Abstracts tagged "Outcome measures"

Abstract Number: 416 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Classify Disease Activity States in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison of Patient-Derived Versions of Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28)
Erin Carruthers¹, Noura AL Osaimi², Charles H Goldsmith³, Paul Adam⁴ and Diane Lacaille⁵, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ⁴Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/PurposeIn RA the target for treatment is clinical remission or minimal disease activity. Patient self- monitoring of disease activity may enhance treatment by providing early…
Abstract Number: 383 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How Low Is Low Disease Activity? an Analysis from a Prospective, Observational Registry
Edward C. Keystone¹, Boulos Haraoui², John Kelsall³, Carter Thorne⁴, Philip Baer⁵, William Bensen⁶, Denis Choquette⁷, Regan Arendse⁸, Dalton Sholter⁹, Niall Jones¹⁰, Algis Jovaisas¹¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹², John S. Sampalis¹², Francois Nantel¹³, May Shawi¹³, Allen J Lehman¹⁴ and Susan Otawa¹⁴, ¹Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³The Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁵Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ⁶St Josephs Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰Dept of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹194 Main Street, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹²JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Composite measures of disease activity can facilitate clinical decision-making to achieve treatment goals, and treating-to-target has been shown to improve outcomes. Both CRA and…
Abstract Number: 384 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Classify Disease Activity States in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison of Patient Activity Score (PAS) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data (RAPID)
Erin Carruthers¹, Noura AL Osaimi², Charles H Goldsmith³, Paul Adam⁴ and Diane Lacaille⁵, ¹Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada, ⁴Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/PurposeIn RA the target for treatment is clinical remission or minimal disease activity. Patient involvement in monitoring their disease activity could enhance treatment by providing…
Abstract Number: 58 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Does the Patient Global Assessment Mean for Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis? A Post-Hoc Analysis of 223 Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Sandra Tälli¹, Adrien Etcheto², Bruno Fautrel³, Andra Balanescu⁴, Jürgen Braun⁴, Juan D. Cañete⁵, Kurt de Vlam⁴, Maarten de Wit⁴, Turid Heiberg⁴, Philip S. Helliwell⁴, Umut Kalyoncu⁴, Uta Kiltz⁶, Mara Maccarone⁴, Dora Niedermayer⁴, Kati Otsa⁴, Rossana Scrivo⁴, Josef Smolen⁴, Tanja Alexandra Stamm⁴, Douglas J. Veale⁷, Tore K. Kvien⁴ and Laure Gossec³, ¹Rheumatology, GRC UPMC Paris 06 University, Pitie-Salpétriere hospital, Paris, France, ²Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology, UPMC GRC08, Paris 06 University, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁷Translational Rheumatology Research Group, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland
Background/Purpose Patient global assessment (PGA) is one of the most widely used patient reported outcomes (PROs) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PGA should reflect the global…
Abstract Number: 2935 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Attainment of Minimal Disease Activity Using Methotrexate in Psoriatic Arthritis
Barry J. Sheane¹, Arane Thavaneswaran², Dafna D. Gladman² and Vinod Chandran², ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose Methotrexate (MTX) is used as first-line treatment in psoriatic arthritis (PsA); however, the extent of the disease-modifying effect of MTX on PsA, if any,…
Abstract Number: 2828 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Physically Demanding Job May Amplify the Effect of Disease Activity on the Development of Syndesmophytes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sofia Ramiro^1,2, A.M. van Tubergen³, Robert Landewé^4,5, Annelies Boonen⁶, Carmen Stolwijk⁷, Maxime Dougados⁸, Filip van Den Bosch⁹ and Desiree van der Heijde¹⁰, ¹Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁸Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁹Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We have recently shown that disease activity is longitudinally associated with radiographic progression in AS. In animal models, it has recently been shown that…
Abstract Number: 2768 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes and Acute Phase Reactants in Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Patients Treated with Prednisone Versus Modified-Release Prednisone
Mauro Betelli, Giulia Erba, Massimo Ricci, Carlo Valena, Elisabetta Allevi, Marta Riva, Giorgia Grosso, Simona Barbarossa, Federica Bonomi and Maria Rosa Pozzi, Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic - San Gerardo Hospital – Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy
Background/Purpose Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the elderly, characterised by morning stiffness, pain and aching in the hip and shoulder girdles…
Abstract Number: 2707 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Sclerosis Related Calcinosis: Patients Provide What Specialists Want to Learn
Angela Christensen¹, Samara Khalique², Sophia Cenac³, Kim Fligelstone⁴, Anne Mawdsley⁵, Tracy Frech⁶, Jessica K. Gordon⁷, Murray Baron⁸, Evan Busman⁹, Virginia D. Steen¹⁰ and Lesley Ann Saketkoo¹¹, ¹Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, ²Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, ³Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ⁴Royal Free Hospital, Scleroderma Unit and Scleroderma Society, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Raynaud's & Scleroderma - Care and Support UK, Cheshire, United Kingdom, ⁶Div of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁸Pavillion A, Rm 216, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Atlanta Scleroderma Support Group, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, ¹¹Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, Rheumatology and Pulmonary Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis is a disabling, rarely discussed manifestation of SSc for which the natural history and management is poorly understood. Last year, the Scleroderma Clinical…
Abstract Number: 2632 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cornerstone to Reasonable Allocation of Health Resource: Valuation of Health Utility in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Suli Wang and Liangjing Lu, Department of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: In a time of increasing economic constraints, it is crucial that health systems optimize their resource use to ensure that they generate the maximum…
Abstract Number: 2518 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Level of Agreement Between Disease Activity Indices and Response Criteria Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors?
Edward C. Keystone¹, Philip Baer², J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, Anna Jaroszynska⁴, Jude Rodrigues⁵, Regan Arendse⁶, Dalton Sholter⁷, Michael Starr⁸, Ariel Masetto⁹, John S. Sampalis¹⁰, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹¹, May Shawi¹¹, Allen J Lehman¹² and Susan Otawa¹², ¹Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Private Practice, Burlington, ON, Canada, ⁵Clinical Research and Arthritis Centre, Windsor, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁷University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Rheumatology, CHUS, Fleurimont, QC, Canada, ¹⁰JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Several standardized response criteria and disease activity indices are used to assess treatment efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These measures comprise different types and…
Abstract Number: 2335 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability and Validity of the Arthritis Helplessness Index in Systemic Sclerosis
Shadi Gholizadeh¹, Sarah D. Mills², Rina S. Fox², Philip J. Clements³, Suzanne Kafaja⁴, Vanessa L. Malcarne⁵, Daniel E. Furst⁶ and Dinesh Khanna⁷, ¹Psychology, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ²SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Psychology, SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology; Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, ⁶Medicine/ Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The unpredictable and uncontrollable course of rheumatic diseases has made them an interesting area of study in the learned helplessness and health outcomes literature.…
Abstract Number: 1987 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simulation in Continuing Education: Improving Evidence-Based Decisions for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
Nimish Mehta¹, Martin Warters² and Douglas Blevins², ¹Medscape, LLC, New York, NY, ²Therasim, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose In many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the disease is not adequately controlled, and only a minority of patients attain the goal of consistent…
Abstract Number: 1779 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasmapheresis Therapy in ANCA-Associated Vasculitides: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Renal Outcome and Mortality
David Solar-Cafaggi¹, Yemil Atisha-Fregoso¹ and Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola², ¹Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are rare, potentially fatal diseases with multiorgan involvement. Evidence for the use of plasmapheresis (PLEX) in patients with severe forms of…
Abstract Number: 2238 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of The Long-Term Outcome For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With persistent Moderate Disease Activity Or Disease Remission During The First Year After Diagnosis: Data From The Espoir Cohort
Bernard Combe¹, Isabelle Logeart², M. Belkacemi³, S Dadoun⁴, Jean-Pierre Daurès⁵ and Maxime Dougados⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier I university, Montpellier, France, ²Pfizer, Paris, France, ³CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Paris-Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Service BESPIM, CHU, Nimes, France, ⁶Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The Treat to Target and EULAR recommendations highlighted the need for achieving and maintaining remission in patients with early RA. We investigated if early…
Abstract Number: 763 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk Of Myocardial Infarction In Systemic Sclerosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Iman Hemmati¹, Hyon K. Choi^2,3, Kamran Shojania^3,4, Eric C. Sayre³ and J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta^3,5, ¹Deparment of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Section of Rheumatology and the Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: An increased risk of premature atherosclerosis has been well described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. However, there is limited data…

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