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  • Abstract Number: 1108 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Mobile Apps in Rheumatology: Review and Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS)

    Johannes Knitza1, Koray Tascilar 2, Eva-Maria Messner 3, Marco Meyer 4, Diana Vossen 5, Almut Pulla 6, Philipp Bosch 7, Julia Kittler 8, Arnd Kleyer 1, Philipp Sewerin 9, Johanna Mucke 10, Isabell Haase 11, David Simon 12 and Martin Krusche 13, 1Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 3Department for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany, Ulm, Germany, 4Asklepios Klinik Altona, Rheumatologie, Klinische Immunologie, Nephrologie, Hamburg, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Hamburg, Germany, 5Departement for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Meerbusch, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Meerbusch, Germany, 6Rheinisches Rheumazentrum Meerbusch, St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Meerbusch, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Meerbusch, Germany, 7Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria, 8Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Erlangen, Germany, 9Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, University Hospital Düsseldorf,, Duesseldorf, Germany, 10Department and Hiller Research Unit of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, 11Policlinic for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, 12Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 13Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; German Society for Rheumatology (Working Group Young Rheumatology), Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Mobile applications promise to facilitate the life of patients as well as physicians. In routine practice, however, rheumatology apps are largely unknown and little…
  • Abstract Number: 2254 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    The Urge for Mobile Apps in Rheumatology – a German Patient Perspective

    Johannes Knitza1, Christina Raab 1, Antonia Lambrecht 1, David Simon 2, Melanie Hagen 1, Sara Bayat 1, Georg Schett 3, Arnd Kleyer 1 and Axel Hueber 4, 1Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, 2Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, 3Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, 4Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Sektion Rheumatologie, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Mobile health applications have the potential of saving costs, empowering patients and improving treatment outcomes. Furthermore, the use of medical apps in routine care…
  • Abstract Number: 1234 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    How Machine Learning Statistics Can Change the Game of Data Analysis in Rheumatology: The Example a Study with 170 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (ra) or Axial Spondyloarthritis (axspa)

    Frédéric Guyard1, Laure Gossec2, Didier Leroy3, Thomas Lafargue1, Michel Seiler3, Charlotte Jacquemin4, Anna Molto5, Jeremie Sellam6, Violaine Foltz4, Frédérique Gandjbakhch4, Christophe Hudry7, Stéphane Mitrovic4, Bruno Fautrel4 and Herve Servy8, 1IMT, Orange, Nice, France, 2UPMC, University Paris 06, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, 3Healthcare, Orange, Paris, France, 4UPMC University Paris 06, Pitié-Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, 5Hôpital Cochin, Department of Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, 6Rheumatology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France, 7AP-HP Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 8e-health services, Sanoia, Gemenos, France

    Background/Purpose: A link between flares and physical activity would confirm the objective consequences of flares. In the ActConnect study of patients with RA or axSpA,…
  • Abstract Number: 88 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Patient-Clinician Co-Participation in Design of an App for RA Management Via Telehealth Yields an App with High Usability and Acceptance

    Rebecca Grainger1,2, Tobias Langlotz3, Hermaleigh Townsley4 and William Taylor1,5, 1University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 2Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 3Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 4Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 5Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: Traditional management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is by rheumatologist review 3 to 6 monthly. This is not sustainable in many healthcare systems as demand…
  • Abstract Number: 91 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    A Systematic Review of Smartphone Applications for Measuring and Recording Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

    Rebecca Grainger1,2, Hermaleigh Townsley3, Bonnie White4, Tobias Langlotz5 and William Taylor1,6, 1University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 2Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 3Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 4Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington South, New Zealand, 5Department of Information Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 6Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit, Hutt Valley District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: It is recommended that management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) requires regular quantitative assessment of RA activity. Treat to target management could be facilitated by use…
  • Abstract Number: 1414 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Access to an Active, Interactive Self-Assessment e-Health Platform Improves Patient-Physician Communication in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Including 320 Patients over 1 Year

    Laure Gossec1, Herve Servy2, Martin Soubrier3, Jean-Michel Joubert4, Wienia Czarlewski4, Bernard Combe5, Jean-Marie Berthelot6, Daniel Wendling7, Alain Cantagrel8, Emmanuelle Dernis9, Laurent Grange10, Catherine Beauvais11, Aleth Perdriger12, Henri Nataf13 and Maxime Dougados14, 1Paris 06 University and AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 2Sanoia, La Ciotat, France, 3Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 4UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, 5Département Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, 6Service Rheumatology, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, 7Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Jean Minjoz, Besancon, France, 8Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital de Purpan CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 9Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier, Le Mans, France, 10CHU Grenoble - Hôpital SUD, Echirolles, France, 11Service de Rhumatologie, Hopital Saint Antoine, Paris, France, 12C.H.R. Hôpital Sud, Rennes, France, 13Cabinet Medical, Mantes-la-Jolie, France, 14Service de Rhumatologie B, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Electronic (e)-health is a rapidly evolving field. Interactive online services are available and may be useful for patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid…
  • Abstract Number: 2373 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Patient Preference for Display of Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Osteoarthritis Clinical Trials: Wording Emphasis, Question Format, and Navigation Button Placement

    Laura Khurana1, Ellen Durand1, Sarah Gary1, Tony Otero1, Chris Hall1, Aisling Ryan2, Christopher J. Evans2 and Susan Dallabrida1, 1ERT, Boston, MA, 2Endpoint Outcomes, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose:  Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) are a reliable method for collecting patient data in osteoarthritis clinical trials and offer many advantages over paper collection; however,…
  • Abstract Number: 920 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Patient Preferences for the Development of a Mobile Health (mHealth) Application (App) for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients: A Qualitative Study

    Alana B. Levine1, Adena Batterman2, VP Bykerk1, Aislinn Crank3, Su Jin Kim4, Juliette Kleinman5, Laura Leuenberger1, Laura Robbins6, Jillian A. Rose3, Jane E. Salmon1,3, Nadine Spring1, My-Lan Tran7 and Roberta Horton2, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, 5Patient Care & Quality, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 6Education & Academic Affairs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 7Department of Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY

    Background/Purpose: SLE patients face many challenges due to lupus, including pain, fatigue, managing medications and appointments, and emotional impact. Patients employ various strategies to manage…

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