Abstract Number: 0263 • ACR Convergence 2022
DAS28 (disease Activity Score) Elevations in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Who Have Comorbid Fibromyalgia Are Explained by Elevated Tender Joint Counts as Much as by Elevated Patient Global Assessment
Background/Purpose: Several reports indicate that patient global assessment (PATGL) may elevate DAS28 (disease activity score 28) and/or other indices in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),…Abstract Number: 1775 • ACR Convergence 2022
More Than Half of Patients with Osteoarthritis Have Positive Screening for Fibromyalgia And/or Depression, Feasibly Assessed in Routine Care on Indices Within a Single MDHAQ (multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire)
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) patients may have widely divergent scores for pain severity vs X-ray joint damage, indicating that elevated OA pain 0-10 visual numeric scale…Abstract Number: 0697 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are Fibromyalgia and Depression as Common as Any Primary Diagnosis in Routine Rheumatology Care, Albeit as Secondary Diagnoses, but Which May Confound Clinical Assessment?
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) and depression (DEP) are common comorbidities of all reported primary rheumatic diagnoses, easily recognized in many patients, but often underestimated, particularly in…Abstract Number: 1908 • ACR Convergence 2022
Should Osteoarthritis Patients with Pain Scores More Than 8/10 Be Analyzed Separately or Excluded from Clinical Trial Protocols, as 72% Screen Positive for Fibromyalgia And/or Depression on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ)?
Background/Purpose: Most osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trial protocols require a 0-10 pain visual numeric scale (VNS) or other quantitative pain score of 4/10 or more for…Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2022
Racial Disparities in Pain: Severity, Interference with Function, and Response to Guided Imagery
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition characterized by diffuse, widespread, persistent musculoskeletal pain in multiple regions of the body. While FMS is more prevalent…Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2022
Determinants of Patient’s Global Assessment of Disease Severity and Predictors of Disease Course in Juvenile Fibromyalgia
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: 0733 • ACR Convergence 2022
Median Patient Global Assessment Varies Far More According to FAST4 (fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool) and MDS2 (MDHAQ Depression Screen) on a Single MDHAQ (multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire) Than According to Primary Diagnosis
Background/Purpose: Patient global assessment (PATGL) is a component of DAS28 (disease activity score 28) and CDAI (clinical disease activity index) to assess patients with rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 2233 • ACR Convergence 2022
Machine Learning Uncovers Novel mRNAs Expressed in Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a debilitating pain condition that affects roughly 12 million people in the United States. Although preliminary diagnostic criteria have been established by…Abstract Number: 1216 • ACR Convergence 2022
Subclinical Vascular Disease Is More Prevalent in above-30 Adult Fibromyalgia: A Preliminary Report of a Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study from South India
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is known to be associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. We aimed to compare the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis (SAT), a surrogate marker…Abstract Number: 2235 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management in a Decentralized Trial
Background/Purpose: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for management of fibromyalgia (FM). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a form of CBT, has…Abstract Number: 1218 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prevalence and Impact of Widespread Pain and Fibromyalgia on Measurement of Disease Severity in Psoriatic Arthritis: Lessons from the CorEvitas Registry
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) occurs concomitantly with inflammatory rheumatic disease, including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), in up to 20% of patients and chronic widespread pain (CWP) in…Abstract Number: 2236 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of microRNA-30b Plasma Expression with Fibromyalgia Clinical Features and with Corneal Small Nerve Fiber Pathology
Background/Purpose: There is a clear association between fibromyalgia and small fiber neuropathy. Dorsal root ganglia contain the small nerve fiber nuclei. Severe fibromyalgia is associated…Abstract Number: 1219 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gender-Related Clinical Profile of Fibromyalgia Patients
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive dysfunction and frequent psychiatric comorbidities. Estimated prevalence of fibromyalgia is…Abstract Number: 2256 • ACR Convergence 2022
Increased Brain Functional Connectivity to the Insula Is Associated with Nociplastic Pain in Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Pain is a hallmark feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA); however, its apparent multi-factorial nature makes it difficult for rheumatologists to assess and manage. Clinically,…Abstract Number: 1220 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autonomic Dysfunction in Sjogren’s Disease
Background/Purpose: Sjogren's Disease (SjD) is a heterogenous autoimmune disease associated with debilitating symptoms. Autonomic dysfunction (AD) is common in SjD and may contribute to symptom…
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