Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2024
Breathing Mindfully and How to Control Anxiety in Lupus Patients
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: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2024
Electronic Medical Record Inbox Volume Association with Physician Gender, Physician Burnout, and the COVID-19 Pandemic at an Academic Rheumatology Center
Background/Purpose: As Rheumatology faces a workforce shortage, factors contributing to physician burnout are crucial to address. Research in other specialties suggests that increased electronic medical…Abstract Number: 2654 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adapting and Testing a Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention Tailored for People with Systemic Sclerosis: Acceptability, Feasibility, & Impact on Health-related Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Cognitive dysfunction affects up to 87% of individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc), often significantly impairing their work and daily activities and exacerbating other symptoms…Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2023
Frailty and Its Impact on Patient Reported Outcomes in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: Frailty is an increasingly important construct in the field of rheumatology, aiding the identification of individuals with increased vulnerability to accelerated clinical decline and…Abstract Number: 2108 • ACR Convergence 2023
Specific Symptom Clusters at Diagnosis Signal a Poorer Early RA Prognosis: Data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)
Background/Purpose: Symptom clusters are stable groups of 2+ symptoms that are related to each other and frequently co-occur. Identifying symptom clusters in early RA may…Abstract Number: 1033 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk of Mood Disorders in SpA Patients and Correlations with Disease Activity, Quality of Life and Working Ability: Analysis of a Monocentric Cohort
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are chronic inflammatory arthritides, characterized by both peripheral and axial skeletal involvement and some typical extra-articular marks; they tend to associate with…Abstract Number: 1352 • ACR Convergence 2022
Improving Completion Rates of Routine Mental Health Screening for Depression and Anxiety in Paediatric Lupus Outpatient Clinic to Enhance Patient Mental Health Care
Background/Purpose: Mental health (MH) problems are prevalent in adolescents with childhood-onset lupus (cSLE), with cross-sectional studies estimating prevalences of 20-60% for depression symptoms and 20-40%…Abstract Number: 1468 • ACR Convergence 2022
Apathy Measurement in a Cohort of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Up to 40% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have measurable cognitive dysfunction on neuropsychiatric testing. Around 83% of patients are nonadherent with…Abstract Number: 0118 • ACR Convergence 2021
Multidimensional Phenotypes of Sleep Quality Using the Pittsburg Quality Sleep Index and Associations Among Sleep Dimensions and Symptoms in Women Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: There are over 10 million people in the United States suffering with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Individuals with FMS typically report multiple concurrent symptoms including…Abstract Number: 0123 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vestibulocortical Stimulation with Caloric Irrigation Reduces Pain and Improves Subjective Well-Being in Fibromyalgia: An Open-Label Pilot Trial
Background/Purpose: Safe and effective therapies for fibromyalgia (FM) remain a major unmet clinical need. Vestibulocortical stimulation (VCS) via caloric irrigation is a safe, inexpensive, non-invasive…Abstract Number: 0774 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Patient/Provider Discordance on Changes on Mood and Behavior in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Discordance between physicians’ and patients’ perceptions of disease severity can negatively impact treatment and disease outcomes; this has not yet been studied in children…Abstract Number: 089 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Associations Among Pain, Mood, and Sleep in Children with Rheumatic Conditions
Background/Purpose: Chronic pain in school-aged children and adolescents is highly prevalent and can be debilitating. Literature suggests that children with musculoskeletal pain are at risk…Abstract Number: 3013 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Reserve Capacity Model in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Understanding the Relationship of Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Resources, Mood, and Pain
The Reserve Capacity Model in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Understanding the Relationship of Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Resources, Mood, and Pain. Background/Purpose: The reserve capacity model…