Abstract Number: 744 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences in Reported Knee Pain Severity Persist Even After Adjustment for Knee Examination and Radiographic Findings: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: African Americans have a higher prevalence of both radiographic and symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) than Caucasians. In addition, African Americans with knee OA…Abstract Number: 558 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rapid Improvements in Patient Reported Outcomes with Certolizumab Pegol in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis, Including Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: 24 Week Results of a Phase 3 Double Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a form of spondyloarthritis (SpA) that includes both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA), as defined by the…Abstract Number: 339 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences Between Juvenile and Adult Rodents with Collagen Induced Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is among the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Arthritis is a potentially disabling disease that can result in ongoing…Abstract Number: 343 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Functional Impairment in an Animal Model for Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessed As Changes in Gait Is Due to Joint Destruction but Not Synovial Inflammation Per Se
Background/Purpose: To investigate the individual impact of synovial inflammation, subchondral bone erosion or cartilage damage on functional impairment in an animal model of Rheumatoid Arthritis…Abstract Number: 2448 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvement Physical Function Following an Integrated Rehabilitation Programme for Chronic Knee Pain
Background/Purpose: Chronic knee pain causes personal suffering and impairs physical function and quality of life. Usual primary care involves prolonged drug therapy in spite of…Abstract Number: 95 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Associated with Worse and More Widespread Pain, Worse Disease Activity, Function, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis –Results From a Population Based Cohort
Background/Purpose: In subjects with early axial Spondyloarthritis (SpA) smoking has recently been associated with earlier onset of disease, worse lesions of the sacroiliac joints and…Abstract Number: 2436 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Effectiveness and Costs of an Integrated Rehabilitation Programme Compared with Outpatient Physiotherapy for Chronic Knee Pain
Background/Purpose: Chronic knee pain is a major cause of disability. Management guidelines recommend exercise and self-management interventions. We previously described a rehabilitation programme that integrates…Abstract Number: 1867 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of ART Therapy Program for Women with Fibromyalgia: Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Study
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic non-inflammatory syndrome characterized by diffuse pain throughout the body, sleep disorder, stiffness, fatigue, depression and other psychological problems. Patients…Abstract Number: 2632 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Doing Is Believing: Health Beliefs Before and After an Exercised-Based Rehabilitation Programme for Chronic Knee Pain
Background/Purpose: An integrated exercise-based rehabilitation programme, Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritis knee Pain through Exercise (ESCAPE-knee pain), improves pain and physical disability of people…Abstract Number: 1828 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Is Associated with Worse and More Widespread Pain, Worse Fatigue, General Health and Quality of Life in a Swedish Population Based Cohort of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Smoking has been found to be associated with an increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The purpose of this study was analyse possible…Abstract Number: 1582 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of an Integrated Rehabilitation Programme for Chronic Knee Pain
Background/Purpose: Management of chronic knee pain incurs enormous direct and indirect healthcare costs. Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritic knee Pain through Exercise (ESCAPE-knee pain)…Abstract Number: 1571 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain and Fatigue in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis – Associations with Demographic Factors, Disease Related Factors, Body Awareness, Emotional and Psychosocial Factors
Background/Purpose: Patient´s with Rheumatoid arthritis highlight fatigue as a major concern, as well as pain as a priority for improvement. Previous study has found that…Abstract Number: 1576 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Subgroups of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Based On Levels of Pain, Disability, and Depression
Background/Purpose: Pain, disability, and depression are present in various degrees in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). In spite of meeting the same diagnostic criteria, some…Abstract Number: 1487 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Systemic Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Comparative Results According to Clinical Diagnosis, Screening Test with Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool, Diagnosis with ACR1990 and ACR 2010 Criteria
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a chronic widespread pain condition that may be associated with inflammatory chronic disorders like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc).…Abstract Number: 1274 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Morning Stiffness Duration and Severity, Pain Intensity, and Measures of Disease Activity in a 12 Week Efficacy Study of a Modified (Delayed-Release) Prednisone Plus Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: RA patients typically present with pain and morning stiffness (MS). MS is predictive of both functional disability and escalated RA care, but the best…