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  • Abstract Number: 1487 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus (WHEEL) Program: User Testing Findings on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Opportunities for Intervention Refinement

    Jennifer Rogers1, Amanda Eudy2, Connor Drake3, Tamara Somers4, David Pisetsky5, Christie Clipper6, Ralph Snyderman7, Anna Batsakes6, Leigh Saner6, Dana Burshell3, Mithu Maheswaranathan4, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber4, Rebecca Sadun8, Nathaniel Harris5, Kai Sun8, Kelsey Dunn6, Jenny Herndon6, Vonne Jacobs6 and Megan Clowse9, 1Duke, Durham, NC, 2Duke University, Raleigh, NC, 3Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, 4Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 5Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 6Duke University, Durham, 7Duke Center for Personalized Health Care, Durham, NC, 8Duke University, Durham, NC, 9Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: To improve quality of life (QoL) in individuals with SLE, we developed the Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus (WHEEL) program—a 4-month, biweekly,…
  • Abstract Number: 1470 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Why Do Some Lupus Patients Skip Their Mycophenolate Mofetil? A Multi-Factorial Assessment of Patient Compliance

    Nidaa Bukhari1, Ali Rizvi1, Jian sun1, Zerai Manna2, Paul Schaughency3, Suraj Rajasimhan4 and Sarfaraz Hasni1, 1National Institutes of Health, BETHESDA, MD, 2NIH, Bethesda, MD, 3NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 4National Institutes of Health, Columbia, MD

    Background/Purpose: Nonadherence to medication is a significant confounder in assessing treatment efficacy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with rates reported up to 75% depending on…
  • Abstract Number: 1403 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Treatment of sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with primary Sjögren’s disease improves symptoms and activity of disease

    Anna Kuhn1, Magdalena Seng2, Björn Christian Frye3, Sebastian Fähndrich3, Lydia Vollmer3, Jacques-eric GOTTENBERG4, Florian Kollert5, Reinhard Voll6 and Stephanie Finzel7, 11University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, 21University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany; 2University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Basel, Switzerland, Freiburg, Germany, 33University Medical Center, Department of Pulmonology, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, 4Hautepierre Hospital, STRASBOURG, Alsace, France, 51University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern; Switzerland Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, 6University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 7Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: About 70% of patients with primary Sjögren's disease (pSjD) suffer from fatigue. Fatigue is associated with functional deficits(1), leading to anxiety, depression and reduced…
  • Abstract Number: 1257 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Qualitative Analysis of a Pilot Study

    Shannon Teaw1, Jessica Link-Malcolm2, Michelle Ghebranious Farag3, Dorothy Patterson2, Jenny Foster4, Sofia Bereket2, Puneet Bajaj2, Urooj Wahid2, Elizabeth Solow2, Jennifer Barton5 and Una Makris6, 1UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, 2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3McGovern Medical School at UT Houston, Houston, TX, 4UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 5VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, 6UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases (RD) often cause pain, fatigue and disability. Depression and anxiety are prevalent comorbidities in RD and ideally managed with behavioral health (BH)…
  • Abstract Number: 1256 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Quantitative Analysis of a Pilot Study: Integrating Behavioral Health Services for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

    Shannon Teaw1, Jessica Link-Malcolm2, Michelle Ghebranious Farag3, Dorothy Patterson2, Jenny Foster4, Sofia Bereket2, Urooj Wahid2, Puneet Bajaj2, Elizabeth Solow2, Jennifer Barton5 and Una Makris6, 1UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, 2UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 3McGovern Medical School at UT Houston, Houston, TX, 4UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 5VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, 6UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX

    Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) often experience chronic pain, along with comorbid depression and anxiety, which can be addressed using behavioral health (BH) interventions…
  • Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Can LLMs Categorize Patient Priorities Like Humans? Comparing AI and Human Coders in Arthritis Nominal Group Discussions

    Melissa Mannion1, Bryce Thornton1, Bella Mehta2, Ronan O'Beirne1, Emily Smitherman1, Livie Timmerman3, Shilpa Venkatachalam4, Jeffrey Curtis1 and John Osborne1, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Jersey City, NJ, 3University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL, 4Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Identifying informational needs of individuals with inflammatory arthritis is critical to enhancing communication and supporting shared decision making between patients, caregivers, and providers. However,…
  • Abstract Number: 1146 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Association of Walking Volume and Intensity With Incident Gout: A Population-based Cohort Study

    Ziying Wu1, Ying Hu2, Hongyi He3, Yuqing Zhang4, Nicola Dalbeth5, Junqing xie6, Yilun Wang7, Chao Zeng7, Guanghua Lei7 and Jie Wei7, 1Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Chang Sha, China (People's Republic), 2Xiangya School of Public Health Central South University, changsha, China (People's Republic), 3Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 5University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 6University of Oxford, Oxford, 7Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Previous studies have reported that walking is associated with a lower risk of several metabolic diseases; however, evidence of its association with gout, a…
  • Abstract Number: 1073 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Development of a Culturally-Tailored Storytelling Intervention to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Black and Latinx Patients with Autoimmune and Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

    Maria I. ("Maio") Danila1, Lesley Jackson2, Stephanie Ford3, Mary Wilkenson3, Tiffany Alexander4, Jeroan Allison5, Candace Feldman6, Fred Jenoure7, Jonathan Kay5, Stephenie Lemon8, Kenneth Saag9, Karen Salomon10 and Shilpa Venkatachalam11, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, 2University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, 4Community Investigator- AL, Birmingham, AL, 5UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 7Community Investigator- MA, Worcester, MA, 83. Division of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, Worcester, MA, 9The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 10University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, 11Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Black and Latinx individuals with autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) face disproportionately higher risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes. Despite this elevated risk, vaccine…
  • Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Mitigating Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) Nonadherence by Clarifying Misbeliefs Using a Shared Decision-Making Tool (HCQ-SAFE©) Across Two Different Rheumatology Centers

    Isabella Hartel1, David Gazeley2, Jay Patel1, Betty Chewning3, Shelby Gomez4, Jessica Michaud5, Laura Dickmann6, Jon keevil7, Patricia Tellez-giron1, Christie Bartels8 and Shivani Garg9, 1University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Madison, WI, 2Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 3University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, 4University of Wisconsin, School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI, 5Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Madison, WI, 6Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, 7N/A, Madison, 8University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 9University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prolongs disease-free and damage-free survival in lupus (SLE). Yet, ~80% of patients stop taking HCQ resulting in poor outcomes including early mortality.…
  • Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Provider Characteristics and Beliefs and Patient Factors Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Michael George1, George Reed2, Kevin Kane3, Dimitrios Pappas4 and Joel Kremer5, 1University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, 3University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, 4CorEvitas, New York, NY, 5The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL

    Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend limiting glucocorticoid (GC) use in RA, but 30% of patients continue long-term GCs. Little is known about the influence of provider attitudes…
  • Abstract Number: 2603 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Behavioral Impact of Brief Action Planning (BAP) Coaching for Physical Activity in Adults with Chronic Knee Symptoms: A Qualitative Study

    Moath Alshahrani1, Kristin Haglund2, Miranda McIlheran2, Rowland Chang3, Pamela Semanik4, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed2 and Daniel Pinto5, 1Marquette University/ King Khalid University, Milwaukee, WI, 2Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 3Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Rush uUniversity, Chicago, IL, 5Marquette University, Wauwatosa, WI

    Background/Purpose: Physical activity (PA) improves chronic knee symptoms (CKS) by decreasing pain and improving function, yet many interventions to increase PA are resource-intensive or poorly…
  • Abstract Number: 0793 • ACR Convergence 2025

    The weight of the past: how trauma and resilience shape medication adherence in SLE

    Kai Sun1, Sofia Pozsonyiova1, Amanda Eudy2, Megan Clowse3, Rebecca Sadun1, Mithu Maheswaranathan4, Jayanth Doss5, Nathaniel Harris6, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber4, Connor Drake4, Tamara Somers7, Ralph Snyderman8 and Jennifer Rogers4, 1Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke University, Raleigh, NC, 3Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, 5Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, 6Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 7Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 8Duke Center for Personalized Health Care, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: Medication adherence in SLE is suboptimal and contributes to increased disease activity, organ damage, and mortality. Trauma exposure is common among those with SLE…
  • Abstract Number: 2560 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Quality and Accuracy of TikTok Videos on Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Modified DISCERN Analysis

    Mahiar Rabie and Susan Harwell, University of Tennessee- Nashville, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton that can cause significant pain and disability. Its variable and often non-specific…
  • Abstract Number: 0382 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Preventative Health Screening Practices Among 666 Women with Systemic Rheumatic Diseases from the Hospital for Special Surgery Rheumatology Women’s Reproductive Health and Wellness Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

    Sandhya shri Kannayiram1, Amaya Smole2, Lucy Masto3, Yongjay Kim4, Neha Nagpal1, Naiva Manuela Piatchou Donfack1, Deanna Jannat-Khah1, Lisa Mandl1, Sarah Lieber1, Caroline Siegel1, Michael Lockshin5, Lisa Sammaritano1 and Medha Barbhaiya1, 1HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY, New york, NY, 2Hospital for Special Surgery, Brooklyn, NY, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, San Francisco, CA, 4Hospital for Special Surgery, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 5Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Timely preventative health screenings in women with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs), especially those with other chronic conditions or who are on immunosuppressive therapy, may…
  • Abstract Number: 2216 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Expanding Reproductive Health Assessments in Rheumatic Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of Demographic and Disease-Specific Factors

    Krista Topalsky1, Chelsea Guan2, Lindsay Frumker3, Dana Nachawati2, Areeb Tiwana4, Meghan Gump2, Omer Pamuk5 and Marina Magrey6, 1University Hospitals, Shaker Heights, OH, 2University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 3University hospitals Cleveland medical center, Highland Heights, OH, 4Canton Medical Education Foundation, Canton, OH, 5University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 6Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals Cleveland, Richfield, OH

    Background/Purpose: Building on our 2024 ACR study (Topalsky et al.) that described broad knowledge gaps and interest in reproductive health education among women with rheumatic…
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