Abstract Number: 26 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Scores of Women Compared to Men for Most Clinical Measures of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Status: Greater Differences for Patient Self-Report Scores Than for Rheumatologist Estimates: A Cross-Sectional 3 Center Study from Routine Care
Background/Purpose: Higher scores for women compared to men have been reported for all 7 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Core Data Set measures (1, 2). Most of…Abstract Number: 2279 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impacts on Work: Arthritis Vs Chronic Joint Symptoms without Arthritis
Background/Purpose: While chronic joint symptoms are characteristic of arthritis, previous studies have shown that many people with chronic joint symptoms do not have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.…Abstract Number: 1482 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response of Patient Reported Symptoms of Stiffness and Pain during the Day from Adding Low-Dose Delayed-Release (DR) Prednisone to Stable DMARD Therapy over 12 Weeks in Patients with Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Background/Purpose: RA patients experience stiffness which impacts their daily lives. Although this patient reported symptom was dropped from the RA classification criteria there is growing…Abstract Number: 1368 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Tender Joints Better Than Synovitis to Predict Structural Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: Longitudinal studies indicate that synovitis can predict subsequent structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the clinical relevance of tenderness is unclear. The aim…Abstract Number: 1330 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy of a Multidisciplinary Intervention Strategy for the Treatment of Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (BJHS) in Childhood: A Randomized, Single Center Parallel Group Trial
Background/Purpose: Joint hypermobility is common in childhood and can be associated with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. Current management is delivered by a multidisciplinary team but…Abstract Number: 1111 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of High Intensity Laser Therapy in the Management of Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Trapezius: A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
The effect of high intensity laser therapy in the management of myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius: a double blind, placebo-controlled studyAbstractBackground/Purpose: Myofascial pain syndrome…Abstract Number: 978 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Socioeconomic Status Measures Are Associated with Increasing Pain, Stiffness and Physical Function Among Individuals with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose The determinants of disability progression (DP) among those with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA) are not well known. Our aim was to explore whether…Abstract Number: 942 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ACR/EULAR Remission in RA patients in Clinical Practice – Does Substitution of Patient Global with Pain Score Change Remission Rates? Data from the Danish Danbio Registry
Background/Purpose: Modern treatment strategy in RA aims at remission. In 2011, new ACR/EULAR remission criteria were published for patients with RA. Of four Boolean criteria,…Abstract Number: 288 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Establishing Clinical Meaning and Defining Important Differences in Patient Reported Outcome Measures of Physical Function, Fatigue and Pain Interference in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose Patient reported outcome measures (PROs) are used increasingly in clinical care. A framework to interpret scores according to degree of clinical severity would enhance…Abstract Number: 262 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal Assessment of Promis Pediatric Item Banks in Children with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Background/Purpose Assessing clinical status in musculoskeletal pain syndromes requires self-report of pain and function. Yet, the field suffers from a lack of psychometrically sound, consistently…Abstract Number: 259 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of Pediatric Item Banks to Measure Pain Behavior in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
Background/Purpose The NIH Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has created publicly available patient reported outcomes measures in several domains of physical, social and…Abstract Number: 255 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain As Predictor of Organ Involvement in Fabry Disease
Background/Purpose Fabry disease (FD) in a X-linked hereditary lysosomal disorder due to alphagalactosidase A deficiency, leading to the accumulation of its substrate (globotriaosylceramide) in vessels,…Abstract Number: 254 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Milnacipran on Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Widespread Pain: a Randomized Blinded Crossover Trial
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials have shown that serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, such as milnacipran, decrease pain in chronic non-inflammatory pain conditions like fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. We…Abstract Number: 144 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sonographic Differentiation of Heel Pain: Focal Degenerative Versus Systemic Inflammatory Enthesitis
Background/Purpose: Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are commonly encountered in a rheumatologic practice due to either degenerative (DG) or systemic inflammatory conditions (SYS). While…Abstract Number: 110 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Smartphones in Collecting Patient Reported Outcomes: Can Passively-Collected Behavior Determine Rheumatic Disease Activity? Early Results from a Nation-Wide Pilot Study
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic diseases (RD) are associated with depression, fatigue, and disturbed sleep, symptoms that often impact behavior. Many smartphone apps…
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