Abstracts tagged "Health Care"

Abstract Number: 2067 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Factors Influencing Time to Diagnosis in Fibromyalgia
Howard Amital¹, Yaeli Bar-On², Varda Shalev³, Dahlia Weitzman³ and Gabriel Chodick⁴, ¹Department of Medicine B, Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-hashomer, Israel, ²Department of Medicine E,, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Medical Informatics, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁴Medical Informatics, Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose - Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic debilitating disorder considered to be part of a spectrum of central sensitization syndromes. The diagnosis of FM is…
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: 2908 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Roles Of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants In Rheumatology Practices In The United States
Erika Brown¹, Asaf Bitton², Liana Fraenkel³, Hsun Tsao⁴, Jeffrey N. Katz⁵ and Daniel H. Solomon^1,6, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ⁴Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A recent workforce study of rheumatology in the US suggests that during the next several decades the demand for rheumatology services will outstrip the…
Abstract Number: 2849 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medication Adherence and Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Fibromyalgia: Combination Medication Versus Duloxetine, Pregabalin, and Milnacipran Initiators
Nicole Marlow¹, Kit Simpson², James Zoller² and E. Baron Short³, ¹Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Healthcare Leadership and Management, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ³Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: The combined use of prescription drugs (Rx) with complementary mechanisms of action has been described for treating fibromyalgia (FM). We examined medication adherence and…
Abstract Number: 2609 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dutch Translation and Validation Of The University of California, Los Angeles scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract Instrument 2.0
Jessica Meijs¹, Daisy Pors¹, Theodora P.M. Vliet Vlieland², Tom W.J. Huizinga¹ and Annemie J.M. Schuerwegh¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement occurs in approximately 90% of the patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and leads to a decrease in health-related quality of…
Abstract Number: 1015 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Life, Productivity Impairment, Disease Severity and Health Care Costs In Relation To Functional Impairment In Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients In The Czech Republic
Liliana Sedova^1,2, Jiri Stolfa^1,2, David Suchy³, Andrea Smrzova⁴, Jiri Klimes⁵, Milan Vocelka⁵ and Tomas Dolezal⁵, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Clinic of Rheumatology, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rheumatology, University hospital Plzen, Plzen, Czech Republic, ⁴3rd internal clinic, University hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to describe the quality-of-life (QoL), productivity impairment, clinical indicators and health care costs in relationship to functional status described by Bath…
Abstract Number: 995 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quality Of Life, Productivity Impairment, Disease Severity and Health Care Costs In Relation To Functional Impairment In Psoriatic Arthritis Patients In The Czech Republic
Jiri Stolfa^1,2, Liliana Sedova^1,2, David Suchy³, Jiri Klimes⁴, Milan Vocelka⁴ and Tomas Dolezal⁴, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Clinic of Rheumatology, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rheumatology, University hospital Plzen, Plzen, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Our aim was to describe the QoL, productivity impairment, clinical indicators and health care costs in relationship to functional status described by Health assessment…
Abstract Number: 1008 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Analysis Of Direct Medical Costs For Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Population-Based Study
Natalie McCormick¹, Carlo A. Marra², Eric C. Sayre³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, ¹Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Pharm Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, University of British Columbia, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have considerable morbidity which may be associated with high health resource utilization. Studies on health use and costs are…
Abstract Number: 688 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimal Clinically Important Investigations In Systemic Sclerosis
Jessica Meijs¹, Anne A. Schouffoer¹, Nina Ajmone Marsan², Maarten K. Ninaber³ and Tom W.J. Huizinga¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The optimal management of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a challenge due to the complexity of early diagnosis and identification of patients who are at…

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