Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 229 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Patient and Disease Factors and Severity of Gout in a Real-World Population
Michael Pillinger¹, Svetlana Krasnokutsky Samuels¹, Raymond Malamet², Bruce Schechter², Douglas CA Taylor³ and Robert Morlock⁴, ¹New York University, New York, NY, ²AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose : Gout is the most prominent clinical manifestation of hyperuricemia, and is the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis. The symptoms of gout (eg,…
Abstract Number: 1229 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Stakeholder Needs Assessment for a New Model of Care for Pediatric Rheumatology in Ontario
Y. Ingrid Goh^1,2, Michelle Diebold³, Delphine Lim², Saunya Dover¹, Roberta Berard⁴, Kristi Whitney-Mahoney⁵, Christine O'Brien⁵, Daniela Ardelean⁶, Brian Feldman^2,7 and Deborah M. Levy², ¹Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Rheumatology, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Twenty-five pediatric rheumatologists (PR) service a population of 14 million Ontarians. Patients may travel up to 1500 km to be seen by a PR…
Abstract Number: 846 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nationwide Trends in in-Hospital Mortality and Hospitalization Associated with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
Sara R. Schoenfeld¹, Na Lu¹, Flavia V. Castelino², Marcy B. Bolster² and Hyon K. Choi¹, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Allergy, Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) experience high rates of morbidity and mortality, but few studies have evaluated health care utilization such as hospitalization rates…
Abstract Number: 921 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poverty Associated with Increase in Damage in SLE over Two-Year Period
Edward H. Yelin¹, Laura Trupin², Jinoos Yazdany² and Stephanie Rush³, ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA, ³UCSF, SF, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that persons with SLE in poverty have fewer physician visits for SLE and receive lower technical quality of care.…
Abstract Number: 1293 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Prenatal Care in Mothers with and without JIA: Association with Outcomes
Debbie Ehrmann Feldman¹, Anick Bérard², Evelyne Vinet³, Ciarán M. Duffy⁴, Elizabeth Hazel⁵, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre⁶, Garbis Meshefedjian⁷ and Sasha Bernatsky⁸, ¹School of Rehabilitation, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Rhematology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Public Health Department of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Rheum/Clin. Epid., McGill MUHC/RVH, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Women who had JIA in childhood and adolescence may be at higher risk for adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes. Our objective was to examine…
Abstract Number: 2106 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intensification to Triple Therapy Non-Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States from 2009 to 2014
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Alexis A. Krumme², Olga S. Matlin³, Gregory Brill², William H. Shrank³, Niteesh K. Choudhry² and Daniel H. Solomon^2,4, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³CVS Caremark, Woonsocket, RI, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Several trials suggest that triple therapy with non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (ttDMARD) has similar efficacy compared to biologic DMARDs (bDMARD) for patients with RA.…
Abstract Number: 2259 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Obesity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Associated with Arthritis: Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal National Population Health Survey
Orit Schieir¹, Sheilah. Hogg-Johnson^1,2, Richard H Glazier^3,4,5,6 and Elizabeth M. Badley^1,7, ¹Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Health Care & Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Res. Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: While cross-sectional evidence points to a higher prevalence of cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in persons with arthritis, longitudinal population based studies are lacking. The…
Abstract Number: 2914 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Correlates of Satisfaction with Care in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Syed Alam¹, Nisarg Gandhi², Alana Nevares¹, Ailda Nika², Winston Sequeira² and Meenakshi Jolly³, ¹Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) a chronic disease, predominantly of young women, which may involve various organs, and is marked by periods of disease flares,…
Abstract Number: 2029 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns of Multimorbid Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from an International Cross-Sectional Study
Helga Radner^1,2, Kazuki Yoshida^3,4, Ihsane Hmamouchi⁵, Maxime Dougados^6,7, Josef Smolen⁸ and Daniel H Solomon⁹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Department of Rheumatology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan, Kamogawa, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Biostatistics, Epidemiology LBRCE, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco, ⁶Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Treatment Patterns of Multimorbid Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from an International Cross-sectional StudyBackground/Purpose The presence of multimorbidity could lead to less intensive treatment of RA.…
Abstract Number: 1693 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progressive Disease in Systemic Sclerosis after One Year of Follow-up; Results of a Standardized Multidisciplinary Health Care Program
Jessica Meijs¹, Anne Schouffoer², Nina Ajmone Marsan³, Lucia Kroft⁴, Maarten K. Ninaber⁵, T.W.J. Huizinga¹ and Jeska K. De Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Deparment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate disease course of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients participating in a single centre multidisciplinary health-care program over…
Abstract Number: 1299 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Cross-Sectional Study of Mental Health Symptoms and Mental Health Care in Pediatric SLE/MCTD Patients and Their Peers
Andrea Knight^1,2, Michelle Vickery¹, Pamela Weiss^1,2,3, Knashawn Morales³ and Ron Keren^3,4, ¹Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Mental health problems are prevalent in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to compare the rates of mental health problems and mental health…
Abstract Number: 1145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Biologic Treatment Patterns, Clinical Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization Post-Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Discontinuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
J. Harnett¹, D. Wiederkehr¹, R. Gerber², D. Gruben², A. Koenig³ and J. Bourret³, ¹Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: For rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) with inadequate response to a TNF inhibitor (TNFi), limited evidence exists from observational studies and indirect comparisons of…
Abstract Number: 903 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Adherence to Medications for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Predicts Higher Health Care Utilization in U.S. Medicaid Beneficiaries
Jinoos Yazdany¹, Candace H. Feldman², Hongshu Guan³ and Karen H. Costenbader⁴, ¹Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Immunosuppressive and antimalarial drugs improve outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), including reducing disease activity, damage and mortality. Although prior studies have found…
Abstract Number: 800 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hospitalization Rates and Utilization Among Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population-Based Study from 1987 to 2012
C. John Michet III¹, Sara J. Achenbach², Cynthia S. Crowson³ and Eric L. Matteson⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) may experience serious vascular and visual complications. It is unknown, however, to what extent the difficulties of the…
Abstract Number: 61 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Advocating for Pediatric Rheumatology Care in the Mid-Canadian Provinces: Large Geographic Area, Large Pediatric Population, Low Number of Pediatric Rheumatologists and Allied Health Workers Identified As Unique Challenges
Paivi Miettunen¹, Nadia Luca², Susanne Benseler², Janet Ellsworth³, Tommy Gerschman⁴, Nicole Johnson², Heinrike Schmeling² and Natalie J. Shiff⁵, ¹Department of Pediatrics/Alberta Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics/University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Pediatrics/Alberta Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics/University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Background/Purpose Advocacy for pediatric rheumatology care for Mid-Canadian (MC) provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Saskatchewan) represents a challenge. Although these provinces comprise a…

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