Abstracts tagged "Outcome measures"

Abstract Number: 1979 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Balance Questionnaire: From People’s Perspectives To A Patient Reported Outcome
Mona Dür¹, Gunter Steiner², Michaela Stoffer³, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer⁴, Veronika Fialka-Moser⁵, Clemens Dejaco⁶, Birgit Prodinger⁷, Alexa Binder⁸, Josef S. Smolen^9,10 and Tanja A. Stamm¹¹, ¹Internal Medicine III Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Internal Medicine III, division of rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Internal Medicine III, Division of Diabetology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁷ICF Research Branch, Swiss Paraplegic Group, Nottwil, Switzerland, Notwill, Switzerland, ⁸Occupational therapy, Hospital Goettlicher Heiland, Vienna, Austria, ⁹Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Occupational balance is one of the foundations on which occupational therapy is based. Occupational balance is defined diversely and mainly derived from the perspective…
Abstract Number: 191 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Specific Joint Involvement In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Predict Patient Reported Outcomes? Implications For Clinical Practice
Regan Arendse¹, William G. Bensen², Andrew Chow³, Jude F. Rodrigues⁴, Sanjay Dixit⁵, Dalton E. Sholter⁶, Philip Baer⁷, Milton F. Baker⁸, Denis Choquette⁹, Isabelle Fortin¹⁰, Algis Jovaisas¹¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹², John S. Sampalis¹², Francois Nantel¹³, Susan M. Otawa¹⁴, May Shawi¹⁵ and Allen J. Lehman¹⁴, ¹University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, McMaster University, Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Windsor, ON, Canada, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, ⁹Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Centre de rhumatologie de l'est du Québec (CREQ), Rimouski, QC, Canada, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹²JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Assessment of functional (dis)ability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is subject to patient judgment when appraising their ability to do daily activities. The aim of…
Abstract Number: 1881 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
HLA-DRB1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility Amino Acids Define Haplotypes Associated With Radiological Outcome
Sebastien Viatte¹, Annie Yarwood², Buhm Han^3,4, Soumya Raychaudhuri³, Deborah P. M. Symmons⁵, Jane Worthington^6,7 and Anne Barton^8,9, ¹Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester and Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium for Immunochip (RACI), International Consortium, United Kingdom, ⁷Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁹NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal BRU, Central Manchester Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systematic autoimmune disease caused by the interplay between environmental and genetic risk factors. The major genetic determinants of RA…
Abstract Number: 109 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Of Characteristics In Rheumatoid Arthritis Between International and National Databases In Europe: A Systematic Literature Review
E. Gvozdenovic¹, R. Koevoets¹, J. Langenhoff², C.F. Allaart¹ and R. Landewe³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) cohorts and registers are established for daily practice in clinical care. There are still differences between registries in disease activity and…
Abstract Number: 1791 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reaching The Target Of Low Disease Activity At 6 Months Predicts Better Long-Term Functional Outcome In Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pooneh Akhavan¹, Bindee Kuriya², Edward C. Keystone^3,4, Juan Xiong⁵, Janet E. Pope⁶, Gilles Boire⁷, Diane Tin⁸, Boulos Haraoui⁹, Carol A. Hitchon¹⁰ and Vivian P. Bykerk^11,12, ¹Medicine, Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Program, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁸The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹¹Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Current clinical practice guidelines recommend remission, and if not possible, low disease activity (LDA) as the treatment target in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients should…
Abstract Number: 2885 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosions and Sclerosis, But Not Squaring, Predict The Development Of New Syndesmophytes: A 12-Year Longitudinal Analysis (OASIS)
Sofia Ramiro¹, A.M. van Tubergen², Désirée van der Heijde³, Carmen Stolwijk⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Filip Van den Bosch⁶ and Robert Landewé⁷, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Academic Medical Center Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Erosions, sclerosis and squaring are included in the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Spine Score (mSASSS). However, their value in predicting the development of…
Abstract Number: 1684 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Combination Immunosuppression and Serial Non-Invasive Imaging Improves Outcome In Takayasu Arteritis
Taryn Youngstein¹, Michael Quinn¹, James Peters¹ and Justin C. Mason², ¹Rheumatology Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology and Vascular Sciences, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Takayasu arteritis (TA) affects the aorta and its branches, pre-disposing to stenoses and aneurysmal dilatation. While morbidity remains high, evidence for efficacy of immunosuppressive…
Abstract Number: 2837 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Activity Leads To More Damage In The Early Phases Of Ankylosing Spondylitis: 12-Year Data From The OASIS Cohort
Sofia Ramiro¹, A.M. van Tubergen², Désirée van der Heijde³, Carmen Stolwijk⁴, Maxime Dougados⁵, Filip Van den Bosch⁶ and Robert Landewé⁷, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁷Academic Medical Center Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: For years, it was unclear if inflammation and radiographic progression were related in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but studies were only of short follow-up and…
Abstract Number: 1662 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Developing Guideline For Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Prioritisation Of Outcome Measures – Perspective Of Patients, General Practitioners and Rheumatologists
Yogesh Singh¹, Christian Dejaco^2,3, Sarah Mackie⁴, Daniel Ching⁵, Artur Bachta⁶, Ajesh Maharaj⁷, Alexandre Wagner⁸, Manuela Lima⁹, David Jayne¹⁰, Kevin Barraclough¹¹, Christian D Mallen¹², Stephen P. Merry¹³, Jane Hollywood¹⁴, Madeline Whitlock¹⁵, Kate Gilbert¹⁶, Pamela Hildreth¹⁶, Jennifer Nott¹⁶, Hannah Padbury¹⁶, Jean Miller¹⁶, Lorna Neill¹⁶, David Tronnier¹⁷, Pablo Perel¹⁸, Andrew Hutchings¹⁹, Dario Camellino²⁰, Steven E. Carsons²¹, William Docken²², Christina Duftner²³, Andy Abril²⁴, Robert F. Spiera²⁵, Colin T. Pease²⁶, Andreas P. Diamantopoulos²⁷, Frank Buttgereit²⁸, Peter V. Balint²⁹, Elisabeth Nordborg³⁰, Lina Bianconi³¹, Billy Fashanu¹⁵, Shunsuke Mori³², Víctor M. Martínez-Taboada³³, Maria C. Cid³⁴, Wolfgang A. Schmidt³⁵, Marco A. Cimmino³⁶, Michael Schirmer³⁷, Carlo Salvarani³⁸, Eric L. Matteson³⁹ and Bhaskar Dasgupta⁴⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Southend university hospital, Westcliff-on-sea, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz A-8036, Austria, ⁴NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Timaru Hospital, Timaru, New Zealand, ⁶Military Medical Institute, Warsaw, Poland, ⁷Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital, Durban, South Africa, ⁸Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁹Universidade dos Açores, Azores, Portugal, ¹⁰Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹¹Hoyland House General Practice, Painswick, United Kingdom, ¹²Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, University of Keele, Keele, United Kingdom, ¹³Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Southend Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Southend University Hospital, Southend, United Kingdom, ¹⁶PMRGCAUK, Southend, United Kingdom, ¹⁷patients' representative, Rochester, MN, ¹⁸London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ²⁰Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Clinica Reumatologica, Genova, Italy, ²¹Div of Rheumatology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY, ²²Brigham Orth & Arthritis Center, Chestnut Hill, MA, ²³Internal Medicine, Hopital Kufstein, Kufstein, Austria, ²⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²⁵Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²⁶Department of Rheumatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²⁷Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway, ²⁸Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²⁹Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ³⁰Sahlgenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden, ³¹Ambulatorio Medicina Generale, Bibbiano, Italy, ³²Clinical Research Center for Rheumatic Diseases, NHO Kumamoto Saishunsou National Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan, ³³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IFIMAV., Santander, Spain, ³⁴Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, Hospital Clínic University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain, ³⁵Med Ctr Rheumatology Berlin Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³⁶Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy, ³⁷Internal medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria, ³⁸Rheumatology, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³⁹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴⁰Southend University Hospital, Essex, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To explore similarities and differences between rheumatologists (rheum), general practitioners (GP) and patients (pt) regarding the relevance of outcome parameters in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR).Methods:…
Abstract Number: 2852 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-Life Assessment Of The Validity Of Patient Global Impression Of Change In Fibromyalgia
John S. Sampalis^1,2, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles³, Peter A. Ste-Marie⁴, Emmanouil Rampakakis^1,2 and Yoram Shir⁴, ¹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology & Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Assessing fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging due to the lack of hard outcomes and the need to rely on patient-reported symptoms. Completion of questionnaires by…
Abstract Number: 1624 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Risk Alleles With High Ethnic Variability Worldwide Are Associated With Renal Disease In Hispanic Patients
Belinda Waltman¹, Kimberly E. Taylor², Joanne Nititham³ and Lindsey A. Criswell³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell / Ephraim P. Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disproportionately affects minority patients. Non-European ancestry is associated with more severe disease, and conversely, European ancestry is associated with a…
Abstract Number: 2792 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network Demonstrates Performance Improvement On Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Quality Measures
Julia G. Harris^1,2, Esi Morgan DeWitt³, Ronald M. Laxer^4,5, Stacy P. Ardoin⁶, Beth S. Gottlieb⁷, Judyann C. Olson^1,2, Murray H. Passo⁸, Jennifer E. Weiss⁹, Daniel J. Lovell¹⁰, Tzielan C. Lee¹¹, Sheetal S. Vora^12,13, Nancy Griffin¹⁴, Jason A. Stock¹⁵, Lynn M. Darbie¹⁴ and Catherine A. Bingham¹⁶, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Pediatric & Adult Rheumatology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology, Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, New Hyde Park, NY, ⁸Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹Pediatric Rheumatology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ¹⁰Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ¹²University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ¹³Levine Children's Hospital and Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, ¹⁴James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁵Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Pediatric Rheumatology Care and Outcomes Improvement Network (PR-COIN) is a multi-site learning network designed to improve outcomes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) care. Teams…
Abstract Number: 1554 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Effectiveness Of Infliximab In The Treatment Of Psoriatic Arthritis Over 12 Months: The Canadian Experience
Proton Rahman¹, Majed M. Khraishi², William Bensen³, John T. Kelsall⁴, Brian D. Hanna⁵, Craig Watts⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, John S. Sampalis⁷, May Shawi⁸, Susan M. Otawa⁹ and Allen J. Lehman⁹, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada, ²Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, ³St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, McMaster University, Ontario, Kitchener, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, McGill University and Montreal General Hospital, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of anti-TNF in the management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been demonstrated in numerous controlled clinical trials. Longitudinal observational studies assessing the…
Abstract Number: 2641 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Earlier Admission To Specialized Care, Intensified Treatment and Improved Outcome In Patients With Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disorders and Vasculitides In Germany 2011 Compared To 1995
Dörte Huscher¹, Katinka Albrecht², Katja Thiele², Sascha Bischoff², Jutta G. Richter³, Ina Kötter⁴, Wolfgang Ochs⁵ and Angela Zink¹, ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre and Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴ZIRS, Centre for Interdisciplinary Rheumatology Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologist in private practice, Bayreuth, Germany
Background/Purpose: Compared to rheumatoid arthritis and other arthritis-associated rheumatic diseases, autoimmune connective tissue disorders and vasculitides are still in the early stages of biological therapies.…
Abstract Number: 1342 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognosis In Espoir Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort At 24 Months According To Remission Status At 12 Months: No Differences In Radiographic Scores According To Prior Remission Status, But Significant Differences In HAQ Scores, Highest For Boolean and RAPID3RJ1 Criteria
Isabel Castrejón¹, Maxime Dougados², Bernard Combe³, Francis Guillemin⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵ and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ³CHU Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Hopitaux de Brabois, Nancy, France, ⁵APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Different criteria for remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been developed from a Core Data Set of 7 measures for the DAS28, SDAI, CDAI…

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