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Abstracts tagged "fibromyalgia"

  • Abstract Number: 0028 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Pain in the Time of Corona: Impact of COVID 19 Outbreak on Fibromyalgia Patients

    Valerie Aloush1, Avital Gurfinkel2, Noam Shachar3, Jacob Ablin1 and Odelia Elkana4, 1Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2Academic College TelAviv- Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, 3Acamedic College Tel Aviv- Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel, 4Academic College Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder, characterized by abnormal pain processing in the central nervous system. Acute or chronic stress may trigger or aggravate…
  • Abstract Number: 0137 • ACR Convergence 2020

    PROMIS-29 Scores Are Significantly Higher in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Meet Criteria for Co-morbid Fibromyalgia (FM) Than in Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis and No FM

    Kathryn Gibson1, Geraldine Hassett2 and Theodore Pincus3, 1Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Liverpool BC, NSW, New South Wales, Australia, 3Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short form 29 (PROMIS-29)1 uses computer assisted technology (CAT) to derive patient assessments.  High PROMIS-29 scores are seen in…
  • Abstract Number: 0273 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Lupus Nephritis Is Associated with a Reduced Prevalence of Fibromyalgia

    Jennifer Rogers1, Megan Clowse2, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber3, Jayanth Doss4, Rebecca Sadun4, Kai Sun5 and Amanda Eudy4, 1Duke, Durham, NC, 2Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 4Duke University, Durham, NC, 5Duke University Hospital, Durham

    Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have poor health related quality of life (HRQoL), however the differences in the predominant causes of decreased HRQoL across subgroups of…
  • Abstract Number: 0276 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Type 2 SLE Symptoms Persist Despite Type 2 Medication Polypharmacy

    Raeann Whitney1, Amanda Eudy2, Cynthia Coffman3, Megan Clowse4, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber5, Jayanth Doss2, Rebecca Sadun2, Kai Sun2 and Jennifer Rogers6, 1Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2Duke University, Durham, NC, 3Duke University, Durham, 4Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 6Duke, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Management of Type 2 SLE (widespread pain, fatigue, depression, sleep distrubance, and cognitive dysfunction) is challenging and often requires multiple medications to ameliorate symptoms.…
  • Abstract Number: 0315 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Role of Ultrasound for the Assessment of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Fibromyalgia

    Ari Polachek1, Victoria Furer2, Mirna Zureik3, Sharon Nevo3, Liran Mendel4, David Levartovsky2, Jonathan Wollman3, Valerie Aloush2, Mark Berman2, Ilana Kaufman5, Reut Tzemach4, Marina Anouk6, Ofir Elalouf7, Hagit Padova4, Or Carmi8, Tali Eviatar9, Yael Lahat goldstein2, Hagit Sarbagil-Maman10, Sara Borok Lev-Ran2, Adi Broide3, Lihi Eder11, Daphna Paran2 and Ori Elkayam3, 1Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, 2Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 3Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 4Souraaky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 5Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tiqwa, Israel, 6Souraaky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 7Souraaky Medical Center, Herzliya, Israel, 8Souraaky Medical Center, herzelia, Israel, 9Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Givataim, Israel, 10Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Kiryat Ono, Israel, 11University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The presence of fibromyalgia (FMS) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients increases the scores of the clinical measures of disease activity. The aim of this…
  • Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2020

    “It’ll Go Away. There’s Nothing Wrong with you:” the Experience of Pain-Related Stigma Among Adolescents with Pain Amplification Syndrome

    Emily Wakefield1, William Zempsky1, Rebecca Puhl2 and Mark Litt3, 1Connecticut Children's/University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT, 2Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity/University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, 3University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

    Background/Purpose: Chronic pain in adolescence is a complex and significant medical condition, with a reported prevalence of 11-38%.1 Pain amplification syndrome (PAS), which includes fibromyalgia,…
  • Abstract Number: 0941 • ACR Convergence 2020

    MDHAQ/RAPID3 (multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire/routine Assessment of Patient Index Data) Levels Are Elevated in Rheumatology Patients Who Meet 2011 Fibromyalgia (FM) or MDHAQ/FAST3 (fibromyalgia Assessment Screening Tool) Criteria

    Juan Schmukler1, Tengfei Li2, Kyle Schroeder3 and Theodore Pincus3, 1Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago, IL, Chicag, IL, 2Georgetown University, Washigton, 3Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: RAPID3 (routine assessment of patient index data) on an MDHAQ (multiple multidimensional health assessment questionnaire) was developed initially to assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 0942 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Use of Medical Cannabis by Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study

    Mary-Ann Fitzcharles1, Emmanouil Rampakakis2, Yoram Shir1, John Sampalis2, Martin Cohen1, Michael Starr1 and Winfried Häuser3, 1McGill University, montreal, Canada, 2JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, 3Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Treatment strategies for chronic widespread pain (CWP)/fibromyalgia (FM) are imperfect with only a modest effect from medications. Due to the many symptoms experienced by…
  • Abstract Number: 0943 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Reliability and Validity Issues in Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

    Frederick Wolfe1, Johannes Rasker2 and Brian Walitt3, 1FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, 2Faculty of Behavioral, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, Enschede, Netherlands, 3National Institute of Nursing Research, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widely recognized and commonly diagnosed disorder that has also been the subject of thousands of research studies. There is no…
  • Abstract Number: 0944 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Meta-analysis

    Nouran Eshak1, Wasawat Vutthikraivit1, Asmaa Beltagy2 and John Pixley3, 1Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, 2Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, alexandria, egypt, Egypt, 3Texas Tech University HSC, Lubbock, TX

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder prevalent in about 3% of the population, mostly in females. A common complaint is non-restorative sleep.  Obstructive sleep…
  • Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Fibromyalgia Symptoms of SLE Patients

    Rebecca Sadun1, Jennifer Rogers2, Kai Sun1, Karissa Grier1, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber3, Mithu Maheswaranathan1, Jayanth Doss1 and Megan Clowse4, 1Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke, Durham, NC, 3Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 4Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Many patients with SLE experience symptoms of chronic pain and fatigue, often meeting criteria for fibromyalgia (FM). In this study, we sought to examine…
  • Abstract Number: 1316 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Patient Perceptions of Fibromyalgia Symptoms and the Overlap with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Kelly Gavigan1, William Nowell2, Regan Reynolds1, Laura Stradford1, Jeffrey R Curtis3 and Alexis Ogdie4, 1Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, 2Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, 3Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, it is often challenging to distinguish fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) from axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), which includes ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axSpA. Early stages…
  • Abstract Number: 0023 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Hypophosphatasia May Be Misdiagnosed as Fibromyalgia: A Single Center Experience

    Patil Injean1, Sandy Lee1 and Christina Downey1, 1Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA

    Background/Purpose: Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disease characterized by incomplete or defective bone mineralization due to a mutation in the alkaline phosphatase gene (ALPL).  Given…
  • Abstract Number: 1317 • ACR Convergence 2020

    A Large Agreement Between the Pain Points of the ACR 1990 Fibromyalgia Criteria and the MASES Enthesitis Score Is Observed in Patients with Axial Spondylitis, Including in Patients Without Concomitant Fibromyalgia

    Faten Hamitouche1, Clementina Lopez-Medina2, Laure Gossec3, Serge Perrot4, Maxime Dougados5 and Anna Molto6, 1Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 2Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, Paris, France, 3Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 4Paris Descartes University, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, 5Université de Paris, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, 6Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is the hallmark lesion in Spondyloarthritis (SpA). The Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis score (MASES), which assesses 13 enthesitic sites, is the most widely…
  • Abstract Number: 0024 • ACR Convergence 2020

    An International Delphi Consensus on Non-pharmacological Interventions for Fibromyalgia

    Burak Kundakci1, Michelle Hall1, Fabiola Atzeni2, Jaime C. Branco3, Dan Buskila4, Daniel Clauw5, Leslie J. Crofford6, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles7, Vasileios Georgopoulos8, Robert D. Gerwin9, Eva Kosek10, Gary Macfarlane11, Caroline Neal12, Nathan J. Rudin13, Sarah Ryan14, José A. P. da Silva15, Ann Taylor16, Dennis C. Turk17, Daniel Whibley18, Michael Doherty19, Weiya Zhang20 and Abhishek Abhishek1, 1University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, 33.CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; 7.Hospital Egas Moniz (CHLO) (Rheumatology Department), Lisboa, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, 4Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer – Sheva, Israel, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 5Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 6Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 7McGill University, montreal, Canada, 8University of Nottingham, Nottingham, 9Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 10Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 11University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, 12Primary Integrated Community Services Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 13University of Wisconsin, Madison, 14Midlands NHS Foundation Trust and Keele University, Stoke on trent, United Kingdom, 159.Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra (Rheumatology Department), Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, 16Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 17University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 18University of Aberdeen, Ann Arbor, MI, 19Academic Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, 20Academic Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) impacts directly on health and quality of life (QoL) of patients and associates with a large health economic burden. Non-pharmacological interventions are…
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