Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

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: 0668 • ACR Convergence 2024
There Are No Shortcuts: Electronic Health Record-Generated Tool Does Not Reflect Medication Adherence in Patients with SLEin Bronx, NY
Kiera Brennan¹, Kai Sun², Anitha Ramu¹, Juliann Allen¹, Justina Shafik¹ and Noa Schwartz³, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Nonadherence to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is associated with poor outcomes in SLE.1 Electronic Health Record (EHR) platforms collect data on patient medication access through dispensing…
Abstract Number: 2623 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardiovascular Health Is Suboptimal in Most Patients with Juvenile-Onset Lupus and Dermatomyositis: Baseline Visit Findings from the Lupus Erythematous and Dermatomyositis Stress and Cardiovascular Health Cohort Study
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Angel Davalos², Hwanhee Hong², Bryce Reeve², Christoph Hornik², M. Athony Moody², Donald Lloyd-Jones³, Eveline Wu⁴, Audrey Ward¹, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Jeff Dvergsten⁶, Ann Reed², Mark Connelly⁷ and Laura Schanberg⁸, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ⁴University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Hillsborough, NC, ⁷Children’s Mercy Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, ⁸Duke University Medical Center, DURHAM, NC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile lupus (JSLE) and dermatomyositis (JDM) are associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). The American Heart Association (AHA) cardiovascular health (CVH) score is the…
Abstract Number: 0788 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention for Osteoarthritis: Two-year Follow-up After the “Plants for Joints” Randomized Clinical Trial
Carlijn Wagenaar¹, Wendy Walrabenstein², Marike van der Leeden², Martijn Gerritsen¹, Jos Twisk³, Martin van der Esch², Henriët van Middendorp⁴, Peter Weijs⁵ and Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁶, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Reade Center for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The 16-week Plants for Joints (PFJ) multidisciplinary lifestyle Intervention, based on a whole-food plant-based diet, physical activity, and stress management, significantly reduced The Western…
Abstract Number: 2656 • ACR Convergence 2024
Short-Term Effectiveness of a Walk with Ease Program Delivered by Telephone on Arthritis-Related Symptoms, Function, and Physical Activity
Christine Pellegrini, Sara Wilcox, Yesil Kim, Katherine Devivo, Scott Jamieson, Kailyn Horn and Daniel Heidtke, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Background/Purpose: Walk With Ease (WWE) is a 6-week arthritis-appropriate evidence-based physical activity program traditionally offered in a face-to-face format. However, as many populations encounter participation…
Abstract Number: 1053 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pilot Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Kai Sun¹, Lisa Carnago², Isaac Smith³, Brian Andonian¹, Stephen Balevic¹, Ankoor Shah¹, Catherine Sims⁴, Kathryn Pollak⁵, Amy Corneli⁵, Hayde Bosworth⁵ and Megan Clowse⁶, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke Health, Hillsborough, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Knightdale, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication nonadherence is as high as 75% among patients with rheumatic diseases, leading to increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. Existing adherence interventions tend to…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Health Numeracy Literacy in Pediatric Patients with SLE
Nicole Salach¹, Sarah Rogal¹, Jessica Simpson¹, Sangeeta Sule², Abigail Bosk³ and Catherine Park¹, ¹Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, DC, ²Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Children's National Hospital, Bethesda, DC
Background/Purpose: Health literacy is key to better patient outcomes. One aspect of health literacy that warrants additional investigation in patients who have systemic lupus erythematosus…
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…

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