Abstracts tagged "Health Services Research"

Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2025
PACFiND: Co-Designing Principles To Inform Reconfiguration Of Fibromyalgia Care Across Health Systems
Rosemary Hollick¹, Marcus Beasley¹, Ernest Choy², Caroline Cupit³, Debra Dulake¹, Teresa Finlay³, Louise Locock¹, Paul McNamee¹, Catherine Pope³, Elaine Wainwright¹, David Williams⁴ and Gary Macfarlane¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ³University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Michigan, Michigan
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a contested and poorly supported condition, characterised by widespread pain, fatigue, and cognitive symptoms, often compounded by stigma and delayed diagnosis. Existing…
Abstract Number: 0826 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Large Language Models on Diagnostic Reasoning of Medical Students in Rheumatology: A Randomized Trial
Anna Roemer¹, Nadine Schlicker², Anna Kernder³, Benedikt Albe¹, Juliana Hack⁴, Martin Hirsch⁵, Sebastian Kuhn¹ and Johannes Knitza⁶, ¹Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ²Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁴Center for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁵Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁶Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Gießen-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Although not certified as medical devices, Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT-4 provide rapid support in diagnostic reasoning and may facilitate scalable upskilling…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Outpatient Clinic Visits on Receipt of the COVID-19 Vaccine among People with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Lesley Jackson¹, Nicole Wright², Rahima Begum³, Fazlur Rahman¹, Rena Patel¹, Kenneth Saag⁴, Jeffrey Curtis⁵ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ⁴The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Foundation for Advancing Science, Technology, Education and Research, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists and primary care providers (PCPs) are some of the most trusted clinicians for people living with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD), and they may…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Real-World Survey On Physicians’ Perspectives Of Uncontrolled Gout And Gout Management Practices.
John Botson¹, Menaka Bhor², Nathan Meyer², Molly Edwards³, Emily Goddard³, Victoria Barton⁴ and Jeff Peterson⁵, ¹Orthopedic Physicians of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, ²Sobi Inc, Waltham, MA, ³Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Western Washington Arthritis Clinic, Bothell, WA
Background/Purpose: Managing uncontrolled gout (UG) can involve a multi-disciplinary approach involving physicians of different specialities, all of whom may have differing perspectives or approaches for…
Abstract Number: 1084 • ACR Convergence 2025
Access to rheumatology care in patients with new diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: analysis from a national inception cohort
Sebastian E Sattui¹, Orysya Soroka², Manuel Carpio Tumba³, Emily Holladay⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Sarah Mackie⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁷, Robyn Domsic³ and Iris Navarro-Millan⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are commonly diagnosed and cared for by non-rheumatology providers (i.e., primary care). Lack of access to specialty care can…
Abstract Number: 0793 • ACR Convergence 2025
The weight of the past: how trauma and resilience shape medication adherence in SLE
Kai Sun¹, Sofia Pozsonyiova¹, Amanda Eudy², Megan Clowse³, Rebecca Sadun¹, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁴, Jayanth Doss⁵, Nathaniel Harris⁶, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Connor Drake⁴, Tamara Somers⁷, Ralph Snyderman⁸ and Jennifer Rogers⁴, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁸Duke Center for Personalized Health Care, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence in SLE is suboptimal and contributes to increased disease activity, organ damage, and mortality. Trauma exposure is common among those with SLE…
Abstract Number: 2681 • ACR Convergence 2025
Derivation and Validation of Inflammation-Adjusted Lipid Measures to Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tate Johnson¹, George Reed², Joel Kremer³, Dimitrios Pappas⁴, Punyasha Roul⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Gail Kerr⁷, Andreas Reimold⁸, Katherine Liao⁹, Michael George¹⁰, Jon Giles¹¹, Christina Charles-Schoeman¹², Joshua Baker¹⁰, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL, ⁴CorEvitas, New York, NY, ⁵UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁶University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁸Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹²UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: Total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) are critical measures of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk. However, the lipid paradox in RA, whereby systemic…
Abstract Number: 1917 • ACR Convergence 2025
Characterizing the Frequency and Timing of Changes in Patient-Reported Social Risk Factors among Rheumatology Outpatients
Daphne Lew¹, Lauren Seidler², Patrice Odom³, Amy McQueen³, Jessica Williams⁴, Seth Eisen⁵ and Alfred Kim⁴, ¹Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ²Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, ³Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Social risk factors (SRFs) are associated with health outcomes, and patients with chronic conditions often report disproportionately higher rates of SRFs, complicating their disease…
Abstract Number: 1083 • ACR Convergence 2025
How Do Social Determinants of Health Differ Across Age and Disability Groups Among Adult Medicare Advantage Enrollees with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?
Alexjandro Daviano¹, Vijay R. Nadipelli², Yihua Xu¹, Karen Worley², Shireen Haq¹, Josephine Ohioma³, Jeffrey J. Ellis², Brandon T. Suehs¹ and S. Sam Lim⁴, ¹Humana Healthcare Research, Inc., Louisville, KY, ²GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Collegeville, PA, ³GSK, US Medical Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Management of patients with SLE should consider social determinants of health (SDoH) and their impact on access, treatment, and patient outcomes; however, such a…
Abstract Number: 0726 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Avacopan Use in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis: Insights from United States Claims Data on Outcomes and Adherence
Sebastian E Sattui¹, Elizabeth Ibiloye², Niranjan Kathe³, Sam Oh⁴, Virginia Noxon-Wood⁵, Iman Mohammadi⁵, Laura Moore-Schiltz⁵ and Tingting Li⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Amgen Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁴Amgen Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Inovalon, Bowie, MD, ⁶Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are the most common types of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV). Treatment-related toxicities, particularly from glucocorticoid…
Abstract Number: 2680 • ACR Convergence 2025
High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Anna Costello¹, Rui Xiao¹, Jahan Jazayeri¹, Timothy Brandon¹, Xuemei Zhang¹, Irit Rasooly¹ and Pamela Weiss², ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Timely diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) enables early initiation of therapy and improves outcomes, yet JIA patients often experience circuitous pathways to diagnosis.…
Abstract Number: 1708 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Social Determinants of Health Using PRAPARE in a Rheumatology Patient Navigator Program for Underserved Brooklyn Communities
Meenakshi Kurup¹, Jasmine Pak², Alyssa Carlson², Beylul Negassi², Callie Sacks², Ettiman Kaur², Fanyu Hercules-Tawe², Gabriel Cruz², Julia Fisher², Grace Shadid², Hadar Shimshon², Maria Botero Pinzon², Naureen Kabani², Sharon Glick² and Ellen Ginzler³, ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, ³SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) contribute significantly to disparities in care but are rarely addressed in subspecialty settings. The PRAPARE (Protocol for Responding to…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Social Determinants of Health Domains and COVID-19-Related Hospitalization in Individuals with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: A Retrospective Analysis of National U.S. Data
Londyn Robinson¹, jerrod anzalone², Jasvinder Singh³, Kaleb Michaud², Lesley Jackson⁴, Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁵, Dongmei Li⁶, Rena Patel⁴ and Namrata Singh⁷, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Although studies have been published on the baseline characteristics of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) with COVID-19 infection, little data exists on how…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Scores with Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Resource Utilization at 6 Months in a Real-World Cohort of Individuals Receiving Glucocorticoids
Naomi Patel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Isha Jha², Grace McMahon¹, Tania Chiha³, Hyon K. Choi⁴ and John Stone⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are used long-term by approximately 1% of the adult population and contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. We prospectively assessed Glucocorticoid Toxicity…
Abstract Number: 2305 • ACR Convergence 2025
Predictors of Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients with Psoriatic Disease: Insights from the Forward Psoriasis Registry
Alexis Ogdie¹, Ellen Romich², Brian Coburn³, Rebecca Schumacher⁴ and Kaleb Michaud⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ³Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and poorer long-term outcomes compared to the general population. Identifying…

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