Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association of Area-Level Heat and Social Vulnerability with Recurrent Hospitalizations Among Individuals with Rheumatic Conditions
Leah Santacroce, Paul Dellaripa, Karen Costenbader, Jamie collins and Candace Feldman, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The neighborhood where a person lives influences health behaviors, access, and outcomes, and contributes to disparities. The relationship between susceptibility to the effects of…
Abstract Number: 0743 • ACR Convergence 2022
Home-Based Telehealth in Rheumatology: A Systematic Review & Narrative Synthesis
Alexander Peck¹, Rebecca Grainger², Jeffrey Curtis³, John Cush⁴, Neelkamal Soares⁵, Nikhil Davuluri⁶, William Benjamin Nowell⁷, Sandeep Sodhi⁸, Danielle Grauer⁸, Natalie Fortune⁶, Shilpa Venkatachalam⁹, Daniel Kirby¹⁰, Jeffrey Alper¹¹, Kelly Gavigan¹², Laura Stradford⁷, David Curtis¹² and Swamy Venuturupalli¹, ¹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, ³Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴RheumNow, Dallas, TX, ⁵Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, ⁶Attune Health, Beverly HIlls, CA, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁸Illumination Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ¹⁰Bendcare, Charlotte, NC, ¹¹Bendcare, Naples, ¹²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: Home based telehealth (HBT) visits, where a patient is located at home with a remote provider, became common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients now…
Abstract Number: 1927 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient and Parent Perceptions of an Established Rheumatology Transition Clinic for Adolescents and Young Adults
Rebecca Overbury¹, Devin Eddington², Katherine Sward², John Bohnsack¹, CJ Inman¹, Sara Stern¹, Karen James¹, Erin Treemarcki¹ and Aimee Hersh¹, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: The Adult Center for Childhood Onset Rheumatic Disease (ACCORD) is a clinical and research center for the health care transition (HCT) of adolescent and…
Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2022
Black Patients Are Less Satisfied with the Hospital Experience After Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
John Gibbons¹, Orett Burke¹, huong do¹, Emily Ying Lai¹, Bella Mehta², Letitia Bradford³, Michael Parks¹, Linda Russell¹, Anne Bass⁴, Mark Figgie¹ and Susan Goodman¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Sacramento, CA, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose:Patients' post-operative satisfaction with their hospital experience is important to patient care, hospital reimbursement, and comparison between hospitals. The Press Ganey (PG) inpatient survey is…
Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Telemedicine in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Publicly Funded Hospital System
Sebastian Bruera¹, Kristen Staggers¹, Maria Suarez-Almazor² and Sandeep Agarwal¹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a widespread and emergent use of telemedicine outpatient visits to avoid patient exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.…
Abstract Number: 1935 • ACR Convergence 2022
Racial Disparities Influence Healthcare Utilization in Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
William Soulsby¹ and Emily von Scheven², ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities are prevalent in chronic illness, including pediatric rheumatic diseases. Prior work has investigated the impact of race on disease activity and damage…
Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pilot Study to Implement the Type 1 & 2 SLE Model in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic
Amanda Eudy¹, Jennifer Rogers², Kai Sun³, Rebecca Sadun³, David Pisetsky⁴, Mithu Maheswaranathan², Jayanth Doss³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵ and Megan Clowse³, ¹Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ²Duke, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The Type 1 & 2 SLE Model was developed to better explain the signs, symptoms, and management goals of SLE to patients. We assembled…
Abstract Number: 0102 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Racial Implicit Bias on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients’ Treatment Recommendations
Alisha Akinsete¹, Illir Agalliu², Dawn Wahezi¹, Ellen Silvers², Onjona Hossain², Irene Blanco², Tamar Rubinstein³ and Cristina Gonzalez², ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY
Background/Purpose: There are racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Implicit bias can contribute to these health disparities through provider communication and medical…
Abstract Number: 0748 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mapping Long COVID-19 Patient Journeys for Rheumatic Disease Patients
Yomei Shaw¹, Beth Wallace², Hallie Chabrier³, Charlotte Cochrane³, Christina Kim³, Katherine Taylor³, Armaan Patel³, Nima Keyvan⁴, Vinayak Swaroop³, Nina Nguyen³, Sara Hustek⁵, Meriah Moore⁴, Andrew Admon⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Santa Fe, NM, ²Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan Division of Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan Division of Rheumatology, Mount Clemens, MI, ⁶University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: One-third of individuals who contract COVID-19 develop 'long COVID' symptoms that persist after their initial illness. Long COVID can cause fatigue, chronic pain, and…
Abstract Number: 2010 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lowering Expectations: Glucocorticoid Tapering Among Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis Achieving Low Disease Activity on Stable Biologic Therapy
Beth Wallace¹, Bryant England², Joshua Baker³, Gary Kunkel⁴, Tawnie Braaten⁵, Jorge Rojas⁶, Alison Petro², Punyasha Roul⁷, Ted Mikuls⁸, Brian Sauer⁹ and Grant Cannon¹⁰, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁹Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰Retired, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Up to 80% of RA patients use glucocorticoids (GC) at some time in their illness. Current ACR guidelines note that difficulty tapering GC promotes…
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: 1055 • ACR Convergence 2021
How to Optimize E-Recruitment Strategies: Lessons Learned from over 3000 Participants in an International Arab Online Study
Ihsane Hmamouchi¹, Lina El Kibbi², Nizar Abdulateef³, Basel Masri⁴, Hussein Halabi⁵, Mervat Eissa⁶, Manal El Rakawi⁷, Fatemah Abutiban⁸, Wafa Hamdi⁹, Mona Metawee², Antonella Abi Najm¹⁰, Asal Adnan³, Renaud Felten¹¹, Laurent Arnaud¹¹ and Nelly Ziade¹², ¹Rheumatology Unit, Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Clinical Research and Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco, ²Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, ⁴Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁵King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Douera Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saad Dahlab, Blida, Algeria, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Jaber Alahmed Alsabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Kassab Institute of Orthopedics, UR17SP04, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia, ¹⁰Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, French National Reference Center for Autoimmune Diseases (CRMR RESO), Strasbourg, France, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Saint-Joseph Medical University and Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Background/Purpose: The use of online surveys as a recruitment tool for clinical research has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and will likely continue to expand.…
Abstract Number: 0137 • ACR Convergence 2021
Antiviral Use and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Influenza in Three Influenza Seasons, 2016–2019
Edward Neuberger¹, Tu My To¹, Arpamas Seetasith¹, Stella Arndorfer² and Christopher Wallick¹, ¹Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Genesis Research, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Seasonal influenza poses a large burden on the healthcare system. Patients with certain chronic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are especially vulnerable to…
Abstract Number: 1062 • ACR Convergence 2021
Telemedicine Enriched Care Model to Optimize Care for Patients with Autoinflammatory Diseases
Lea Oefelein¹, Jens Klotsche², Susanne Benseler³, Jasmin Kuemmerle-Deschner¹ and Tatjana Welzel¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology and Autoinflammatory Reference Center, University Children's Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are severe potentially life-threatening conditions requiring personalized therapy and monitoring which only few expert centers can provide. Long travel distances impede…
Abstract Number: 0141 • ACR Convergence 2021
Who Gets Influenza Vaccinations Prior to and After a Diagnosis of RA? Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)
Viviane Ta¹, Orit Schieir², Marie-France Valois¹, Ines Colmegna³, Carol Hitchon⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Glen Hazlewood⁶, Carter Thorne⁷, Janet Pope⁸, Gilles Boire⁹, Diane Tin¹⁰, Edward Keystone¹¹, Vivian Bykerk¹², Susan Bartlett¹ and CATCH Investigators¹³, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹⁰The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Investigators, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for adults with RA, but remains low in established RA. We examined influenza vaccination coverage in the year prior…

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