Abstracts tagged "mental health"

Abstract Number: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementing a Change Package for Depression Screening and Appropriate Response for Children with Rheumatic Disease
Emily Vara¹, Mileka Gilbert¹, Kelly Rouster-Stevens², Talia Buitrago-Mogollon³, Sarah Mabus³, Justin Moore⁴ and Sheetal Vora⁵, ¹Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Emory University/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Peachtree Corners, GA, ³Atrium Health Levine Children’s Center for Advancing Pediatric Excellence, Charlotte, NC, ⁴Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, ⁵Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases (RD) are at increased risk for developing mental health (MH) issues, including depression, which can negatively impact disease outcomes. MH…
Abstract Number: 1745 • ACR Convergence 2025
High Emotional Distress Predicts Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Patients with Juvenile-Onset Lupus and Dermatomyositis: Longitudinal Analysis of the Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis Stress and Cardiovascular Health Cohort Study
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Angel Davalos¹, Hwanhee Hong¹, Bryce Reeve¹, Christoph Hornik¹, M. Anthony Moody¹, Donald Lloyd-Jones², Eveline Wu³, Audrey Ward⁴, Simisola Gbadegesin⁵, Rebecca Sadun⁶, Jeffrey Dvergsten⁷, Lauren Covert¹, Ann Reed¹, Mark Connelly⁸ and Laura Schanberg⁹, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁵Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ⁶Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University Hospital, Hillsborough, NC, ⁸Children’s Mercy Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, ⁹Duke University Medical Center, DURHAM, NC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile lupus & dermatomyositis (JSLE/JDM) patients experience high emotional distress and premature loss of cardiovascular health (CVH), defined as protective factors against cardiovascular disease…
Abstract Number: 1688 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression on Fatigue as moderated by Resilience and Exposure to Trauma in Rheumatology Patients
Akhila Veeravalli¹, Sankeerthana gajjala² and Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, KIMS Hospitals, Secuderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ³Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impact of psychological distress—specifically stress, anxiety, and depression—on fatigue in rheumatology patients, and explored how this relationship is…
Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Psychological Support for Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Johannes Knitza¹, Julia Kraus², Martin Krusche³, Isabell Haase³, Philipp Klemm⁴, Axel Hueber⁵, Pfeil Alexander⁶, Ulrich Drott⁷, Sebastian Kuhn⁸ and Jan Philipp Klein⁹, ¹Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital Gießen-Marburg, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany, ²Vila Health, Berlin, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, III. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Center, JLU Giessen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁵Klinikum Nuernberg, Nuernberg, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany, ⁷Deutsches Endokrinologisches Versorgungszentrum, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁸Institute for Digital Medicine, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, ⁹Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs) frequently experience psychological distress, however access to psychological support remains limited. The aim of this trial (DRKS identifier:…
Abstract Number: 1317 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Association Between Insomnia and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 546,822 Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Maryam Lasheen², Menat Alla Ayman Ali Mahdy³, Hadeer Hafez⁴, Nourhan Abouelella⁵, Mohamed Al-Adl⁶ and Mohamed Reda Awad⁷, ¹Misr University For Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Misr University For Science and Technology, Helwan, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ³Misr University For Science and Technology, Nasr City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ⁴⁶th October University, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁵Faculty of Medicine, Misr University for Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁶Faculty of medicine Al-Azhar University Cairo, Nasr City, Egypt, ⁷Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Insomnia and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are caught in a snowball effect, where chronic pain disrupts sleep and causes poor sleep quality, which in turn…
Abstract Number: 1290 • ACR Convergence 2025
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Prevalence and Relationship to Disease and Mental Health Outcomes in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE)
Jin Xuan Zhou¹, Stephanie Fevrier², Paris Moaf², Lawrence Ng³, Asha Jeyanathan⁴, Louise Boulard², Deborah Levy¹, Linda Hiraki¹, Ashley Danguecan⁵ and Andrea Knight⁵, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multi-organ inflammation, alongside high frequencies of mood disorders and cognitive impairment. Adverse Childhood…
Abstract Number: 1281 • ACR Convergence 2025
Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Screening, Diagnoses, and Outcomes in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Alicia Tran¹, Indrani Das², Zhaoyu Ding³, Daniela Dominguez⁴, Sefi Kronenberg⁵, Lawrence Ng⁶, Alene Toulany¹, Gwyneth Zai⁷, Deborah Levy¹, Andrea Knight⁸ and Linda Hiraki¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁵Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) face higher risks of depression and anxiety compared to healthy peers. In 2022, standardized mental health (MH)…
Abstract Number: 1275 • ACR Convergence 2025
Fostering connections in Pediatric Rheumatology: A Narrative medicine intervention
Anita Dhanrajani¹, Joanne Drew², Suzanne Edison³, Lakshmi Moorthy⁴, Ingrid Goh⁵, Alicia Garceau⁶, Hanna Saltzman⁷, Courtney Wells⁸ and Aviya Levy⁹, ¹Manning Family Children's Hospital, Tulane University Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Cure JM foundation, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁵University of Toronto The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Self Employed, Indianapolis, ⁷University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸University of Wisconsin River falls, River Falls, WI, ⁹Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic diseases often report poor health-related quality of life (QOL) and impaired psychosocial functioning. The current model of healthcare in rheumatology emphasizes…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2025
Breaking the Veil: Preliminary Findings for a Qualitative Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Perspectives on Physical Activity and Mental Healt
Daniel Garcia¹, Vanessa Madrigal², Noelia Hernandez³, Alisha Akinsete⁴, Iris Navarro-Millan⁵, Ileana Vazquez Otero⁶, Ariana Gonzalez Melendez⁷, Sarah Young⁸ and Monika Safford², ¹Weill Cornell, Brooklyn, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY, ⁶Clinica Reuviva, San Juan, PR, ⁷Ponce Health Sciences, San Juan, PR, ⁸Weill Cornell Medicine, Johnson City, NY
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1.3 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1. Up to 83% of people with chronic pain, the hallmark symptom of RA also experience anxiety…
Abstract Number: 1257 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Qualitative Analysis of a Pilot Study
Shannon Teaw¹, Jessica Link-Malcolm², Michelle Ghebranious Farag³, Dorothy Patterson², Jenny Foster⁴, Sofia Bereket², Puneet Bajaj², Urooj Wahid², Elizabeth Solow², Jennifer Barton⁵ and Una Makris⁶, ¹UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³McGovern Medical School at UT Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, ⁵VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁶UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases (RD) often cause pain, fatigue and disability. Depression and anxiety are prevalent comorbidities in RD and ideally managed with behavioral health (BH)…
Abstract Number: 1256 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quantitative Analysis of a Pilot Study: Integrating Behavioral Health Services for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Shannon Teaw¹, Jessica Link-Malcolm², Michelle Ghebranious Farag³, Dorothy Patterson², Jenny Foster⁴, Sofia Bereket², Urooj Wahid², Puneet Bajaj², Elizabeth Solow², Jennifer Barton⁵ and Una Makris⁶, ¹UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³McGovern Medical School at UT Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, ⁵VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁶UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) often experience chronic pain, along with comorbid depression and anxiety, which can be addressed using behavioral health (BH) interventions…
Abstract Number: 1241 • ACR Convergence 2025
Beyond Pain Severity in Psoriatic Arthritis: Pain Catastrophizing Independently Impacts Disease Burden and Quality of Life
Kyra Chen¹, Uma Scher² and Rebecca Haberman³, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health Psoriatic Arthritis Center, New York, ²NYU School of Medicine, Scarsdale, NY, ³NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pain remains a major burden in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), often persisting despite effective control of synovial inflammation. This persistent pain may prevent patients from…
Abstract Number: 2565 • ACR Convergence 2025
Assessing Participation in the Lupus Sister Circle Support Group
Khadija Dantata, Wendy Rodgers and Lety Ocana, The Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Relative to White people with lupus (PWL), Black/African American (B/AA) PWL are three times as likely to develop lupus and suffer a severe form…
Abstract Number: 1071 • ACR Convergence 2025
Depression and Mental Health Service Gaps in Autoimmune Disease: Insights from a Simulated BRFSS Dataset
Malay Rathod¹, Shivani Modi², Veera Durga Vaishnavi Kurra³, Karan Yagnik⁴ and Doantrnag Du⁴, ¹Monmouth Medical Center, Ewing, NJ, ²Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Ewign, NJ, ³University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune diseases are complex conditions that may predispose individuals to an increased mental health burden, including depression. The immune system leads to inflammation in…
Abstract Number: 2557 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Psychiatric Symptoms in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Karen Yaresi Ramos-Reza¹, Maria Eugenia Corral-Trujillo², Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Joselyn Aracely Alvarez Meza¹, Fatima Adriana Marin.Muñoz¹, Santiago S. Heredia-Gonzalez¹, Laura Patricia Gallegos-Gloria¹, Norberto Luna-Mireles¹, Estefania Escamilla-Barrientos¹, Alicia Abigail Treviño-Arreola¹, Fatima Humphrey-Escamilla¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza³, Miguel Villarreal-Alarcón⁴, Ivan de Jesús Hernandez-Galarza¹ and Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (ARDs) commonly present with psychiatric symptoms such as chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety, and often linked to poor sleep quality. Prolonged…

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