Abstracts tagged "Measurement"

Abstract Number: 0065 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Care Pathway Implementation: A Step Towards Improved Outcomes and Value-Based Care
Tarun Sharma¹, paul lebovitz¹, chetan rajput², Lori Mcaninch³, ellen Kraemer³, izabela Stanescu³, adam dore¹, joseph ahearn³ and Susan Manzi⁴, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, ³Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, ⁴Allegheny Health Network, Lupus Center of Excellence, Wexford, PA
Background/Purpose: Care transformation in a chronic illness like RA requires delivery of health care services through a patient-centric care model. Within an integrated delivery and…
Abstract Number: 0870 • ACR Convergence 2022
Knee Acoustic Emissions as a Noninvasive Biomarker of Articular Health in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Sevda Gharehbaghi¹, Emily Moise¹, Priya Brito², Lori Ponder³, Omer Inan¹ and Sampath Prahalad⁴, ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refers to all forms of autoimmune arthritis in children with undetermined etiology, and thus it is the most prevalent chronic…
Abstract Number: 0899 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of the Foot Function Index Questionnaire in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joan Manuel Dapeña, Lucia Alascio, Eliana Rebeca Serrano, Juan Manuel Bande, Maria Alejandra Medina, Diana Silvia Klajn, Jose Angel Caracciolo and Silvia Beatriz Papasidero, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornu, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Multiple questionnaires and objective assessment tools have been developed to determine functional compromise in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). One of the most used tools to…
Abstract Number: 1029 • ACR Convergence 2022
Virtual Assessment in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Validation of Video Observation of Spinal Metrology
Laura Passalent¹, Sareh Keshavarzi¹, Robert Inman¹ and Nigil Haroon², ¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University Health Network; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: A shift to virtual clinical encounters was required because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there have been few studies exploring the utility of…
Abstract Number: 1198 • ACR Convergence 2022
Validation of Remote Physical Performance and Cognitive Functioning Measures Among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Courtney Hoge¹, C. Barrett Bowling², Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas¹, Bradley Pearce¹, S. Sam Lim¹, Cristina Drenkard¹ and Laura Plantinga¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for researchers to develop and administer remote versions of measures for ongoing studies. In an…
Abstract Number: 1269 • ACR Convergence 2022
Implementing RAPID-3 Using Electronic Patient Portal and Point of Care Entry
Sancia Ferguson¹, Lori Zemlicka², Amanda Weber², Abdul Halabi³, Jon Arnason⁴ and Christie Bartels⁵, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, ²UW Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁴University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: The treat-to-target approach endorsed by the ACR for rheumatoid arthritis requires frequent monitoring of disease activity using validated instruments, with changes to the treatment…
Abstract Number: 1279 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of ACR Longitudinal Digital Quality Measures for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Literature Review and Modified Delphi Consensus Study
Christie Bartels¹, April Jorge², Candace Feldman³, Claire Barber⁴, April Barnado⁵, Bonnie Bermas⁶, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁷, Shivani Garg⁸, Leah Haseley⁹, Shraddha Jatwani¹⁰, Tracy Johansson¹¹, Alex Limanni¹², Wendy Rodgers¹³, Brad Rovin¹⁴, Yesenia Santiago-Casas¹⁵, Lisa Suter¹⁶, Jennifer Ude¹¹, JoAnn Zell¹⁷ and Jinoos Yazdany¹⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸University of Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁹University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Albert Einstein Medical Center, Ambler, PA, ¹¹American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ¹²Self, Dallas, TX, ¹³Lupus Foundation of America, Torrance, CA, ¹⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁵Integral Rheumatology and Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, ¹⁶Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹⁷University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ¹⁸UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Significant morbidity and mortality urge efforts to improve quality of care for people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Yet, none of the 25 American…
Abstract Number: 1392 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparing Data on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Disease Status Using Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) RAID/RAPID-3/Self-Reported DAS28 in Remote Electronic Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Face-To-Face Clinical Evaluation (DAS28-CRP) Performed Pre-Pandemic
Maria Mirza¹, Kaiyang Song¹, Madiha Ashraf², Anushka Soni³, John Jackman³ and Raashid Luqmani¹, ¹Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Oxford Universtiy Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Oxford University Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, asynchronous consultations were introduced due to the significant backlog of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis awaiting clinical review. PROMs including Self-Reported…
Abstract Number: 2054 • ACR Convergence 2022
Towards a Novel Clinician-Reported Outcome Measure for SLE – Outcomes of an International Consensus Process
Kathryn Connelly¹, Laura Eades², Rachel Koelmeyer³, Darshini Ayton³, Vera Golder², Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake², Kate Gregory-Wong³, Hussein Al-Mossawi⁴, Jeanette Andersen⁵, Cynthia Aranow⁶, Laurent Arnaud⁷, Anca Askanase⁸, Subhashis Banerjee⁹, Catherine Barbey¹⁰, Hermine Brunner¹¹, Joy Buie¹², Laurie Burke¹³, Alain Cornet¹⁴, Karen Costenbader¹⁵, Maria Dall'Era¹⁶, Khadija Dantata¹⁷, Nikolay Delev⁹, Ann Eldred¹⁸, Alan Friedman¹⁹, Richard Furie²⁰, Sandra Garces²¹, Dennis Grasela²², Heath Guay²³, Oliver Guenther²⁴, Maria Juarez²⁵, Shelly Kafka²⁶, Kenneth Kalunian²⁷, Elaine Karis²⁸, Youmna Lahoud²⁹, Catharina Lindholm³⁰, Jeffrey Lockman³¹, Charlotte Lupton³², Justine Maller³³, Ashley Marion³⁴, Patrick Marquis³⁵, Joan Merrill³⁶, Thomas Morel³⁷, Marta Mosca³⁸, Yulia Pincus³⁹, Samantha Pomponi⁴⁰, Guillermo Pons-Estel⁴¹, Jorge Ross Terres³³, Cailin Sibley⁴², Maria Silk⁴³, Sanjeev Roy⁴⁴, Lee S Simon⁴⁵, Alessandro Sorrentino⁴⁶, Christian Stach⁴⁷, George Stojan⁴⁸, Ying Sun²⁴, Yoshiya Tanaka⁴⁹, Erik Thomas⁵⁰, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁵¹, Cristina Vazquez Mateo⁵⁰, Edward M Vital⁵², Victoria Werth⁵³, Eric Zollars²⁸, Qing Zuraw⁵⁴ and Eric Morand⁵⁵, ¹Monash Health, Camberwell, Australia, ²Monash University, Clayton, Australia, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴AstraZeneca, Bucks, United Kingdom, ⁵Lupus Europe, Lupus DK, EULAR PARE, ERN ReCONNECT, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Hautepierre Hospital, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ⁸Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹⁰Biogen, Baar, Switzerland, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH, ¹²Lupus Foundation of America, Charleston, SC, ¹³LORA Group, Royal Oak, MD, ¹⁴Lupus Europe, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁶University of California, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁷Lupus Foundation of America, Richmond Hill, GA, ¹⁸AbbVie, Inc., Lake Bluff, IL, ¹⁹AbbVie, Inc., Libertyville, IL, ²⁰Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²¹Amgen, Inc., Almada, Portugal, ²²Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrencevile, NJ, ²³AbbVie, Inc., Worcester, MA, ²⁴Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, ²⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²⁶AbbVie, Inc., Norristown, PA, ²⁷University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²⁸Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ²⁹Biogen International GmbH, Milton, MA, ³⁰AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, NY, ³²AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³³Genentech, San Francisco, CA, ³⁴Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ³⁵Modus Outcomes, Cambridge, MA, ³⁶Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ³⁷UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ³⁸University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³⁹Janssen, Flemington, NJ, ⁴⁰Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, ⁴¹Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas, Rosario, Argentina, ⁴²Janssen Research & Development, San Diego, CA, ⁴³Eli Lilly, Carmel, IN, ⁴⁴Global Clinical Development, Ares Trading SA, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,⁴⁵SDG LLC, West Newton, MA,⁴⁶AstraZeneca, Sollentuna, Sweden, ⁴⁷UCB Pharma, Monheim, ⁴⁸UCB Pharma, Baltimore, MD, ⁴⁹University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan, ⁵⁰EMD Serono, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, ⁵¹Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵³University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵⁴Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁵⁵Monash University, Victoria; Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Most late-phase randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of novel drugs for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have failed to meet their primary endpoint or shown contradictory…
Abstract Number: 2058 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evidence on the Construct Validity of the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire Among Adult Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Stefan Perera¹, Jiandong Su², Kathleen Bingham³, Mahta Kakvan¹, Maria Carmela Tartaglia⁴, Leslet Ruttan⁵, Joan Wither¹, May Choi⁶, Simone Appenzeller⁷, Dorcas Beaton⁸, Dennisse Bonilla², Patricia Katz⁹, Robin Green⁵, Michelle Barraclough¹⁰ and Zahi Touma², ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto Krembil Neurosciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷Unicamp, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁸Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ¹⁰Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment (CI) is prevalent in SLE and negatively impacts social and occupational engagement. There is a need for a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM)…
Abstract Number: 2206 • ACR Convergence 2022
Understanding Inter-rater Variability in Scoring of Entheseal Lesions: Results from the Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) Study
Lihi Eder¹, Fangya Ma², Josefina Marin³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh⁵, Ari Polachek⁶, Marcos Rosemffet⁷, Ernesto Rodriguez⁸, Ilaria Tinnazzi⁹, Amir Haddad¹⁰, Philippe Carron¹¹, Mariana Alves Ferreira Martins¹², Catherine Bakewell¹³, Fahmeen J. Afgani¹⁴, Richard Cook², Sibel Aydin¹⁵ and Gurjit S. Kaeley¹⁶, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ³Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁶Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Capital Federal, Argentina, ⁸Florida Medical Clinic, Tampa, FL, ⁹Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy, ¹⁰Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, ¹¹Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ¹²São José Do Rio Preto Medical School, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, ¹³Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁴Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁶UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Variability in scoring of sonographic entheseal lesions may be influenced by patient characteristics and sonographer expertise. We aimed to assess inter-rater agreement in scoring…
Abstract Number: 0846 • ACR Convergence 2021
Psychometric Evaluation and Measurement Invariance of English and French Versions of the UCLA Loneliness Scale in Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study
Chelsea Rapoport¹, Alyssa Choi², Linda Kwakkenbos³, Marie-Eve Carrier⁴, Karen Gottesman⁵, Scott Roesch⁶, Brett Thombs⁷ and Vanessa Malcarne⁶, ¹SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, La Jolla, CA, ²SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ³Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵Scleroderma Foundation, Southern California Chapter, Danvers, MA, ⁶SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, ⁷Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Loneliness is a pervasive experience that has been associated with poorer health-related quality of life, and remains understudied in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).…
Abstract Number: 0847 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Psychometric Analysis of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease Scale in Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study
Alyssa Choi¹, Chelsea Rapoport², Linda Kwakkenbos³, Marie-Eve Carrier⁴, Karen Gottesman⁵, Scott Roesch⁶, Brett Thombs⁷ and Vanessa Malcarne⁶, ¹SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ²SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, La Jolla, CA, ³Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵Scleroderma Foundation, Southern California Chapter, Danvers, MA, ⁶SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, ⁷Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Self-efficacy is a key determinant of health behaviors and the target mechanism of self-management programs for patients with chronic diseases. The Self-Efficacy for Managing…
Abstract Number: 0854 • ACR Convergence 2021
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Fatigue Assessment Instrument and Fatigue Severity Scale in Systemic Sclerosis
Alyssa Choi¹, Chelsea Rapoport², Erin Merz³, Marka Lyons⁴, Maureen Mayes⁵, Shervin Assassi⁶ and Vanessa Malcarne⁷, ¹SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ²SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, La Jolla, CA, ³Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁶University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a prevalent, debilitating symptom across chronic diseases that is difficult to treat and negatively impacts patients' quality of life. Patients with rheumatologic…
Abstract Number: 0632 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of COVID-19 and Telehealth on RAPID3 Screening in an Academic Rheumatology Practice: Identifying Disparities in Care
Poorva Apte¹, Robert Overton², Ricardo Henao¹, Nicoleta Economou-Zavlanos², Jayanth Doss¹, Megan Clowse³ and David Leverenz¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Measuring disease activity in patients with inflammatory arthritis is important for providing optimal treat-to-target care. The COVID-19 pandemic has widened disparities in care among…