Abstracts tagged "mental health"

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: 1002 • ACR Convergence 2024
Depression Screening in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases in a Large Tertiary Care Center
Sama Hajizadeh¹, Yue Yin² and Adam Dore¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Depression is common and known to be associated with poorer outcomes among patients with rheumatologic diseases, likely stemming from the chronic and sometimes debilitating…
Abstract Number: 2161 • ACR Convergence 2024
Parent and Youth Report of Psychosocial Functioning in Chronic Childhood Vasculitis
Camille Wilson¹, Kimberly Morishita², Else Bosman³, Alana Leever⁴, Mahmoud Kallash⁵, Anne Dawson¹, David Cabral⁶ and Vidya Sivaraman⁷, and the PedVas investigator network, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ²University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³UBC, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁵Nationwide Children's Hosptial, Columbus, OH, ⁶BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Nationwide Children's Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Collaborative research efforts have allowed great strides to advance treatment and care for pediatric patients living with chronic vasculitis. However, little research has been…
Abstract Number: 1006 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Rheumatic Diseases and Mental Health Disorders
Thoai Vu, Sivam Bhatt and Janet Lewis, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases are frequently linked to a reduced quality of life (QoL), particularly as disease severity escalates. Patients with rheumatic conditions often exhibit high…
Abstract Number: 2364 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reporting Mental Health and Associated Disorders from Trials of Bimekizumab in Patients with Active Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Marina Magrey¹, Denis Poddubnyy², Mark Lebwohl³, Rajan Bajracharya⁴, Dirk de Cuyper⁵, Alexander Marten⁶, Luke Peterson⁷, Jeffrey L. Stark⁸ and Joseph F. Merola⁹, ¹Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ²Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁵UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷UCB Pharma, Morrisville, NC, ⁸UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)/PsA.1,2 We report mental health data in pts with axSpA/PsA from trials…
Abstract Number: 1233 • ACR Convergence 2024
Narrative Medicine Intervention for Mental Wellbeing in Juvenile Myositis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Aviya Lanis¹, Emily Steelquist², Christian Lood³ and Susan Shenoi⁴, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²OHSU, Portland, OR, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, ⁴Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Mercer Island, WA, WA
Background/Purpose: Children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have impaired quality of life and increased rates of anxiety and depression (15-65%), even…
Abstract Number: 2657 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study of 1014 Cases
Gabriela Anais Madrid-Lopez¹, Maria Corral-Trujillo², Amado Arturo Diaz-Guerrero³, Luisa Fernanda Mata-Torres³, Eva Galindo Calvillo⁴, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza², Ivan Hernandez Galarza⁵, Miguel Angel Villarreal-Alarcon⁶ and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, ⁵University Hospital, UANL, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Individuals diagnosed with rheumatic diseases (RD) have an elevated susceptibility to mental health disorders. A study conducted among patients with RD revealed a prevalence…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Mental Health Care for Youth with Juvenile Dermatomyositis Through Integration of Mental Health Screening into Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
Emily Datyner, Lisa Buckley, Brittany Nelson and Alaina Davis, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: The negative impact of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) on emotional health is well-recognized. Barriers to appropriate mental health treatment include limited availability of providers and…
Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sweat It Out: How the Sauna Has Helped Me Cope with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eileen Davidson, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Since receiving my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis in 2015, I have found that one of my top five strategies to manage my symptoms is spending…
Abstract Number: 1269 • ACR Convergence 2024
Altered Tryptophan Metabolism in Juvenile Dermatomyositis Is Associated with Muscle Damage and Mental Health
Yang Wu¹, Aviya Lanis², Jorge Armando Gonzalez-Chapa³, Jia Shi¹, qian wang⁴, Mengtao Li⁴, Xiaofeng Zeng⁵, Susan Shenoi⁶ and Christian Lood³, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China, ⁵Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁶Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Center, Mercer Island, WA, WA
Background/Purpose: Children with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) experience impaired quality of life and high rates of anxiety and depression. The underlying…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2024
Healing Together: The Role of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) -Only Chronic Illness Spaces in Comprehensive Care
Sarah Shaw and JP Summers, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: As someone from the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community living with rheumatic conditions, I have experienced firsthand many challenges that people…
Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR Convergence 2024
An Investigation of Traumatic Events and Mental Health in cSLE
Paris Moaf¹, Ashley Danguecan², Michelle Quilter³, Julie Couture⁴, Daniela Dominguez⁵, Lawrence Ng⁶, Asha Jeyanathan⁷, Reva Schachter⁸, Daphne Korczak⁹, Deborah Levy⁶, Linda Hiraki⁶ and Andrea Knight¹⁰, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Whyteman’s Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, Québec, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Neurosciences and Mental Health, Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Sickkids Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Hospital for Sick Children, University of toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with substantial morbidity, particularly in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE). Mental health conditions such as depression and…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2024
Bridging the Gap from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Care
Natasha Trehan, University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation, Markham, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: When I was 13, life took an unexpected turn with a diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Overnight, my world transformed into a cycle…

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