Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unicycling for a Cure: My UNIque Physical Activity Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis During the COVID19 Pandemic
Dana Guglielmo, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at age 17. In my 20s, I joined Racing For A Cure of the Arthritis National Research Foundation,…
Abstract Number: 0641 • ACR Convergence 2021
Title: EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Updated Results of Quit Connect Dissemination
Jennifer Brandt¹, Edmond Ramly², Monica Messina³, S Sam Lim⁴ and Christie Bartels³, ¹Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a risk factor for rheumatologic conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and predicts worse outcomes. Smoking and rheumatic disease increase risk for…
Abstract Number: L02 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Mitigating Behavior in People with Rheumatic Diseases or Psoriasis During the COVID-19 Pandemic Differ by Immunosuppressant Treatment Type: A Patient survey Study
Mark Yates¹, Satveer Mahil¹, Sinead Langan², Claudia De la cruz³, Paola diMeglio¹, Nick Dand¹, Zenas Yiu⁴, Kayleigh Mason⁴, Teresa Tsakok¹, Freya Meynall⁵, Helen McAteer⁶, John Weinman¹, Paolo Gisondi⁷, Luis Puig Sanz⁸, Richard Warren⁴, Francesca Capon¹, Jullien Denis⁹, Tiago Torres¹⁰, Chris Griffiths⁴, Jonathan Barker¹, Kimme Hyrich⁴, Andrew Cope¹, Ian Bruce⁴, Iain McInnes¹¹, Raj Sengupta¹², Helena Marzo-Ortega¹³, Matthew Brown¹, James Galloway¹ and Catherine Smith¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ³University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile, ⁴University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Psoriasis Association, London, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁸Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ¹⁰University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, ¹¹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ¹²Royal United Hospitals Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ¹³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Clinician-reported registry data suggest that use of biologics in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) is associated with a lower risk of adverse COVID-19…
Abstract Number: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2020
Veterans with RA and Gout Identify Their Goals and How They Can Work with Clinicians to Achieve Their Goals
Swathi Reddy¹, Aricca Van Citters², Rashmi Arora¹, Kyawt Shwin¹, Lisa Johnson², Jabeen Ahmad², Guy Eakin³, Eugene Nelson², Andreas Reimold¹ and Salahuddin Kazi¹, ¹Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System / UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ³Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Understanding patient goals and concerns is essential for aligning treatment decisions with patient preferences and supporting effective patient-clinician partnerships. Yet, little is known about…
Abstract Number: 1471 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
Jill Hahn¹, May Choi², Susan Malspeis³, Emma Stevens⁴, Elizabeth Karlson⁴, Kazuki Yoshida⁵, Laura Kubzansky⁶, Jeffrey Sparks⁷ and Karen Costenbader⁸, ¹Brigham and Womens' Hospital, Newton, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Many potentially modifiable biobehavioral factors have been associated with the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the benefit of adopting an overall healthy…
Abstract Number: 0167 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Phenotypes from a Digital Health Coaching Engagement Program
Jonathan Patterson¹, Kirby Magid², Dhiren Patel³ and Matt Allison³, ¹Pack Health, Birmingham, AL, ²University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, ³Pack Health, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine whether cluster analysis could be used to identify homogeneous subgroups of engagement in RA patients enrolled…
Abstract Number: 1473 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Combination of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Reduce Risk of Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Nurses’ Health Studies
May Choi¹, Jill Hahn², Susan Malspeis², Emma Stevens³, Elizabeth Karlson³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Kazuki Yoshida⁵, Laura Kubzansky⁶ and Karen Costenbader⁷, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: While the association between lifestyle factors such as alcohol consumption, smoking, and body mass index (BMI) and risk of SLE have been previously investigated,…
Abstract Number: 0439 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hurried Communication and Low Patient Self-Efficacy Are Associated with Persistent Non-Adherence to SLE Medications
Ann Cameron Barr¹, Megan Clowse², Amanda Eudy³, Jennifer Rogers⁴, Rebecca Sadun³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Jayanth Doss³, Lena Eder⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan³, Amy Corneli⁷, Hayden Bosworth⁷ and Kai Sun³, ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence is common among SLE patients and contributes to poor outcomes. Underrepresented racial minorities have disproportionately lower rates of medication adherence and often…
Abstract Number: 1592 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Documentation of Smoking Cessation Counseling Among Spondyloarthropathy Smokers
Yusuf Chao¹, Jake Hutto², Elena Joerns², Rashmi Arora³, Una Makris¹ and Swathi Reddy³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Division of Rheumatic Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System / UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Smoking is prevalent among patients with spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and is associated with higher disease activity, poorer quality of life, and dampened response to biologic…
Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effect on Patients with Chronic Rheumatologic Disease Regarding the Value of Vaccination Recommendations
Rebecca Overbury¹, Gregory Stoddard² and Tracy Frech³, ¹University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Vaccinations are an important component of care in rheumatology as many patients are immunocompromised by treatment therapies. Patients are sometimes reticent to receive recommended…
Abstract Number: 1832 • ACR Convergence 2020
Barriers to Medication Adherence and Degree of Nonadherence in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Outpatient Population
Courtney Hardy¹, Dafna Gladman², Jiandong Su³, Nathalie Rozenbojm⁴ and Murray Urowitz⁵, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It has been reported that 50% to 75% of patients with SLE do not adhere to their medications. However, the reasons for nonadherence are not clear.…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2020
Concerns and Health-Related Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with or Without Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in a Large Physician Network
Michael George¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam², Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Joshua Baker¹, Peter Merkel¹, David Curtis³, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Maria (Maio) Danila⁵, Daniel Kirby⁶, George Munoz⁷, William Sunshine⁸, William Nowell⁹ and Jeffrey R Curtis¹⁰, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ⁶AARA, Charlotte, NC, ⁷AARA, Aventura, FL, ⁸AARA, Boca Raton, FL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ¹⁰Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD) may be particularly concerned about COVID-19. We aimed to compare concerns and health-related behaviors of patients with common…
Abstract Number: 1980 • ACR Convergence 2020
Understanding the Relationship Between Illness Perceptions and Self-Efficacy Among Latin Americans with SLE Through the Hablemos De Lupus Facebook Page
Erica Crosley¹, Claudia Elera-Fitzcarrald², Leandro Gabriel Ferreyra Garrot³, Yurilis Fuentes-Silva⁴, Soledad Ibañez⁵, Bernardo Pons-Estel⁶, Cristina Reátegui-Sokolova⁷ and Cristina Drenkard⁸, ¹The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen. EsSalud; Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ³Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, ⁵Sanatorio Güemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: SLE disproportionately strikes Latinos, who are also at high risk for poor outcomes. Self-efficacy (SE) to manage chronic disease correlates with outcomes through self-management…
Abstract Number: 0585 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cost-effectiveness of Motivational Counselling and SMS-reminders on Daily Sitting Time in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jan Sorensen¹, Mette Aadahl², Merete Hetland³, Bente Appel Esbensen⁴ and Tanja Thomsen², ¹Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Centre for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The “Joint Resources – Sedentary Behaviour” randomised controlled trial (RCT) (1,2,3) aimed to reduce sedentary behaviour in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means…
Abstract Number: 0591 • ACR Convergence 2020
Intervention to Improve SLE Medication Adherence Using Surescripts Pharmacy Refill Data
Kai Sun¹, Jennifer Rogers², Rebecca Sadun³, Amanda Eudy³, Jayanth Doss³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Ann Cameron Barr⁵, Lena Eder⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan³, Amy Corneli⁷, Hayden Bosworth¹ and Megan Clowse⁸, ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, ²Duke University Hospital, Durham, DE, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷Duke University, Durham, ⁸Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication nonadherence is as high as 80% among SLE patients and leads to higher morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Few studies have tested interventions…

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