Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 0129 • ACR Convergence 2021
Real-World Flare Rates and Progression by Treatment Settings Among the Commercially-Insured Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Population in the U.S
Sandra Sze-jung Wu¹, Allison Perry², Helen Varker², Richard Bizier², Joseph Tkacz² and Robert Ortmann³, ¹AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ²IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD, ³AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN
Background/Purpose: The clinical presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is complicated, as patients cycle through periods of active disease (flares) and remission. To establish the…
Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2021
Medication Use in Pediatric Lupus in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Jordan Roberts¹, Laura Berbert¹ and Mary Beth Son², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Black and Hispanic children with pediatric lupus (pSLE) have higher morbidity and mortality, but the extent to which differences in outcomes may be related…
Abstract Number: 1896 • ACR Convergence 2021
Initial Results from the Implementation of a National Hydroxychloroquine Safe Prescribing Dashboard Within the Veterans Health Administration
Anna Montgomery¹, Gary Tarasovsky², Iziegbe Ehiorobo³, Mary Whooley², Jennifer Barton⁴, Khushboo Sheth⁵, Kimberly Reiter⁶, Meredith Keller⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Lori Bennett⁹, Jo Dana², Elizabeth Wahl¹⁰ and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹Department of Veterans Affairs, Tiburon, CA, ²San Francisco VA Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Portland VA Healthcare System, Portland, OR, ⁵Stanford University/VA Palo Alto, Atherton, CA, ⁶Raymond G Murphy VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ⁷New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, ⁸Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹Charleston VAHCS, Charleston, SC, ¹⁰VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication for patients with lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions. However, HCQ daily doses of ≥…
Abstract Number: 0130 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical and Economic Characterization of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Real World Observation Across Disease Severity and Payer Channels in the U.S
Joseph Tkacz¹, Allison Perry¹, Helen Varker¹, Richard Bizier¹, Robert Ortmann² and Sandra Sze-jung Wu³, ¹IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD, ²AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN, ³AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Current literature characterizing the economic and clinical burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is outdated and often does not consider SLE disease severity, which…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical and Economic Burden of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Administrative Claims
David Singer¹, Philippe Thompson-Leduc², Sara Poston¹, Deepshekhar Gupta³, Wendy Cheng⁴, Siyu Ma¹, Francesca Devine⁵, Alexandra Enrique³, Mei Sheng Duh⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA, ²Analysis Group, Inc., Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, ⁶Analysis Group, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Background/Purpose: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a disease caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in previously infected individuals and is characterized by a painful…
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…
Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2021
Optimizing Joint Pain EConsult Referrals in an Underserved Region of Southern California
Neha Chiruvolu¹ and Vaneet Sandhu², ¹UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, ²Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA
Background/Purpose: Electronic consultations (eConsults) are increasingly utilized to supplement or replace face to face (FTF) visits in different medical specialties. They are especially valuable in…
Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2021
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Following Kawasaki Disease in Ontario, Canada
Cal Robinson¹, Rahul Chanchlani², Anastasia Gayowsky³, Elizabeth Darling², Hsien Seow² and Michelle Batthish², ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³ICES, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The incidence of Kawasaki Disease (KD) has increased by nearly 50% in Ontario, Canada over the past two decades. Little is known about the…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2021
Analysis of Tweets Containing Information Related to Rheumatological Diseases on Twitter
Adrian abbasi¹, Miguel Álvarez-Mon², Carolina Donat-Vargas³, ana Perez⁴, julio suarez¹, lorena montano¹, emilio rico¹ and melchor Alvarez de Mon¹, ¹Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain, ³IMDEA Food, Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology Group, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias. Rheumatology. Medicine Faculty. Alcala University Department., Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Twitter is an indicator of the interests of its users in the real world, and therefore, is an appropriate setting to assess the content…
Abstract Number: 0329 • ACR Convergence 2020
Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with Functional Status in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Alexis Ogdie¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Steven Sison³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Peter Hur⁵, Nina Kim⁶ and Kaleb Michaud⁷, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, ⁴FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶The University of Texas at Austin; Baylor Scott and White Health, Austin, TX, ⁷FORWARD-The National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases; University of Nebraska Medical Center, Wichita
Background/Purpose: The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) has been validated and widely used in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) clinical trials for the assessment of patient…
Abstract Number: 0603 • ACR Convergence 2020
Multisite Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Era Telemedicine Expansion on Reduction in No-Show Rates
Christie Bartels¹, David Gazeley², Ann Rosenthal³, Sancia Ferguson⁴, Edmond Ramly⁵, Monica Messina⁶ and Douglas White⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Oakland, CA, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health;, Madison, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Madison, WI, ⁷Gundersen Health System, Onalaska, WI
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid expansion of telemedicine in all fields, including rheumatology. We hypothesized that increased use of telemedicine would reduce no-show…

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