Abstract Number: 0543 • ACR Convergence 2020
Exercise Among Older Adults Living with Rheumatic Disease: Physical Activity Habits and Patient Reported Outcomes
Background/Purpose: Among patients with rheumatic disease, physical activity is important for maintaining health and improving outcomes. EULAR recommendations suggest at least 30 min of vigorous…Abstract Number: 1018 • ACR Convergence 2020
Seasonal Variation in the Treat-to-Target Rate of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Cohort Study on Self-reported Data from Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM)
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-Target(T2T) is the main therapeutic strategy for patients with RA and SLE. There has been no report on comparation of seasonal variations on T2T…Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2020
Baricitinib 2-mg Provides Greater Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes Across All Disease Activity Levels Compared to Placebo: Post-hoc Analyses of RA-BEACON and RA-BUILD Trials
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib (BARI) improved patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with insufficient response or intolerance to ≥1 tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or other biological disease-modifying…Abstract Number: 1371 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes for Upadacitinib versus Placebo Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Background/Purpose: The efficacy and safety of upadacitinib (UPA), a selective Janus kinase inhibitor, in patients with PsA is under investigation in Phase 3 clinical trials.…Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children with Rheumatic Diseases from Around the Globe
Background/Purpose: Children with rheumatic diseases face unknown risks in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. These children are often immunosuppressed due to their underlying disease…Abstract Number: 1947 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk Factors for Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common primary vasculitis affecting patients aged above 50 years. Its clinical manifestations such as headache, jaw claudication…Abstract Number: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treatment Decision Making Among Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients: Real-World Data from the ArthritisPower Registry
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) therapy has been shown to be effective in the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).1,2 Little is understood about axSpA…Abstract Number: 0306 • ACR Convergence 2020
Characteristics of Patients with Early Oligoarticular Psoriatic Arthritis in the Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of apremilast vs placebo for the treatment of oligoarticular PsA of ≤2 years duration is being investigated in the FOREMOST trial (NCT03747939).…Abstract Number: 0546 • ACR Convergence 2020
Stepping up for Inflammatory Arthritis (SUFIA): A Pilot Trial to Test Behavioral Economics Strategy to Increase Physical Activity in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Regular physical activity may have benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), but patients with active disease are often reluctant…Abstract Number: 1081 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-reported Outcomes in Early Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly used in rheumatology. Such outcomes are under-reported in autoimmune inflammatory myopathies (AIM) especially in incident cohorts. The objective of…Abstract Number: 1232 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Low Hemoglobin with Efficacy and Patient-reported Outcomes in Three Phase III Studies of Sarilumab (TARGET, MOBILITY and MONARCH)
Background/Purpose: Anemia is a common comorbidity in patients (pts) with RA, and changes in hemoglobin (Hb) levels are associated with changes in inflammatory disease activity. Since…Abstract Number: 1416 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients Living with Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to impact how patients with vasculitis interact with health care systems due to concerns about infections. This study…Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2020
RA Flare Prediction via Machine Learning and Algorithm Based on SSDM Big Data
Background/Purpose: Flare, relapse from status of treat-to-target (T2T, DAS28< =3.2), is hard predicted. We try to make it predictable by applying machine learning to a…Abstract Number: 1979 • ACR Convergence 2020
Participant Engagement and Adherence in an ArthritisPower Real-World Study to Capture Smartwatch and Patient-Reported Outcome Data Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Characterization of how different types of patient-generated data reflect patients’ experience is needed to guide integration of electronically collected patient-reported outcome (ePRO) measures and…Abstract Number: 0004 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: A Study in 15 Arab Countries
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) on the access to rheumatology care for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases in…