Abstracts tagged "mental health"

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: 1224 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mental Health Screening Follow-Up in the Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Clinic
Audrea Chen¹, Tala El Tal², Asha Jeyanathan¹, Holly Convery¹, Stephanie Wong¹, Linda Hiraki¹, Deborah Levy¹ and Andrea Knight¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Common barriers to conducting mental health (MH) screening in pediatric clinics include provider uncertainty with follow-up after screening, and concern with increasing burden of…
Abstract Number: 2287 • ACR Convergence 2023
Mental Health of Lupus Erythematosus Patients Managed in an Academic Safety-Net Clinic
Reina Gonzalez, Eleni Pilitsi, Hanni Menn, Monica Crespo-Bosque, Michael York and Christina Lam, Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a complex autoimmune disease with heterogeneous manifestations ranging from life-threatening multi-organ inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to limited skin…
Abstract Number: 1231 • ACR Convergence 2023
Successful Implementation of a Mental Health Screening Program for Youth with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Kayla Baker¹, Audrey Bell-Peter¹, Vanessa Carbone¹, Brian Feldman¹, Luana Flores Pereira¹, Jayne MacMahon¹, Valerio Maniscalco¹, Jo-Anne Marcuz¹, Greta Mastrangelo², Tanya Slater¹, Kristi Whitney¹ and Andrea Knight¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: High levels of emotional distress have been reported in children with juvenile myositis (JM). Inadequate recognition of mental health concerns by healthcare providers (HCPs)…
Abstract Number: 2485 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Risk of Serious Psychiatric Events with Belimumab versus Oral Immunosuppressant Use in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
April Jorge¹, Baijun Zhou¹, Yuqing Zhang² and Hyon K. Choi³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: In randomized placebo-controlled trials, including the phase 4 Belimumab Assessment of Safety in SLE study, belimumab use was associated with a higher incidence of…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Executive Function and Academic Outcomes in Children with SLE
Hannah Bradfield¹, Paola Sparagana², Elizabeth Sloan¹, Chanhee Jo³, Tracey Wright¹ and Sheryl Frierson², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX, ³Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Children with juvenile-onset SLE (jSLE) have high rates of depression.1-2 Adolescents with depression, but without a chronic illness, have lower academic engagement, efficacy, and…
Abstract Number: 2500 • ACR Convergence 2023
Suicidal Ideation and Self-Efficacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort
Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas¹, Gaobin Bao¹, Jessica Williams², Hilton Mozee¹, Cristina Drenkard¹ and S. Sam Lim¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Suicidal ideation is more common in SLE than in other chronic diseases. Targeted interventions are needed to reduce morbidity and mortality. Bandura’s theory of…
Abstract Number: 1241 • ACR Convergence 2023
Adverse Childhood Experiences in a Paediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort
Stephanie Fevrier¹, Olivia Hendrikx¹, Ashley Danguecan¹, Asha Jeyanathan¹, Lawrence Ng¹, Ibrahim Mohamed², Paris Moaf¹, Sondos Ayyash¹, Chelsea DeCoste³, Deborah Levy¹, Linda Hiraki¹ and Andrea Knight¹, ¹The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²The Hospital for Sick Children, Brampton, ON, Canada, ³IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multiorgan autoimmune disease in which 20% of cases are diagnosed in childhood. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2023
Lupus with Slime: Improve QOL and Increase ROM in SLE with Slime
Amanda Greene, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: In 1983, over forty years ago, I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). I was immediately prescribed high dose corticosteroids. My body and…
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,…
Abstract Number: 1261 • ACR Convergence 2023
Network Analysis of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Zhang Lijuan and Wu Beiwen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are susceptible to comorbid anxiety and depression. From the network model perspective, comorbidity is due to direct interactions between depression…
Abstract Number: 1301 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors and Persistent Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from (NEIAA) a Large UK Cohort of Early Inflammatory Arthritis
Maryam Adas¹, Sam Norton¹, Andrew Cope¹, Maya Buch², James Galloway¹ and Elena Nikiphorou¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Psychosocial factors may interplay with biological factors to drive a refractory disease state in patients with inflammatory arthritis1. We aim to explore which socioeconomic,…
Abstract Number: 1354 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Pregnancy Intention on Depression and Quality of Life in Women with Lupus
Ceshae Harding¹, Amanda Eudy², Catherine Sims¹, Cuoghi Edens³, Mehret Birru Talabi⁴, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁵, Laura Neil¹ and Megan Clowse⁶, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Mental health conditions are the leading cause of maternal mortality across most of the United States. Among individuals with SLE, pregnancy intention has been…
Abstract Number: 0121 • ACR Convergence 2023
High Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jeong Yee¹, Candace Feldman¹, Emily G. Oakes¹, Elizabeth Karlson¹, Jack Ellrodt¹, Laura Kubzansky², Karestan Koenen² and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are complex autoimmune diseases associated with pain and decreased quality of life. Mental health conditions related…

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