Abstracts tagged "functional status"

Abstract Number: 728 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction and Impact of Attacks of Raynaud’s Phenomenon, As Judged By Patient perception
Michael Hughes¹, Amir Snapir², Jack Wilkinson³, Daniel Snapir², Fredrick M. Wigley⁴ and Ariane Herrick¹, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Orion Corporation Orion Pharma, Turku, Finland, ³Research and Development, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose Our aim was to evaluate (a) whether subjects with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) can predict RP attacks because if so, then this could have implications…
Abstract Number: 279 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Focus on Patient Reported Outcomes in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: There Is Room to Improve Care
Alysha Taxter¹, Keshia Maughn², Edward M. Behrens³ and Pamela F. Weiss⁴, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose National registry cross-sectional data show significant differences in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) across juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) subtypes. This study aimed to assess predictors of…
Abstract Number: 246 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neuropathic PAIN in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Pinar Borman¹, Ferda Kaygisiz², Aysegul Yaman¹ and Aynur Karagoz², ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Hacettepe Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: There is only one study in the literature indicating that neuropathic pain occurs in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (1). Methods: The aim of this cross…
Abstract Number: 214 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Instability and Advanced Function Decline in Persons with Knee Osteoarthritis
Leena Sharma¹, Joan S. Chmiel¹, Orit Almagor¹, Kirsten Moisio¹, Alison H. Chang², Yunhui Zhang¹, Laura Belisle¹ and Karen W. Hayes¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Knee instability in the setting of osteoarthritis (OA) encompasses a spectrum of symptoms and phenomena, including a feeling of low overall confidence in the…
Abstract Number: 193 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pre-Operative Pain and Function: Profiles of Patients Selected for Total Knee Replacement Among Surgeons in the United States
Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen¹, David C. Ayers¹, Wenjun Li¹, Leslie Harrold² and Patricia D. Franklin¹, ¹Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Department of Orthopedics and Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: When knee pain is severe and frequent, or mobility and daily activities become difficult, a total knee replacement (TKR) remains the most effective treatment…
Abstract Number: 2946 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Accelerometer Monitored Sedentary Behavior and Observed Physical Function Loss
Pamela Semanik¹, Rowland W. Chang², Jing Song³, Jungwha Lee⁴ and Dorothy D. Dunlop³, ¹Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, ²Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Preservation of function in older adults is critical to maintaining independence. Physical activity interventions often focus on increasing activity while giving limited attention to…
Abstract Number: 2911 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes of Early RA after 7 Years – Does T2T Approach Overcome Delay of Therapy?
Tuulikki Sokka¹, Hannu Kautiainen², Tuomas Rannio³, Juha Asikainen¹ and Pekka Hannonen¹, ¹Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ²Medcare Oy, Äänekoski, Finland, ³Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Background/Purpose: Early vs. delayed referral/start of therapy within 3-4 months has been shown beneficial for outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (Lard et al. AM J…
Abstract Number: 2394 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Remission Improves Physical Function in RA Patients Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor
Jon T. Einarsson¹, Meliha C. Kapetanovic² and Pierre Geborek³, ¹Dept of Clinical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Sustained Remission Improves Physical Function In RA Patients Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsBackground/Purpose Remission is increasingly becoming a treatment goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 2236 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plant–Derived Products Are Effective for Treatment of OA Pain and Safer Than Other Active Therapies
Laura Laslett, Xingzhong Jin and Graeme Jones, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, HOBART, Australia
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of chronic disability. There are no approved treatments for modifying the disease course, therefore disease management consists of…
Abstract Number: 2227 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Impairment in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Is Predicted By the American College of Rheumatology Functional Status Measure
Laura Cleary¹, Leslie J. Crofford², Archana Srinivas¹, Heather Bush¹, Catherine Starnes¹, Qian Fan¹, Jidan Duan¹, Kirk Jenkins¹, Natasha Fraser¹, Matthew Rutledge¹ and Beatriz Hanaoka³, ¹University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²Div of Rheumatology & Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ³Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose The American College of Rheumatology classification criteria of functional status (ACR-FS) in Rheumatoid Arthritis is used as a measure of the consequences of impairment…
Abstract Number: 2208 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychological Condition Of JIA Patients Treated With Biologic Agents. – A Nation-Wide Survey In Japan
Yuki Osako¹, Yukiko Nonaka², Harumi Akaike², Tomohiro Kubota³, Tsuyoshi Yamatou², Tomokazu Nagakura⁴, Junko Yasumura⁵, Hiroyuki Imanaka² and Syuji Takei⁶, ¹School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine,Department of Maternal & Child Nursing and Midwifery, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima city, Japan, ²Department of Pediatrics, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan, ³Dept of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, House of Meguminoseibo, Usuki, Japan, ⁵Dept of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima City, Japan, ⁶School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents, newly developed medications targeting for inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha or IL-6, have been drastically improving the disease course of JIA who…
Abstract Number: 2116 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diabetes: A Risk Factor For Poor Function Outcome After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Jasvinder A. Singh^1,2 and David Lewallen³, ¹Rheumatology, Birmingham VA, Birmingham, AL, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ³Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic college of medicine, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have not provided any conclusive evidence whether patients with diabetes have worse patient-reported outcomes after joint replacement than patients without diabetes. Our objective…
Abstract Number: 2093 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison Of Performance On The Keital Functional Test By Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Sclerosis
Janet L. Poole, Amy New and Christina Garcia, Occupational Therapy Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Mobility is necessary for participation in all areas of daily life including self-care, work and leisure. In rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 2099 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Global Postural Reeducation To TREAT Chronic LOW Back PAIN: Randomized, Controlled Trial
Priscila Almeida Lawand¹, Imperio Lombardi Jr², Carla Caires Sardim¹, Luiza H. C. Ribeiro³, Anamaria Jones³ and Jamil Natour⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Division of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Santos, Brazil, ³Unifesp-EPM, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of physical limitations and absenteeism at work throughout the world. A number of studies have demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1996 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial/Ethnicity Differences In Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL), Functional Ability and Health Care Utilization In Gout Patients
Aseem Bharat¹, Jasvinder A. Singh^2,3, Puja Khanna⁴, Cleopatra Aquino-Beaton⁵, Jay E. Persselin⁶, Erin Duffy⁷, David Elashoff⁸ and Dinesh Khanna⁹, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology, Birmingham VA, Birmingham, AL, ³Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Rheumatology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Medicine W-111J Div of Rheum, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Medicine- Statistic Core, UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Due to limited/no data for race/ethnicity, our objective was to assess whether HRQOL functional ability and health care utilization in gout patients differs by…

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