Abstracts tagged "mental health"

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…
Abstract Number: 1275 • ACR Convergence 2024
Implementing Integrated Mental Health Care in a Juvenile Myositis Clinic: A One-Year Review
Luana Flores Pereira¹, Louise Boulard², Kayla M. Baker³, Audrey Bell-Peter⁴, Vanessa Carbone³, Brian Feldman⁵, Jayne MacMahon⁶, Valerio Maniscalco⁷, Jo-Anne Marcuz⁸, Tanya Slater⁴, Kristi Whitney⁴, Y. Ingrid Goh³ and Andrea Knight⁹, ¹Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute; The Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; The Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Pediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Child Health Evaluative Sciences, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, ERN-ReCONNET Center, Meyer Children Hospital IRCCS; Department of Pediatrics, Santo Stefano Hospital, Florence, Italy, ⁸Division on Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Rehabilitation Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Division 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: Juvenile myositis (JM) patients experience a high burden of emotional distress, yet mental health (MH) care is not typically integrated into standard clinical practices.…
Abstract Number: PP14 • ACR Convergence 2024
Support Groups and Chronic Illness: Finding Social Support Among Peers
Alexandra Blumhorst¹ and Estela Mata-Carcamo², ¹Looms for Lupus, Silver Spring, MD, ²Looms for Lupus, Irwindale, CA
Background/Purpose: Like many lupus patients, my journey has been long, complex, and difficult. I began experiencing symptoms in 2019. Over the next five years, I…
Abstract Number: 1277 • ACR Convergence 2024
Why Did You Choose That Score? – Associations Between Patient Global Assessment Scores and Mental Health in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Inna Powers¹, Sonja Ziniel², Jeanelle Sheeder³, Jessica Bloom⁴ and Brian Pitts¹, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease in childhood significantly alters a child’s quality of life. The patient global assessment (PGA) score is a clinical and research tool that…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2024
Breathing Mindfully and How to Control Anxiety in Lupus Patients
Amanda Greene, Lupus Research Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: For over four decades, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has impacted my Quality of Life.. I was diagnosed in 1983- my entire life was changed. I…
Abstract Number: 1278 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effects of Fatigue on Self-Reported Mental and Physical Health in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cross-Sectional Study
Hunter Hogarth¹, Jida Jaffan¹, Tala El Tal², Oscar Mwizerwa¹, Asha Jeyanathan¹, Ibrahim Mohamed³, Lawrence Ng⁴, Paris Moaf⁵, Joanna Law⁵, Louise Boulard⁶, Ashley Danguecan⁷, Adrienne Davis⁸, Linda Hiraki⁴, Deborah Levy⁴ and Andrea Knight⁹, ¹The 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, ²The Hospital For Sick Children & Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Neurosciences and Mental Health, Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, SickKids Research Institute; The Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Division 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: Fatigue is a prevalent and distressing symptom in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), affecting up to 74% of patients with potential for adverse effects…
Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR Convergence 2024
Wellness, Resilience and Burnout Among Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows
Aviya Lanis¹, Jacob Spitznagle², Kathryn Cook³, Sheetal Vora⁴, Kimberly Hays⁵, Kara Murphy Schmidt⁶, Aryn Bartley⁷, Lakshmi Nandini Moorthy⁸ and Courtney Wells⁹, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²CHLA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, ⁴Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ⁵Penn State, Hershey, PA, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, St. Matthews, KY, ⁷Lane Community College, Lane County, OR, ⁸Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁹University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI
Background/Purpose: Burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, has adversely impacted the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care across healthcare settings for years. While physicians have higher…
Abstract Number: 1321 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Gabriela Anais Madrid-Lopez¹, Maria Corral-Trujillo², Ivan Hernandez Galarza³, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁴, ¹Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³University Hospital, UANL, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) need their cognitive function intact to perform their daily routine or planning activities. Cognitive function includes orientation, attention/concentration, judgment/problem-solving,…
Abstract Number: 1322 • ACR Convergence 2024
Maternal Antenatal Attachment in Women with Rheumatic Diseases
Maria Corral-Trujillo¹, Rodrigo Alfonso Cerda González², Luis C Berlanga-Muñoz³, Rodrigo Cantú-Barreda⁴, Brayan U Montes-Rodríguez⁵, Anahí Carrazco Chapa⁶, América M Burciaga Garza⁵, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza¹, Lorena Perez-Barbosa⁷, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR⁸ and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁹, ¹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Santa Catarina, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterre, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁸HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁹UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: The maternal antenatal attachment (MAA) is defined as the emotional bond between a pregnant woman and her unborn child. The quality of this relationship…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cross-Sectional Associations of Emotional Distress and Cardiovascular Health in Juvenile Lupus and Dermatomyositis
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Angel Davalos¹, Hwanhee Hong¹, Bryce Reeve¹, Christoph Hornik¹, M. Anthony Moody¹, Donald Lloyd-Jones², Eveline Wu³, Audrey Ward¹, Rebecca Sadun⁴, Jeffrey Dvergsten⁵, Ann Reed⁶, Mark Connelly⁷ and Laura Schanberg¹, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Hillsborough, NC, ⁶Duke University School of Medicine, Chapel HIll, NC, ⁷Children's Mercy Kansas City / University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile lupus (JSLE) and dermatomyositis (JDM) patients are at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The American Heart Association cardiovascular health (CVH) construct is…
Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2023
Voices Unheard: Unmasking the Hidden Challenges of Youth with Rheumatic Diseases
Natasha Trehan¹, Laurie Proulx² and Isabel Dukes³, ¹University of Ottawa, Take a Pain Check Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³CAPA & TAPC, Freelance, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease doesn't merely present physical challenges—it also significantly impacts various psychological and social aspects of one's life, often disrupting academic progress, straining friendships,…

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