Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

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…
Abstract Number: 1913 • ACR Convergence 2024
Health Literacy and Disease, Clinical, Functional and Management Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review
Mrinalini Dey¹, Shyam Budhathoki², Sofia Ramiro³, Kaleb Michaud⁴, Helen Elwell⁵, Sam Norton⁶, Maya H. Buch⁷, Andrew Cope¹, Richard Osborne⁸, James Galloway⁹ and Elena Nikiphorou¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵British Medical Association, London, United Kingdom, ⁶King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁷Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne, Australia, ⁹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Health literacy (HL) is a key social determinant of health in inflammatory arthritis (IA), including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis, as it…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Health Information Technology Use Among United States Adults with Arthritis from 2012-2017: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey
Sarah Lieber¹, Jerad Moxley², M. Carrington Reid² and Sara Czaja², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Health information technology (HIT) use has been associated with numerous benefits including improvements in quality of care and patient safety. Factors associated with HIT…
Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Digital Health Tools for Health Promotion Among Individuals with Rheumatologic Diseases in the United States
Ufuoma Mamoh¹, Soziema Salia¹, Alejandro Jaller¹, Comfort anim-koranteng², Joshua Halliday³, Joseph Atarere⁴, Ted Akhiwu¹ and Indira Acharya¹, ¹Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Harlem Medical Center, Harlem, NY, ³Grreater Accra Regional Hospital, Accra, Ghana, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologic diseases (RDs) significantly impact the quality of life, cause significant socioeconomic burdens, and increase the risk of other systemic diseases including cardiovascular disease,…
Abstract Number: 0365 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patients’ Behaviors and Beliefs Around Dietary Changes Among a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Aaron Stubbs, Deeba Minhas, Anne Arewasikporn and Andrew Schrepf, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Dietary interventions may help manage inflammation and are considered for adjunctive treatment of rheumatic diseases. Our study aimed to explore patients' behaviors and beliefs…
Abstract Number: 2014 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effect of a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet in Patients with Gout: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Anna Kretova¹, Carlijn Wagenaar¹, Wendy Walrabenstein², Daisy Vedder², Dirkjan van Schaardenburg² and Martijn Gerritsen¹, ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: An unhealthy diet is an important modifiable risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout and is also associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS), known…
Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2024
Factors Associated with Participation in Rheumatology Clinical Trials: A UK-based Study
Koushan Kouranloo¹ and Chris Wincup², ¹Internal Medicine Resident., London, United Kingdom, ²King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinicians are encouraged to consider patient preferences for offering face-to-face vs virtual consultations. This adaptability is particularly important to rheumatologists caring for patients with…
Abstract Number: 2159 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reaching Those in Need: Understanding the Reach of a Digital Program for Lupus Self-Management Education
Katherine Carpenter¹, Melissa French², Sara Johnson³, Janet Johnson³, Ashley Holden⁴, Joy Buie¹, Melicent Miller¹ and Mary Crimmings¹, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Lupus Foundation of America, Alexandria, VA, ³ProChange Behavior Solutions, South Kingstown, RI, ⁴Lupus Foundation of America, Bossier City, LA

Background/Purpose: As part of a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has implemented the…
Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reproductive Health in Women with Rheumatic Diseases: Knowledge and Behaviors
Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa², Conrado Garcia³, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR⁴, Jose Hernandez Linas³, Adriana Lobato-Belmonte³, Yesenia Ambriz Murillo⁵, Alfonso Gastelum-Strozzi⁶, Amaranta Manrique de Lara⁷, Ana Rodriguez-Flores⁸, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza⁹, Marco Maradiaga-Cecena¹⁰, Galilea Rodriguez Orozco¹¹, Anahí Carrazco Chapa¹¹, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado¹² and Ingris del Pilar Pelaez Ballestas³, and Grupo de estudio de salud reproductiva en enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes en Mexico, ¹Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Internal Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ⁴HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Regional de Morelia, Rheumatology, Morelia, Mexico, Morelia, Mexico, ⁶Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁸Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ¹⁰Hospital General de Culiacan, Rheumatology, Culiacan, Mexico, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ¹²UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) affect women during their childbearing years, often leading to pregnancy complications. Effective management of this population requires family planning and…
Abstract Number: 2165 • ACR Convergence 2024
Fertility Concerns in Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Gonadotoxic Medications for Rheumatic Disease
SHAHD FARAJALLAH¹, Katie Dunnock², Qing Yu³, Sangeeta Sule⁴ and Tova Ronis⁴, ¹Children's national hospital, Washington DC, ²George Washington University, washington dc, ³George Washington University, washington dc, DC, ⁴Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Adolescents and young adults diagnosed with rheumatic diseases often require treatment with teratogenic and cytotoxic medications to effectively manage their conditions. While these therapies…

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