Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

Abstract Number: 0799 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of Electronic Drug Monitoring Feedback in Order to Increase Adherence in RA Patients Starting with a Biological DMARD
Renske Hebing¹, Wouter Bos¹, Mike Nurmohamed² and Bart van den Bemt³, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade and Amsterdam UMC, VU medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with disease flares, increased disability and increased costs. Electronic Monitoring Feedback (EMF) to improve adherence has…
Abstract Number: 1126 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Mobile Mindfulness Meditation Program May Improve Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients with Rheumatic Disease, a Pilot Study
Dana DiRenzo¹, Carly Hunt², Erica Sibinga², Neda Gould², Ami Shah³, Susan Bartlett⁴ and Clifton Bingham III¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBIs) are well-established self-management programs shown to be beneficial for pain, depression, and anxiety that focus on learning how to respond…
Abstract Number: 1131 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perspective of Helpfulness of Lupus Medications: A Qualitative Study of Medication Use Within the Type 1 and 2 SLE Model
Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Kevin McKenna², Amy Corneli², David Pisetsky³, Megan Clowse⁴ and Amanda Eudy¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, ³Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication management in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is particularly complex given the clinical heterogeneity of symptoms and a wide range of medications used. We…
Abstract Number: 1133 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perceptions of Diagnosis, Tests, Treatments, Adherence and the Impact on Their Disease Understanding and Participation in Research Studies
Viviana Marzaioli¹, Mary Canavan¹, Siobhan Wade², Alexander Fraser³, Sinead Harney⁴, Alex Donnelly⁵, Arthritis Ireland Charity⁶, Douglas Veale⁷ and Ursula Fearon¹, ¹Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³University College Limerick, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁴University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, ⁵Patient Advocate Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Arthritis Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory arthritis has been transformed largely by the development of drugs that target specific molecules of the immune system.…
Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 1135 • ACR Convergence 2020
Barriers to Influenza Vaccination in Patients at a Tertiary Care Rheumatology Clinic
Audra Horomanski¹, Gabriela Triant¹, Kathleen Kolstad¹, Melissa Dymock² and Janice Lin¹, ¹Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Department of Technology and Digital Solutions, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatologic conditions are at high risk of hospitalization, ICU admission, and death related to influenza infection due to their underlying diseases and…
Abstract Number: 125 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Feasibility and Pilot Study of Mental Health Screening in Juvenile Myositis
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Alison Manning ¹, Brian Feldman ², Gary Maslow ¹ and Andrea Knight ³, ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Juvenile myositis (JM) negatively affects health-related quality of life due to chronic weakness, skin/muscle damage, multiorgan dysfunction, and side effects of immunosuppression. While JM’s…
Abstract Number: 1428 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Parental Involvement and Adolescents/Young Adults Self-Management during the Transition Period: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Childhood Onset Rheumatic Diseases
Pauline Yi¹, Hana Conlon², Jae Hee Yun³, Kayla Neville², George Danias², Anca Askanase⁴ and Lisa F. Imundo⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁵Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: A NIH focus group study found that adolescents and young adults (AYA) with active disease relied heavily on their parents for disease management. It…
Abstract Number: 1706 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of an Online Lupus Self-Management Program Based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change
Sarah Gilman¹, Deborah Levesque², Carol Cummins², Daniel J. Wallace³, Victoria P. Werth^4,5, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁶, Margaret Kaniewski⁷ and Patricia Davidson⁸, ¹Wayfinder Health Strategies, Falls Church, VA, ²ProChange Behavior Systems Inc., West Kingston, RI, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶FSM, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁷Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ⁸Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America is in Year 3 of a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop…
Abstract Number: 1241 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding Lupus Patients’ Ability to Work with Numbers
Alexa Meara¹, Mary-Kate Tompkins², Kimberly Fisher², Holly Steigelman², Wael N. Jarjour³, Stacy P. Ardoin⁴ and Ellen Peters⁵, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ³Department of Rheumatology/Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁴Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁵Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a heterogeneous disease with high morbidity and mortality affecting approximately 20-150 cases per 100,000 people. The risk of early…
Abstract Number: 25 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Attrition and Participant Characteristics in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Angela Cesta¹, Xiuying Li¹, Mark Tatangelo^2,3 and Claire Bombardier^1,4,5, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Clinical Decision Making and Health Care, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The generalizability and validity of in longitudinal observational studies is contingent on participant characteristics. If attrition is not random, it is important to identify…
Abstract Number: 452 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Arthritis Patient, Disease-Specific and Provider Characteristics and Medication Information Source Use
Lorie Geryk¹, Susan J. Blalock², Robert DeVellis³, Joanne M. Jordan³ and Delesha Carpenter⁴, ¹Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Asheville, NC
Background/Purpose: Few studies have described how patient, disease-specific, and provider factors are associated with medication information source use among arthritis patients. We address this research…
Abstract Number: 2382 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Outsourced Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Program for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Exploration of the Maintenance Phase
Christina H. Opava¹, Birgitta Nordgren¹, Cecilia Fridén¹, Ingrid Demmelmaier¹, Gunnar Bergström², Ingrid E. Lundberg³, Alyssa B. Dufour^1,4, Thomas Nessen¹ and PARA Study Group, ¹Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ²Institute of Environmental Medicine, Unit of Intervention and Implementation Research, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Karolinska University Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA), i.e. at least 150 weekly minutes of moderate-intensity and at least twice-weekly muscle-strengthening activities, is recommended for every adult. Long-term studies on HEPA…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk For Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yvonne C. Lee¹, Susan Malspeis², Jessica Agnew-Blais³, Katherine Keyes⁴, Laura Kubzansky³, Andrea Roberts³, Karestan Koenen⁴ and Elizabeth Karlson⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁴Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with autoimmune dysfunction, but the relationship between PTSD and the incidence of autoimmune disorders has not been studied…
Abstract Number: 2430 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using the Internet in Help-Seeking As Illness Develops in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anne F. Townsend¹, Jenny Leese¹, Catherine L. Backman², Paul M. Adam³ and Linda C. Li⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology Liaison, Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Physical Therapy, Arthritis Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients’ Internet use for health purposes is regarded as potentially transformational. Using on-line resources is associated with the emergence of the e-patient; broadly defined…

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