Abstracts tagged "health behaviors"

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…
Abstract Number: 0599 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of a Provider Led Intervention on Medication Adherence in an Urban Lupus Clinic
Nancyanne Schmidt¹, Yevgeniya Gartshteyn², Teja Kapoor³, Laura Geraldino⁴, Leila Khalili⁵ and Anca Askanase⁶, ¹New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical center, New York, NY, ²Columbia University Medical Center, Glen Rock, NJ, ³Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Leonia, NJ, ⁴New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus, New York, NY, ⁵Columbia University Medical Center, New Haven, NY, ⁶Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence is a difficult charge in SLE. Up to 75% of lupus patients are non-adherent with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Pharmacy refill data measured by…
Abstract Number: 1621 • ACR Convergence 2021
Self-reported Transition Readiness of Adolescent Patients with Rheumatologic Disease: Do the Parents Agree?
Christina Ma¹, Molly Dushnicky¹, Habeba Talaat¹, Steffy Thomas¹, Karen Beattie¹, Tania Cellucci², Stephanie Garner¹, Liane Heale¹, Mark Matsos¹ and Michelle Batthish¹, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care is associated with increased disease activity and morbidity. The parent-child relationship is a significant relationship in…
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: 0048 • ACR Convergence 2020
Determinants of Participation in Clinical Trials Among Patients with Lupus in the United States
Onengiya Harry¹, Carl Langefeld², Miranda Marion³, Trent Younts³, Lori Crosby⁴, Mara Vitolins³ and Avani Modi⁴, ¹Wake Forest School of Medicine, Clemmons, NC, ²Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ³Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Background/Purpose: Patient and family participation in research is critical to improving health outcomes, and identifying factors that contribute to participation or lack of participation in…
Abstract Number: 1140 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Did SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in Latin America? A Regional Survey from PANLAR
Daniel Fernández-Ávila¹, Julián Barahona-Correa¹, Diana Romero-Alvernia¹, Sergio Kowalski², Ana María Sapag Durán³, Antonio Cachafeiro Vilar⁴, Belia Lucía Meléndez Muñoz⁵, Carlos Santiago Pastelín⁶, Claudia Ramírez⁷, Daniel Palleiro Rivero⁸, Diego Alejandro Jaimes⁹, Dina María Arrieta¹⁰, Guillermo Pons-Estel¹¹, Jossiell Then Báez¹², Manuel Ugarte-Gil¹³, Mario Cardiel¹⁴, Nelly Colman¹⁵, Nilmo Chávez Pérez¹⁶, Paula Burgos¹⁷, Rubén Montufar¹⁸, Sayonara Sandino¹⁹, Yurilis Fuentes-Silva²⁰ and Enrique Soriano²¹, ¹Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia, ²Unidad de Investigación PANLAR. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil, ³Hospital Universitario Japonés, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, ⁴Pacífica Salud - Hospital Punta Pacífica,, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, ⁵Hospital de la Policía Nacional N1 Quito, Quito, Ecuador, ⁶Instituto Hondureño de la Seguridad Social, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, ⁷Organización Keralty, Bogota, ⁸Instituto Nacional de Reumatología del Uruguay - Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁹Clínicos IPS- Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, ¹⁰Hospital México, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, ¹¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, ¹²Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago (HOMS), Santiago, Dominican Republic, ¹³Servicio de Reumatología. Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen and Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ¹⁴Centro de Investigación Clínica de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico, ¹⁵Hospital de Clínicas - Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, ¹⁶Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, ¹⁷Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, ¹⁸Consultorio de Especialidades del Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, San Salvador, El Salvador, ¹⁹Policlínica Nicaragüense, Managua, Nicaragua, ²⁰Centro Clínico Universitario de Oriente - Universidad de Oriente, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, ²¹Department of Public Health, Instituto Universitario, Escuela de Medicina Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Social isolation during SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has undermined follow-up of patients with rheumatic diseases. These patients face a critical dilemma between the risk of exposure…
Abstract Number: 0059 • ACR Convergence 2020
EHR-Supported Staff Protocol Improves Smoking Cessation in a Diverse Rheumatology Clinic: Results of Quit Connect Dissemination Project
Jennifer Brandt¹, S. Sam Lim¹, Edmond Ramly², Monica Messina³ and Christie Bartels⁴, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a key risk factor for rheumatologic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus that disproportionately impacts disadvantaged patients and predicts worse outcomes.…
Abstract Number: 1144 • ACR Convergence 2020
Concerns and Behaviors of Patients with Common Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in the United States Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael George¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam², Shubhasree Banerjee¹, Joshua Baker¹, Peter Merkel¹, David Curtis³, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Maria (Maio) Danila⁵, Jeffrey R Curtis⁶ and William Nowell⁷, 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, ⁶Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases may be particularly concerned about COVID-19. We aimed to assess concerns and associated health behaviors of patients with autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2020
Alignment and Discordances in Treatment Perceptions and Shared Decision-Making Among RA Patients and Rheumatology Care Teams
Robert Levin¹, Christopher Parker², Kostas Botsoglou³, Jigar Shah⁴, Nimesh Dayal⁵, Kristina Fajardo⁶, Laura Simone⁶, Jeff Carter⁶ and Tamar Sapir⁶, ¹University of South Florida, Clearwater, FL, ²Austin Diagnostic Clinic, Austin, TX, ³Rheumatology Center WNY, Buffalo, NY, ⁴Arthritis and Rheumatology Center of South Florida, Margate, FL, ⁵Arthritis Center of Orlando, Ocoee, FL, ⁶PRIME Education, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Background/Purpose: Evidence-based guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) call for shared decision-making (SMD) as a method to personalize treatment decisions and achieve treat-to-target goals. We assessed alignment…

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