Abstracts tagged "physical function"

Abstract Number: 0536 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systematic Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Rheumatic Diseases – The RheuMAGIC Pilot Study
Bjoern Buehring¹, Anna Berrisch², Ioana Andreica³, Styliani Tsiami⁴, David Kiefer³, Uta Kiltz², Xenofon Baraliakos² and Juergen Braun², ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Velbert, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Current demographic data predict that the number of older adults with rheumatic diseases will considerably increase in the coming years. Geriatric patients differ from…
Abstract Number: 0551 • ACR Convergence 2020
Physical Performance as a Mediator of the Association Between Depression and Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Alan Rathbun¹, Elizabeth Stuart², Michelle Shardell¹, Trang Nguyen², Alice Ryan¹, Joseph Gallo², Michelle Yau³, Megan Schuler⁴ and Marc Hochberg¹, ¹University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, ³Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Boston, MA, ⁴RAND Corporation, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Depression is common in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and leads to reduced physical function, which may mediate the effect of depression on pain. However, research…
Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2020
Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations with Disease Characteristics, Body Composition, and Physical Functioning
Patrick Gould¹, Babette Zemel², Elena Taratuta³ and Joshua Baker¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to changes in body composition, including muscle loss and excess adiposity, which are in turn associated with physical disability.…
Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2020
Oropharyngeal Dysfunction in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis – Results of a Monocentric Clinical Study
Philipp Klemm¹, Mirjam Wirths², Ole Hudowenz², Ulrike Hoffmann³, Ulf Müller-Ladner² and Uwe Lange², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, Immunology, Osteology and Physical Medicine, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ³Practice for Speech Therapy Ulrike Hoffmann, Friedberg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Nearly 98% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are suffering from gastrointestinal involvement (Schmeiser et al. 2012). While in everyday clinical practice screening for…
Abstract Number: 1084 • ACR Convergence 2020
Consumer-based Activity Trackers in Evaluation of Physical Function in Myositis Patients
Didem Saygin¹, Bonny Rockette-Wagner², Chester Oddis³, Diane Koontz¹, Siamak Moghadam-Kia¹ and Rohit Aggarwal², ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic inflammatory conditions characterized by muscle weakness and reduced muscle endurance that limit activities of daily living. Daily step count…
Abstract Number: 1375 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes of Upadacitinib versus Adalimumab Use in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate: 26-Week Analysis of a Phase 3 Study
Roy Fleischmann¹, Martin Bergman ², Namita Tundia ³, In-Ho Song ⁴, Jessica Suboticki ⁴, Yan Song ⁵ and Vibeke Strand ⁶, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Drexel University College of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA, North Chicago, IL, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: In patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 12-week treatment with upadacitinib (UPA) while on background MTX therapy resulted in significant and clinically meaningful improvements…
Abstract Number: 1376 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of 24- or 26-Week Upadacitinib Monotherapy on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and No Prior Use of or an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate: Results from Two Phase 3 Trials
Vibeke Strand¹, Namita Tundia ², Alan Friedman ³, Heidi Camp ², Jessica Suboticki ⁴, Debbie Goldschmidt ⁵, Catherine Fernan ⁵ and Martin Bergman ⁶, ¹Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, ⁴AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA, North Chicago, IL, ⁵Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, ⁶Drexel University College of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Treatment with upadacitinib (UPA) monotherapy, a selective Janus kinase-1 (JAK-1) inhibitor, resulted in significant and clinically meaningful improvements in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) at Week…
Abstract Number: 2089 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Restricting Activity to Evade Knee Symptoms Is Associated with Worse Physical Function and Radiographic Osteoarthritis
Louise Thoma¹, Jason Jakiela ², Hiral Master ¹, Dana Voinier ², Meredith Christiansen ² and Daniel White ¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²University of Delaware, Newark
Background/Purpose: Activity restriction (i.e. limiting or avoiding normal activity) is a common strategy to reduce, and sometimes eliminate, knee symptoms. Knee symptoms, such as pain,…
Abstract Number: 2160 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Myopenia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Rotator Cuff Tear and Shoulder Dysfunction in Elderly People : Data from NAMGARAM Cohort
Yun-Hong Cheon¹, Young Sun Suh ², Mingyo Kim ¹, Ki-Soo Park ³ and Sang-Il Lee ¹, ¹Divison of Rheumatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jin-Ju, Republic of Korea, ²Divison of Rheumatology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Changwon, Changwon, Republic of Korea, ³Preventive Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jin-Ju, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Myopenia refers to decline in muscle mass with age, causing significant impairment in the ability to carry out normal daily functions. Rotator cuff tear…
Abstract Number: 2174 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of a Mobile Health Application to Automate the 30 Seconds Chair Stand Test – Preliminary Data to Create a Contemporary Instrument for Randomized Clinical Trials
Lucas Dantas¹, Matthew Harkey ², André Dantas ³, Lori Lyn Price ⁴, Jeffrey Driban ⁵ and Timothy McAlindon ¹, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, ³CI&T, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, ⁵Tufts Medical Center, Boston
Background/Purpose: Contemporary technologies offer potential solutions to improve and automate data collection of randomized clinical trials by transitioning assessments from the clinic to the real-world.…
Abstract Number: 2186 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
What Is an Important Difference in Gait Speed in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jing Song ¹, David Cella ², Abigail Gilbert³, Rowland Chang ² and Dorothy Dunlop ², ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Worthington, OH, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Little is known regarding what difference in functional performance measures are clinically significant in individuals with a chronic medical disease. This study examines the…
Abstract Number: 2259 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Physical Challenges in RA: A Qualitative Study of an Online Patient Support Group
Jude des Bordes ¹, Jessica Foreman ¹, Maria Lopez-Olivo¹, Susan K Peterson ¹, Tiffany Westrich-Robertson ², Catherine Hofstetter ³, Anne Lyddiatt ⁴, Amye Leong ⁵ and Maria E. Suárez-Almazor ⁶, ¹The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis, Saint Louis, MO, ³Patient advocate, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Musculoskeletal Group, Cochrane Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵7. Healthy Motivation and the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health of the Bone and Joint Decade, Santa Barbara, CA, ⁶Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX , USA., Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face a number of challenges which adversely affect their quality of life. The objective was to qualitatively evaluate content…
Abstract Number: 2453 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Static and Longitudinal Construct Validity of PROMIS CAT and Profile29 for Assessing Pain Interference, Physical Function and Fatigue in Psoriatic Arthritis
Ana-Maria Orbai¹, Jamie Perin ², Albert W Wu ³, Katherine C. Smith ⁴ and Clifton Bingham ⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Pain, physical function and fatigue are outcomes reported as having the greatest importance to people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1,2. We assessed these outcomes in…
Abstract Number: 561 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Analysing Impairments in Physical Performance as Assessed by the as Performance Index (ASPI) in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
Eerik Ahomaa ¹, Uta Kiltz², Björn Bühring ³, Xenofon Baraliakos ⁴, Salima van weely ⁵ and Jürgen Braun ⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet and Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet/Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet and Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, Herne, Germany, ⁵Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy dpt., Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet/Ruhr University, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) physical functioning is frequently impaired. The current gold standard to assess physical functioning is self-reported questionnaires (i.e. BASFI),…
Abstract Number: 612 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Objective Ankylosing Spondylitis Physical Performance Index (ASPI) Is Highly Reliable and Feasible in Chilean Patients
Rianne van Bentum¹, Sebastian Ibáñez Vodnizza ², Francisca Valenzuela Aldridge ², Maria Paz Poblete ³, Salima van weely ⁴, Marieke ter Wee ¹, Omar Valenzuela ⁵ and Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma ¹, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Rheumatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center location VUmc, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology dpt., Clínica Alemana - UDD Medicine faculty, Santiago, Chile, ³Rheumatology dpt., Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana - UDD, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile, ⁴Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy dpt., Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana -UDD, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), preservation of physical functioning is an important treatment goal and is usually assessed with the patient-reported BASFI questionnaire. The Ankylosing…