Abstracts tagged "patient health"

Abstract Number: 2371 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Social Media Among Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Mustafa Erdogan¹, Okan Aydin² and Emire Seyahi¹, ¹Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, İstanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The impact of social media on individual or institutional communication and knowledge acquisition is non-negligible. Whether patients (pts) with rheumatic diseases share information about…
Abstract Number: 2687 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Level Evaluation of Components of the American College of Rheumatology Combined Response Index in Systemic Sclerosis (CRISS) Using Patient-Reported Anchors
Vivek Nagaraja¹, John Powers², Celia J. F. Lin³, Benjamin Brennan⁴, Veronica J. Berrocal⁵ and Dinesh Khanna¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Rockville, MD, ³Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Treatment benefit is demonstrated by evidence that interventions have positive impacts on how patients feel, function, and/or survive (FDA Guidance, 21CFR314.510). The ACR CRISS,…
Abstract Number: 781 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Patient Based Reliability Exercise of Omeract Ultrasound Definitions in Giant Cell Arteritis
Valentin S. Schäfer¹, Stavros Chrysidis², Christian Dejaco³, Christina Duftner⁴, Annamaria Iagnocco⁵, George A. W. Bruyn⁶, Greta Carrara⁷, MA D'Agostino⁸, Eugenio De Miguel⁹, Andreas P Diamantopoulos¹⁰, Ulrich Fredberg¹¹, Wolfgang Hartung¹², Alojzija Hočevar¹³, Tanaz A. Kermani¹⁴, Matthew J. Koster¹⁵, Tove Lorenzen¹⁶, Pierluigi Macchioni¹⁷, Marcin Milchert¹⁸, Uffe Møller Døhn¹⁹, Chetan Mukhtyar²⁰, Cristina Ponte²¹, Sofia Ramiro²², Carlo Alberto Scirè²³, Lene Terslev²⁴, Kenneth J. Warrington¹⁵, Bhaskar Dasgupta²⁵ and Wolfgang A. Schmidt²⁶, ¹Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Center for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southwest Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark, ³Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Division of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁵Academic Rheumatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology, MC Groep, Loenga, Netherlands, ⁷Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁹Medicine, Universidad Autonoma Madrid, MADRID, Spain, ¹⁰Martina Hansens Hospital, Bærum, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark, ¹²Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹⁴Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶Diagnostic Centre, Region Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark, ¹⁷Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹⁸Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin,, Szczecin, Poland, ¹⁹Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Glostrup, Denmark, ²⁰Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom, ²¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria - Centro Hospital Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ²²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²³Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milan, Italy, ²⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²⁵Rheumatology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend, UK, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom, ²⁶Medical Center for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: To test the reliability of recently established consensus-based ultrasound definitions for normal and vasculitic temporal and axillary arteries in patients with giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 2084 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of a Web-Based Patient Decision Aid on Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Linda Li¹, Chris Shaw², Diane Lacaille¹, Elaine Yacyshyn³, C. Allyson Jones⁴, Paul Adam⁵, Cheryl Koehn⁶, Alison Hoens⁷, Jasmina Geldman⁸, Charles Goldsmith⁹, Eric C. Sayre⁸ and Nick Bansback¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada, ³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Mary Pack Arthritis Program, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Dept of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁹Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁰School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose : Under the treat-to-target approach for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a biologic agent is considered when the target is not met despite trying…
Abstract Number: 132 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Delivering a One-Stop, Integrated, Patient-Centred Service for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases. the Finnish Approach
Elena Nikiphorou¹, Paula Väre¹, Kirsi Paalanen¹, Jelena Borodina¹, Arto Kokko², Pekka Hannonen¹ and Tuulikki Sokka-Isler³, ¹Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ²Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ³Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology is mainly an outpatient specialty. Prompt diagnosis & treatment to prevent long-term disability in an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to care are crucial. In reality though,…