Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

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…
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…

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