Abstracts tagged "physical function"

Abstract Number: 0735 • ACR Convergence 2021
Walking Ability 12 Months After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis – Gap Between Expectations and Reality: The BEST Knee Cohort Study
Lauren King, Esther Waugh and Gillian Hawker, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Improved ability to walk is a key driver for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) to seek total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the extent to…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contextual Factors Should Complete the Assessment of Functioning in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
Uta Kiltz¹, Eerik Ahomaa², Björn Buehring¹, Xenofon Baraliakos¹, David Kiefer¹, Jaclyn-Dalisay Leicht¹ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²St. Franziskus-Hospital, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cologne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Functioning of axSpA patients (pat.) is influenced by many factors, but how contextual factors influence functioning isn’t well studied. According to the International Classification…
Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Non-Interventional Prospective Observational Study of Treatment with Etanercept Biosimilar (SB4) in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Real Life Clinical Practice; Interim Analysis of the ‘BENEFICIAL’ Study
Panagiotis Athanassiou¹, Andreas Bounas², Dimitrios Boumpas³, Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁴, Christina Tsalapaki⁵, Alexandros Garyfallos⁶, Eleftheria Grika⁷, Paraskevi Voulgari⁸, Angeliki Kekki⁹, Zafeirios Anagnostopoulos⁹, Georgios Karachalios⁹ and Nikos Antonakopoulos⁹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, St. Paul’s Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²General Clinic of Patras “Olympion”, Rheumatology, Patras, Greece, ³“Attikon” University Hospital, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit ,4th University Pathology Clinic, Athens, Greece, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ⁵General Hospital of Athens “Hippokratio", Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁶General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Ippokratio" , Τhessaloniki, Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁷Rheumatology Clinic, General Hospital “Evangelismos”, Athens, Greece, ⁸Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, ⁹Genesis Pharma SA, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: SB4 is an etanercept biosimilar that obtained EU regulatory approval in 2016, and became available in Greece in 2018. Due to lack of published…
Abstract Number: 1124 • ACR Convergence 2021
Examining the Relationships Between Treatment and Pain and Physical Function Outcomes in Patients with Osteoarthritis: A Mediation Modeling Approach
Lucy Abraham¹, Robert Dworkin², Dennis C. Turk³, John D. Markman², David A. Williams⁴, Andrew G Bushmakin⁵, Jerry A. Hall⁶, David C. Semel⁷, Joseph C Cappelleri⁵ and Ruoyong Yang⁸, ¹Pfizer Ltd., Tadworth, United Kingdom, ²University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Pfizer, New York, NY, ⁸Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To better understand the complex relationships between treatment and pain and physical function (PF) outcomes, we investigated a set of mediation models of osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1226 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Neuro-QOL Upper Extremity Function Scale: New Opportunities to More Reliably and Precisely Measure Self-reported Hand Function and Self-care Activities in People with RA
Susan Bartlett¹, Orit Schieir², Marie-France Valois¹, Janet Pope³, Gilles Boire⁴, Edward Keystone⁵, Diane Tin⁶, Carter Thorne⁷, Carol Hitchon⁸, Louis Bessette⁹, Glen Hazlewood¹⁰, Vivian Bykerk¹¹ and CATCH Investigators¹², ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ¹⁰University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Investigators, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: RA is an inflammatory disease that results in pain and loss of function, especially in the hands and wrists. Brief self-assessment tools that can…
Abstract Number: 1594 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Changes in Health Routines and Self-Reported Physical Functioning Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Laura Plantinga¹, Courtney Hoge¹, C. Barrett Bowling², Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas¹, Brad Pearce¹, S Sam Lim³ and Cristina Drenkard¹, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic was disruptive to individual health routines. Changes in health routines may worsen disease management and reduce opportunities for physical activity, both…
Abstract Number: 1595 • ACR Convergence 2021
Concern About the COVID-19 Pandemic and Community Mobility Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Laura Plantinga¹, Courtney Hoge¹, Cristina Drenkard¹, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas¹, Brad Pearce¹, S Sam Lim² and C. Barrett Bowling³, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Opportunities for community mobility, which reflects both physical mobility and social participation, during the COVID-19 pandemic have been limited and may have been related…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2021
Pandemic and Patients: Examining Health-Related Behaviors of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nancy Dorr¹, Patricia Fennell² and Lee Shapiro³, ¹The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, ²Albany Health Management Associates, Inc. Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, ³Albany Medical College, Stillwater, NY
Background/Purpose: Prior to COVID-19, few studies examined how patients with a chronic illness, such as systemic sclerosis (SSc), react to a pandemic. This study examined…
Abstract Number: 1617 • ACR Convergence 2021
Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Pediatric Chronic Pain and Rheumatic Disease
Maitry Sonagra¹, Jeremy Jones², Mackenzie McGill³ and Sabrina Gmuca³, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) serve as stressors that can have negative, lasting effects on health and wellbeing. While there has been increasing evidence to…
Abstract Number: 1664 • ACR Convergence 2021
Changes in Physical Function Were Not Associated with Clinically Important Changes in Muscle Strength or Physical Performance over Time – A Cohort Study
Rafaela Espírito Santo¹, Joshua Baker², Jordana Silva³, Lidiane Filippin⁴, Juliana Portes¹, Claiton Brenol¹, Rafael Chakr⁵ and Ricardo Xavier⁶, ¹Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Laboratório de Doenças Autoimunes, Serviço de Reumatologia, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Institute of musculoskeletal medicine, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany, ⁴Universidade La Salle, Canoas, Brazil, ⁵Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁶Departamento de Reumatologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ) is negatively associated with muscle strength by handgrip test and positively associated with physical performance by timed…
Abstract Number: 0122 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Impact of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stephanie Catella¹, Michael Gendreau², Nicolette Vega¹, Allison Kraus¹, Michael Rosenbluth¹, Sherry Soefje³, Shishuka Malhotra⁴ and Lesley Arnold⁵, ¹Swing Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, ³Excell Research, Oceanside, CA, ⁴Neuro-Behavioral Clinical Research, North Canton, OH, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Recommendations for fibromyalgia management include both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has demonstrated level 1A evidence for fibromyalgia management, though access…
Abstract Number: 1903 • ACR Convergence 2021
Does Limited Stair Climbing Lead to Poor Future Health? The Relationship Between Short-term Trajectories of Stair Climbing Frequency and Incident Slow Gait Speed over 1 and 2 Years in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Jason Jakiela¹, Yuqing Zhang², Dana Voinier¹, Thomas Bye¹, Jennifer Copson¹ and Daniel White¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of functional limitation in older adults, and difficulty with climbing stairs is one of the first limitations…
Abstract Number: 0222 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effects of Multi-Joint Osteoarthritis Phenotypes on Self-Reported Physical Function over 3.5 Years: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Amanda Nelson¹, Carolina Alvarez¹, Liubov Arbeeva¹, Jordan Renner¹, Virginia Kraus², Duncan Lascelles³ and Yvonne Golightly¹, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: To determine the differential effects of several literature-based definitions of multi-joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) on change in self-reported physical function in a community-based cohort.Methods: We…
Abstract Number: 0224 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effects of Kinesiophobia and Physical Function on Physical Activity in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis
Burcu Aydemir and Kharma Foucher, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Only a small proportion of people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity and it is still unclear why. Lacking…
Abstract Number: 0235 • ACR Convergence 2021
Are Comorbidities in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Associated with Treatment Adherence to Biosimilars in a Non-medical Switch Scenario?
Imke Redeker¹, Stefan Moustakis², Styliani Tsiami², Xenofon Baraliakos², Ioana Andreica², Bjoern Buehring², Juergen Braun² and Uta Kiltz², ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The availability of biosimilars has created a financial incentive to encourage non-medical switching if cheaper products are on the market. In patients with chronic…

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