Abstracts tagged "Fatigue"

Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2023
Negative Affect, Anxiety and Fatigue Moderate the Association Between Pain Intensity and Physical Function in People with Systemic Sclerosis
Daniel Whibley¹, Yen Chen¹, Anna Kratz¹, Dinesh Khanna¹ and Susan Murphy², ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
Background/Purpose: Pain is a common symptom of systemic sclerosis (SSc), affecting over 80% of those living with the condition, with over a third experiencing pain…
Abstract Number: 1861 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Non-pharmacological Interventions: A Systematic Review Informing the 2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Eduardo Santos¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Emma Dures³, Rinie Geenen⁴ and Pedro Machado⁵, ¹Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ²Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ³Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To identify the best evidence on the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in reducing fatigue in people with I-RMDs and to summarise their safety in…
Abstract Number: 0721 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of Numeric Rating Scales for Symptom Assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Tonya K Marmon¹, Jason C Cole², Claire Owen³, Sarah Mackie⁴ and David Katz⁵, ¹Marmon Biostatistics, Seattle, WA, ²P3 Research Consulting, Torrance, CA, ³Austin Health, Malvern East, Australia, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Pain, stiffness, and fatigue have been defined as core assessment domains in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) by the OMERACT PMR Working Group (PMRWG). Patient partners…
Abstract Number: 1970 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the COVAD Dataset
Akira Yoshida¹, Yuan Li², Vahed Maroufy², Masataka Kuwana¹, Naveen R³, Ashima Makol⁴, Parikshit Sen⁵, James Lilleker⁶, Vishwesh Agarwal⁷, Sinan Kardes⁸, Jessica Day⁹, Marcin Milchert¹⁰, Mrudula Joshi¹¹, Tamer A Gheita¹², Babur Salim¹³, Tsvetelina Velikova¹⁴, Abraham Edgar Gracia-Ramos¹⁵, Ioannis Parodis¹⁶, Elena Nikiphorou¹⁷, Ai Lyn Tan¹⁸, Arvind Nune¹⁹, Lorenzo Cavagna²⁰, Miguel Angel Saavedra Salinas²¹, Samuel Shinjo²², Nelly Ziade²³, Johannes Knitza²⁴, Oliver Distler²⁵, Hector Chinoy²⁶, Vikas Agarwal³, Rohit Aggarwal²⁷, Latika Gupta²⁸ and COVAD Study Group²⁹, ¹Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN, ⁵Maulana Azad Medical College, 2-Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, Delhi-110002, India., Dalhi, India, ⁶Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK. Orcid ID: 0000-0002-9230-4137., Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Lucknow, India, ⁸Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁹Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne, Australia, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Diabetology, Geriatrics and Clinical Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland, ¹¹Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune, India, ¹²Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ¹³Fauji foundation hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ¹⁴Department of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital "Lozenetz", Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, National Medical Center "La Raza", Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Jacaranda S/N, Col. La Raza, Del. Azcapotzalco, C.P. 02990, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁶Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁷King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁸University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Southport & Ormskirk NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²⁰Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, ²¹IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico, ²²Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²³Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3 Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²⁶The University of Manchester, Sale, United Kingdom, ²⁷University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²⁸Royal Wolverhampton Trust, Wolverhampton/University of Manchester, United Kingdom, ²⁹-, -
Background/Purpose: The significance of Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with autoimmune diseases is well acknowledged. Unfortunately, there is dearth of data on the…
Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2023
Experience of Pain in Adults with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Myositis
Helene Alexanderson¹, Masoumeh Tasaroffi², Henrik Pettersson³ and Malin Regardt³, ¹Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Knowledge of pain in myositis is limited. Recent research suggest that pain is a common symptom in adults with myositis and deemed as one…
Abstract Number: 2019 • ACR Convergence 2023
2023 EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Fatigue in People with Inflammatory Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
Emma Dures¹, Bayram Farisogullari², Eduardo Santos³, Anna Molto⁴, Caroline Feldthusen⁵, Claire Harris⁶, Corinna Elling-Audersch⁷, Deirdre Conolly⁸, Elena Elefante⁹, Fernando Estévez-López¹⁰, Ilaria Bini¹¹, Jette Primdahl¹², Kirsten Hoeper¹³, Marie Urban¹⁴, Mart van de Laar¹⁵, Marta Redondo¹⁶, Peter Böhm¹⁷, Raj Amarnani¹⁸, Rhys Hayward⁶, Rinie Geenen¹⁹, Simona Rednic²⁰, Susanne Pettersson²¹, Tanja Thomsen²², Till Uhlig²³, Valentin Ritschl²⁴ and Pedro Machado²⁵, ¹Academic Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary; and Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ³Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴HOPITAL COCHIN AP-HP, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, ⁵Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, Department of Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Deutsche Rheuma-Liga Bundesverband e.V., Patient Research Partner, Bonn, Germany, ⁸School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Department of clinical and experimental medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁰Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston, MA, ¹¹Anmar, Young, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ¹²University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Sønderborg, Denmark, ¹³Hannover Medical School, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover, Germany, ¹⁴University Hospitals Bristol, Research Design Service, Bristol, United Kingdom, ¹⁵University of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, Enschede, Netherlands, ¹⁶Camilo José Cela University, Faculty of Heath Sciences, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷German League against rheumatism, Forschungspartner, Bonn, Germany, ¹⁸Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts Health Rheumatology Service, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Utrecht University, Vorstenbosch, Netherlands, ²⁰Prof Dr Simona Rednic, Cluj, Romania, ²¹Karolinska Institute, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, ²²University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Centre for Arthritis Research, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases VRR, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²³Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²⁴Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²⁵Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is prevalent in people with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (I-RMDs) and recognized as one of the most challenging symptoms to manage (1).…
Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty and Its Impact on Patient Reported Outcomes in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Patricia Harkins¹, Sharon Cowley², David Kane³ and Richard Conway⁴, ¹St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Frailty is an increasingly important construct in the field of rheumatology, aiding the identification of individuals with increased vulnerability to accelerated clinical decline and…
Abstract Number: 2108 • ACR Convergence 2023
Specific Symptom Clusters at Diagnosis Signal a Poorer Early RA Prognosis: Data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)
Susan Bartlett¹, Clifton Bingham², Orit Schieir³, Marie-France Valois⁴, Janet Pope⁵, Louis Bessette⁶, Gilles Boire⁷, Carol Hitchon⁸, Edward Keystone⁹, Carter Thorne¹⁰, Diane Tin¹¹, Glen Hazlewood¹² and Vivian Bykerk¹³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁶Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁷Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁸University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Newmarket Rheumatology Consultants, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Symptom clusters are stable groups of 2+ symptoms that are related to each other and frequently co-occur. Identifying symptom clusters in early RA may…
Abstract Number: 057 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
A “High-Risk” Depression/Fatigue Profile May Be Associated with Stronger Response to a Psychological Treatment for Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE)
Elizabeth Ross¹, khalid abulaban², Elizabeth Kessler², Andrea Knight³ and Natoshia Cunningham⁴, ¹Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI, ²Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Background/Purpose: Children with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) experience more severe disease than their adult counterparts, in addition to high rates of clinical depressive symptoms…
Abstract Number: 1344 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient-reported Outcomes in Lupus Low Disease Activity State: Impact of Fatigue
Rodrigo De Moura Rodrigues, Alexandre Moura dos Santos, Daniel Sampaio Cardoso, Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki, Danieli Castro Oliveira de Andrade, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto, Eduardo Ferreira Borba Neto, Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira Bonfa and Luciana Seguro, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) can be assessed by self-administered questionnaires and can lead to better decision-making by physicians. The aim of this study was…
Abstract Number: 1458 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients with Cognitive Impairment Experience More Fatigue Compared to Patients Without Impairment
Delansie Lawrence¹, Jiandong Su¹, Andrea Knight², Kathleen Bingham³, Mahta Kakvan¹, Maria Carmela Tartaglia⁴, Leslet Ruttan⁵, Joan Wither⁶, May Choi⁷, Simone Appenzeller⁸, Nicole Anderson¹, Dennisse Bonilla¹, Patricia Katz⁹, Dorcas Beaton¹⁰, Robin Green⁵, Zahi Touma¹ and Michelle Barraclough¹¹, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹⁰Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is highly prevalent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objective prevalence rates are reported as 38% [range: 20% to 80%]…
Abstract Number: 1847 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differences in Key Patient-reported Outcome Domains Identified by the Patient Acceptable Symptom State in the Adult SAPHO and Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Observational Study (The SAPHO-CNO Study)
Aleksander Lenert¹, Robyn Domsic², Karmela Kim Chan³, Melissa Oliver⁴, Jisna Paul⁵, Courtney Kremer⁶, Emma Leisinger¹, Svjetlana Dolovcak⁷, Sandy D. Hong⁸, Aruni Jayatilleke⁹, Petar Lenert⁷, T. Shawn Sato¹, Samir Shah¹⁰, Shima Yasin¹¹, Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², Daniel Solomon¹³, Jonathan Templin¹ and Polly Ferguson¹¹, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Ohio State University Hospital, Dublin, OH, ⁶University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Solna, IA, ⁷University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ⁸University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Temple University, PHILADELPHIA, PA, ¹⁰Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA, ¹³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Incorporating patient perspectives of their disease state is needed for disease activity assessment in adults with SAPHO syndrome and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO). The…
Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2022
Determinants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Severity and Predictors of Disease Course in Juvenile Fibromyalgia
Clara Malattia¹, Claudio Lavarello¹, Alessandra Alongi², Benedetta Mori², Anna Ronchetti³, Lino Nobili⁴, Lorenzo Chiarella⁵, Elena Pescio⁶, Angelo Ravelli⁷ and Marco Gattorno⁸, ¹Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ²Department of Pediatric Emergency, ARNAS Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁴Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, Italy, ⁵Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy,Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genova, ⁶Psychology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁷Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Italy,Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ⁸Pediatric Clinic and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JFS) is a disabling condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and mood disturbances, which impact significantly on patients' quality of…
Abstract Number: 2042 • ACR Convergence 2022
Sjögren’s Disease and Mitochondrial Function
Biji T Kurien¹, Pharaoh Gavin², Joshua Cavett¹, Valerie Lewis³, Ambre Chambers¹, Bhaskaran Shylesh⁴, Anjum Juvaria¹, Brittany Karfonta¹, Lida Radfar¹, Astrid Rasmussen⁴, Christopher Lessard⁴, Darise Farris⁴, Kathy Sivils⁵, Kristi A Koelsch⁴, Holly Van Remmen⁴ and R. Hal Scofield¹, ¹University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren's disease (SjD) is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune disorder with reduced lacrimal/salivary gland secretion resulting in keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia, respectively. Also, SjD patients…
Abstract Number: 0127 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Adult SAPHO and Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis Observational Study (The SAPHO-CNO Study) Supports Multidimensional Disease Symptomatology with High Levels of Pain and Fatigue, and Low Levels of Function
Aleksander Lenert¹, Robyn Domsic², Karmela Kim Chan³, Melissa Oliver⁴, Jisna Paul⁵, Courtney Kremer⁶, Emma Leisinger¹, Svjetlana Dolovcak⁷, Sandy D. Hong⁸, Aruni Jayatilleke⁹, Petar Lenert⁷, T. Shawn Sato¹, Samir Shah¹⁰, Shima Yasin¹¹, Yongdong (Dan) Zhao¹², Daniel Solomon¹³, Jonathan Templin¹ and Polly Ferguson¹¹, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Ohio State University Hospital, Dublin, OH, ⁶University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Solna, IA, ⁷University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ⁸University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Temple University, PHILADELPHIA, PA, ¹⁰Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ¹¹University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ¹²University of Washington, Redmond, WA, ¹³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Quality of life (QOL) and disease impact are important to adults with SAPHO syndrome and chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) but remain poorly described. Patient-reported…

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