Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

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: 1239 • ACR Convergence 2024
Innovative Patient Empowerment: Evaluating the Effect of a Physician-created Educational Video and To-do Lists on Promoting Preventive Health Measures in Rheumatic Disease Patients
Vanessa Bartsch¹, Basel Habboub², Kathrin Standfest¹, Johannes Knitza³, Georg Schett⁴ and Axel Hueber², ¹Division Rheumatology, Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ²Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ³Institute for Digital Medicine, Philipps-University Marburg and University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) are at higher risk for malignancies and infections. Effective management strategies for these comorbidities are urgently needed. We…
Abstract Number: 1256 • ACR Convergence 2024
Higher Disease Activity in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Associated with a Greater Desire for Social Health Education: An Unmet Need in Pediatric Rheumatology
Kaitlin Kirkpatrick, Melodee Liegl, Ke Yan and Sara Sabbagh, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: There is limited evidence on the educational needs and preferences of caregivers and adolescents and young adults (AYA) with rheumatic disease (RD) regarding the…
Abstract Number: 1323 • ACR Convergence 2024
Drug Abuse Screening in Patients Who Fulfill the 2016 Fibromyalgia Criteria
Laura Aline Martinez-Martinez¹, Angelica Beltran-Barajas², Mayra Nadia Quintanar-Cuevas³, David Vera Bustamante⁴, Itzel Palafox Sosa⁵, Karyme Zazil Velazquez-Zarza⁶, Salvador Zuñiga-Roman⁶ and Luz Angelica Viruel-Mejia⁷, ¹Rheumatology Department - National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ²Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, ³Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, México, Mexico, ⁴Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexico, ⁵Escuela Superior de Medicina-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ⁶Mental health outpatient clinic of the National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Departement at National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez - Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The clinical association of fibromyalgia with symptoms of anxiety and depression is well recognized [Uçar M, et al. J Int Med Res 2015;43(5):679-85]. Emotional…
Abstract Number: 0124 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sexual Health Challenges in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Exploring Prevalence and Clinical Correlates
Jonathan Campos-Guzmán¹, María Espinosa-León², Iris Paola García Herrera¹, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza³, Mariel Martínez-Ruiz¹, Ana Barrera-Vargas⁴, Guillermo Guaracha Basañez⁵ and javier Merayo Chalico⁶, ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, ⁵Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirón", Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, CDMX, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic thromboinflammatory disease with various forms of presentation. There is limited information on sexual function in patients with APS,…
Abstract Number: 1676 • ACR Convergence 2024
Changing Patients’ Mindsets About Non-Severe Side Effects of Methotrexate: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Rachael Yielder¹, Kari Leibowitz², Alia Crum², Paul Manley³, Nicola Dalbeth¹ and Keith Petrie⁴, ¹University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Although methotrexate (MTX) is a first-line treatment for inflammatory rheumatic diseases, side effects can lead to poor adherence and persistence. A novel intervention involves…
Abstract Number: 0165 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploring Changes in Daily Behaviors with Changes in Physical Function over 24 Weeks in Adults with Knee OA
Thomas Videtich Bye¹, Isabella Granetzke¹, Sydney Liles², Jennifer Copson³, Laura Schmitt¹, Jason Jakiela⁴ and Daniel White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Delaware, Elkton, MD, ³University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain that often leads to limitations in physical function, e.g., difficulty walking or climbing stairs, in…
Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clustering Analysis with Unsupervised Machine Learning Process to Phenotype the Cardiovascular Risk of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Beyond the 10-year Prediction Algorithm
Fabio Cacciapaglia¹, Vincenzo Venerito², Gian Luca Erre³, Matteo Piga⁴, Andreina Manfredi⁵, Garifallia Sakellariou⁶, Ombretta Viapiana⁷, Elisa Gremese⁸, Elena Bartoloni Bocci⁹, Francesca Romana Spinelli¹⁰ and Fabiola Atzeni¹¹, and "Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISeases" Study Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology, ¹Rheumatology Unit DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, DiMePRe-J University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit - University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, ⁵University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Pavia,, Pavia, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁸Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Unit. Department of Medicine, Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ¹⁰Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy, Roma, Rome, Italy, ¹¹University of Messina, Italy, Messina, Italy
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at increased cardiovascular (CV) risk, but traditional CV risk factors and available 10-year CV risk estimation models may not…
Abstract Number: 0273 • ACR Convergence 2024
Barriers and Facilitators for Outpatient Follow-Up After an Acute Gout Flare: A Qualitative Research Study
Elizabeth Lopez¹, Lesley Jackson², Kenneth Saag³ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Montgomery, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Many people with gout utilize the emergency department (ED) for acute gout care, but many do not receive subsequent adequate outpatient care for long-term…

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