A program’s website is a helpful source of information for a prospective applicant whose decision on where to apply is influenced by the data…
Abstract Number: 1297 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Employment and Work Disability in Patients with SLE: A Nested Case-control Study
Connor Maddock¹, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia², Jiandong Su³ and Zahi Touma⁴, ¹University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems and can vary in its manifestations between individuals. SLE…

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