Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2021
Health Information Use by SLE Patients Pre and During COVID-19
Francesca Cardwell¹, Susan Elliott², May Choi³, Ricky Chin³, Yvan St.Pierre⁴, Leigha Rowbottom⁵, Murray Urowitz⁶, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza⁷, Sasha Bernatsky⁸, Michelle Petri⁹, Susan Manzi¹⁰, Christine Peschken¹¹, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Paul R Fortin¹³, Jungmin Shin¹⁴, Sang-Cheol Bae¹⁵, Jiacai Cho¹⁶, Anselm Mak¹⁷, John Hanly¹⁸, Anca Askanase¹⁹, Juanita Romero-Diaz²⁰, Romina Nieto²¹, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel²², Ian N. Bruce²³, Daniel Wallace²⁴ and Ann Clarke⁵, ¹University of Waterloo, Burlington, ON, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Center for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Lupus Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Hospital Universitario Cruces, University of the Basque Country, Bizkaia, Spain, ⁸McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, PA, ¹¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, ¹⁴Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹⁵Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹⁶National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁷National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁸Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²⁰Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, ²¹Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, ²²Grupo Oroo - Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ²³University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²⁴Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The spread of COVID-19 misinformation is especially serious for individuals with complex diseases like SLE; conflicting and/or unfounded information can complicate a patient’s health…
Abstract Number: 0886 • ACR Convergence 2021
Determinants of Accessing Social and News Media and Experiencing Negative Impacts During COVID-19 in an International SLE Sample
Francesca Cardwell¹, Susan Elliott², Ricky Chin³, Leigha Rowbottom⁴, Yvan St.Pierre⁵, May Choi³, Murray Urowitz⁶, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza⁷, Sasha Bernatsky⁸, Michelle Petri⁹, Susan Manzi¹⁰, Christine Peschken¹¹, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Paul R Fortin¹³, Jungmin Shin¹⁴, Sang-Cheol Bae¹⁵, Jiacai Cho¹⁶, Anselm Mak¹⁷, John Hanly¹⁸, Anca Askanase¹⁹, Juanita Romero-Diaz²⁰, Romina Nieto²¹, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel²², Ian N. Bruce²³, Daniel Wallace²⁴ and Ann Clarke⁴, ¹University of Waterloo, Burlington, ON, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Center for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Lupus Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Hospital Universitario Cruces, University of the Basque Country, Bizkaia, Spain, ⁸McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁰Allegheny Health Network, Wexford, PA, ¹¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, ¹⁴Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹⁵Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ¹⁶National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁷National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁸Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁹Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²⁰Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Ciudad de México, Federal District, Mexico, ²¹Hospital Provincial de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, ²²Grupo Oroo - Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ²³University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²⁴Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The spread of COVID-19 misinformation through social/news media is a health risk in SLE. We assessed the determinants of SLE patients accessing health information…
Abstract Number: 1158 • ACR Convergence 2021
Resistance of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis to Changing Therapy: A 15-year Follow-up
Kaleb Michaud¹, Sofia Pedro², Victoria Jasion³, Holly Budlong⁴, Jessica Suboticki⁵, Frederick Wolfe⁶ and Patricia Katz⁷, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³AbbVie, Overland Park, KS, ⁴AbbVie, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁷University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased dramatically over the past 15 years. The objective of this study was to investigate whether willingness…
Abstract Number: 1287 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Limited Health Literacy with Patient-Provider Communication in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ann Barr¹, Catherine Howe², Jennifer Rogers¹, Jayanth Doss¹, Rebecca Sadun¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³, Megan Clowse⁴, Kai Sun³ and Mithu Maheswaranathan³, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Low health literacy is common among US adults, including patients with SLE, and is associated with higher disease activity and worse patient-reported outcomes. The…
Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2021
Symptom Management in Systemic Sclerosis: A Pilot Study of a Web-based Intervention Using Peer-Health Coaches
Susan Murphy¹, Yen Chen², Mary Alore², Sheri Hicks² and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Michigan, Grosse Ile, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: People with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have a high burden of chronic symptoms that have dramatic effects on function and quality of life. Fatigue, along…
Abstract Number: 0031 • ACR Convergence 2021
A New Pharmacostatistical Model to Assess MTX-adherence in RA Patients
Marion Geoffroy¹, Claire Gozalo², Loic Pauvele², Elise Abboud², Zoubir Djerada³ and Jean hugues Salmon⁴, ¹CHU Reims, France, REIMS, France, ²CHU Reims, Reims, France, ³CHU Riems, Reims, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU Maison blanche, Reims, Reims, France
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first-line therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While therapeutic adherence is essential to the successful management of the patient, an estimated…
Abstract Number: 1599 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of Patients with Rheumatic Conditions: A Qualitative Analysis of Perceived Risk and Decision Making
Courtney Wells¹, Guadalupe Torres², William Nowell³, Shilpa Venkatachalam³, Laura Stradford⁴, Kelly Gavigan³, Barbara Boyd-Floering⁵, Maria I. Danila⁶ and Kristine Carandang⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin-River Falls, White Bear Lake, MN, ²Patient Partner, Brooklyn Center, MN, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Whelton Virshup CreakyJoints Arthritis Clinic/ Global Healthy Living Foundation, Lake Worth, FL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Independent, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the concerns, behaviors, and experiences of adults with autoimmune rheumatic conditions, and to evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 0098 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Report a Lower Frequency of Infections Than Controls and They Protect Themselves Well Against SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
Iulia Roman, Ioana Andreica, Xenofon Baraliakos, Uta Kiltz and Juergen Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected life in most countries around the world for more than a year now. It is not entirely clear if…
Abstract Number: 1608 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sources of Information About SARS-CoV-2 Used by Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (CIRD)
Ioana Andreica, Iulia Roman, Xenofon Baraliakos, Uta Kiltz and Juergen Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) may be at increased risk of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).1 The quality of information obtained plays…
Abstract Number: 0122 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stephanie Catella¹, Michael Gendreau², Nicolette Vega¹, Allison Kraus¹, Michael Rosenbluth¹, Sherry Soefje³, Shishuka Malhotra⁴ and Lesley Arnold⁵, ¹Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, ³Excell Research, Oceanside, CA, ⁴Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, North Canton, OH, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Recommendations for fibromyalgia management include both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for fibromyalgia management, though access…
Abstract Number: 1609 • ACR Convergence 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Willingness and Its Predictors in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (CIRD)
Iulia Roman, Ioana Andreica, Xenofon Baraliakos, Uta Kiltz and Juergen Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Whether patients with chronic rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are at increased risk of developing severe COVID 19 infections is not entirely clear. However, some DMARDs…
Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Numeracy with Medication Non-Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Amanda Eudy², Ann Barr², Catherine Howe³, Stacy Bailey⁴, Susan Hastings¹, Jennifer Rogers², Jayanth Doss², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber¹, Rebecca Sadun², Megan Clowse⁵ and Kai Sun¹, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁴Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, ⁵Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Over 33% of U.S. adults have limited health literacy or numeracy. Limited health literacy and numeracy have been associated with higher disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 1612 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Individuals with Rheumatic Disease
Kristin Wipfler¹, Adam Cornish¹, Alison Freifeld², Patricia Katz³ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ongoing and there is a need to understand factors associated with vaccine hesitancy. Individuals with rheumatic diseases have been uniquely…
Abstract Number: 0233 • ACR Convergence 2021
Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online Intervention for Lupus Self-Management Based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change
Katherine Carpenter¹, Melissa French¹, Sara Balestrieri², Sara Johnson², Sarah Gilman³, Cristina Drenkard⁴, S Sam Lim⁵, Maria Dall'Era⁶, Emily Somers⁷, Suzanna Zick⁸, Victoria Werth⁹, Daniel Wallace¹⁰, Melicent Miller¹ and Mary Crimmings¹, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Pro-Change Behavior Systems, South Kingstown, RI, ³Wayfinder Health Strategies, Falls Church, VA, ⁴Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁶University of California San Francisco, Corte Madera, CA, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Department of Family Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁰Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has completed a 5-year cooperative agreement with the CDC to develop and evaluate an online lupus self-management (SM)…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pandemic and Patients: Examining Health-Related Behaviors of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nancy Dorr¹, Patricia Fennell² and Lee Shapiro³, ¹The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, ²Albany Health Management Associates, Inc. Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, ³Albany Medical College, Stillwater, NY
Background/Purpose: Prior to COVID-19, few studies examined how patients with a chronic illness, such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), react to a pandemic. This study examined…

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