Abstracts tagged "Health Care and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Comparison of Biologic Discontinuation in Patients with Elderly-Onset Vs Younger-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael Richter¹, Eric L. Matteson², John M. Davis III², Sara J. Achenbach³ and Cynthia S. Crowson³, ¹Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Several studies have suggested that patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) receive biologic treatments less frequently than patients with younger-onset RA (YORA). This has…
Abstract Number: 525 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Predictors of Health Care Drop-out in an Inception Cohort of Patients with Early Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Irazú Contreras-Yáñez¹ and Virginia Pascual-Ramos², ¹Inmunología y Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Mexican Accreditation Council of Rheumatology, A.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The impact of inadequate therapy behavior in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient outcomes may be amplified by the fact that almost all individuals with poor…