Abstracts tagged "physical function"

Abstract Number: 2118 • ACR Convergence 2022
Achieving Increasingly Stringent Clinical Disease Control Criteria Is Associated with Greater Improvements in Patient-Centric Measures of Physical Function and Pain in Patients with Active PsA: 16-Week Results from Two Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies
Jessica Walsh¹, Laura Coates², Philip J Mease³, Joseph Merola⁴, Peter Nash⁵, Alexis Ogdie⁶, William Tillett⁷, Paolo Gisondi⁸, Barbara Ink⁹, Deepak Assudani⁹, Rajan Bajracharya⁹, Jérémy Lambert¹⁰, Vanessa Taieb¹¹, Damon Willems¹² and Lars Erik¹³, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵School of Medicine, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast, Australia, ⁶Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁸Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy, Verona, ⁹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, Irigny, France, ¹¹UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ¹²UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ¹³Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Vedbæk, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Examine the association between achieving increasingly stringent clinical disease control criteria and patient-centric measures of physical function and pain in patients with PsA, using…
Abstract Number: 0410 • ACR Convergence 2022
Achieving Increasingly Stringent Clinical Response Criteria & Lower Levels of Disease Activity Is Associated with Greater Improvements in Physical Function & HRQoL in Patients with Active Axial Spondyloarthritis: 16-Week Results from Two Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies
Marina Magrey¹, Atul Deodhar², Philip J Mease³, Victoria Navarro-Compán⁴, Sofia Ramiro⁵, Martin Rudwaleit⁶, Christine de la Loge⁷, Carmen Fleurinck⁸, Vanessa Taieb⁹, Michael Frank Mørup¹⁰, Marga Oortgiesen¹¹ and Jonathan Kay¹², ¹Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ⁷UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁹UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: Examine the association between achieving increasingly stringent clinical response criteria and lower levels of disease activity, and improvements in physical function and health-related quality…
Abstract Number: 2239 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Treatment with IVIG (octagam10%) on Skin Symptoms and Quality of Life in Subjects with Dermatomyositis. Results of a Large, Randomized, Placebo-controlled International Phase III Trial
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Christina Charles-Schoeman², joachim Schessl³, Victoria Werth⁴, Zsuzsanna Bata-Csorgo⁵, Mazen Dimachkie⁶, Zoltan Griger⁷, Sergey Moiseev⁸, Chester Oddis⁹, Elena Schiopu¹⁰, Jiří Vencovský¹¹, Irene Beckmann¹², Elisabeth Clodi¹³, Todd Levine¹⁴ and and the ProDERM investigators¹⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ³Friedrich-Baur-Institut/Medical University Munich, Mainkofen, Germany, ⁴Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Szeged, Hungary, ⁶University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁷University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ⁸First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia, ⁹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Michigan Medicine Rheumatology Clinic – Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹²Octapharma PharmazeutikaProduktionsGesmbH, Vienna, Austria, ¹³Octapharma Pharmazeutika ProduktionsgesmbH, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Phoenix Neurological Associates, Ltd., Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁵Institutions in Europe and North America, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare chronic systemic autoimmune disease with characteristic skin rashes and progressive proximal muscle weakness. The efficacy of IVIg treatment in…
Abstract Number: 0412 • ACR Convergence 2022
Bimekizumab Improves Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Maureen Dubreuil¹, Karl Gaffney², Lianne Gensler³, Jonathan Kay⁴, Victoria Navarro-Compán⁵, Christine de la Loge⁶, Alicia Ellis⁷, Carmen Fleurinck⁸, Marga Oortgiesen⁹, Vanessa Taieb¹⁰ and Atul Deodhar¹¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, United Kingdom, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷UCB Pharma, Raleigh, ⁸UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, Oosterzele, Belgium, ⁹UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ¹¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) severely impacts patients' (pts) physical function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).1 Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively…
Abstract Number: 0503 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Effect of Social Isolation on 1-Year Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Low Trauma Hip Fracture
Robyn Lipschultz¹, Dina Sheira¹, Marianna Frey², Mangala Rajan³, Joseph Lane¹ and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hip fractures are a serious public health issue with a significant population burden, especially among those over 65 years old. Social isolation—how integrated a…
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…

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