Abstract Number: 1792 • ACR Convergence 2022
Contemporary Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Gout in the United States – 2019 Nationwide Analysis
Background/Purpose: Gout is a highly prevalent inflammatory arthritis with increasing global disease burden in recent years.1,2 A recent analysis3 of the Multiethnic Cohort Study reported…Abstract Number: 1884 • ACR Convergence 2022
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Alaska Native/American Indian People in Alaska
Background/Purpose: Racial disparities have been in noted in various autoimmune disorders. Indigenous North American populations have higher prevalence and severity of a number of autoimmune…Abstract Number: 0005 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Rheumatology Access Expansion (RAE) Initiative: Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis Care on Navajo Nation Through Primary Care Provider Education
Background/Purpose: The burden of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United States falls disproportionately on communities of color and rural populations. The Navajo Nation is the…Abstract Number: 2162 • ACR Convergence 2022
Systemic Sclerosis in Alaska Native/American Indian People in Alaska
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is known to have more severe manifestations and higher mortality in Black populations, while fewer studies have examined disparities in epidemiology…Abstract Number: 0115 • ACR Convergence 2022
Facilitators of Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Qualitative Study of Racial Minority Patients, Lupus Providers and Clinic Staff
Background/Purpose: SLE disproportionately affects patients of color. Medication nonadherence is more common among patients of color with SLE and is associated with worse health outcomes.…Abstract Number: 0116 • ACR Convergence 2022
Racial Differences in Medication Beliefs and Barriers to Taking Medications Among Patients with SLE
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence is critical for SLE management and can be influenced by patients' barriers and beliefs about treatment. Patients of color with SLE have…Abstract Number: 0120 • ACR Convergence 2022
Epstein Barr Virus Reactivation in Native American Rheumatic Disease Patients Is Associated with Systemic Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis but Not Other Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: EBV infection is associated with autoantibody development in the preclinical period of rheumatic diseases, such as SLE and RA. Furthermore, EBV reactivation, characterized by…Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient Perspective of Unique Support and Education Needs of Latinx/Latino(a)/Hispanic Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Implications for a Culturally Tailored and Disease Specific Intervention
Background/Purpose: Health disparities for Latinx RA patients, including higher pain, fatigue, disability, and risk for depression are well documented.1, 2, 3, 4 Support and education…Abstract Number: 0188 • ACR Convergence 2022
COVID-19 and Autoimmune Rheumatic Patients: Behavioral Changes Adopted by Patients in the Midst of the Pandemic
Background/Purpose: Several changes following the COVID-19 pandemic have emerged globally regarding the delivery of healthcare services. Giving concerns that, patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease (AIRD)…Abstract Number: 0631 • ACR Convergence 2022
Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Community Vulnerability: Associations with Lupus-Related Autoantibodies and Disease
Background/Purpose: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of persistent organic pollutants found in nonstick products, water repellant fabrics, fire-retardant foams, and food packaging. Highly stable,…Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatologic Rashes in Different Skin Types and Confidence in Diagnosis Among Internal Medicine Residents in a New York City Hospital
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologic conditions such as lupus and others tend to present more aggressively in patients of Hispanic and African American ethnicity. There are multiple reasons…Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2022
University of North Carolina and Piedmont Health Collaborative Tele-Rheumatology Project to Optimize Rural Health Specialty Access
Background/Purpose: Telemedicine can offset barriers rural minority populations face for rheumatology care. However, implementing virtual health technology is challenging as broadband adoption is lower among…Abstract Number: 0939 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pilot Study: A Novel Method for Cervical Health Monitoring in African American Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Using a Self- Sampling Brush to Assess Cervical HPV Infection and Cervical Cytology
Background/Purpose: A health disparity exists for AA women with SLE who have increased morbidity & mortality from both cervical cancer & SLE. Current cervical cancer…Abstract Number: 1098 • ACR Convergence 2022
Perceived Barriers and Opportunities to Accessing Rheumatoid Arthritis Care on Navajo Nation: The Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives
Background/Purpose: Navajo Nation is the largest American Indian reservation, home to 250,000 tribal members living on 27,000 square miles. The prevalence of RA among the…Abstract Number: 0622 • ACR Convergence 2021
Ethnic Disparities in Giant-Cell Arteritis: A Clinical Comparison Among Caucasian and Hispanic Patients in the Inland Empire of Southern California
Background/Purpose: Giant-Cell Arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis among North Americans, historically described in Caucasian populations, with limited clinical data in other ethnic…
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