Abstracts tagged "physical impairment"

Abstract Number: 483 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Can a Single Question on Functional Impairments Facilitate the Diagnosis of Early Inflammatory Arthritis? A Cross-Sectional Derivation and Validation Study in Two Early Arthritis Recognition Clinics
Bastiaan van Dijk¹, Hanna van Steenbergen ¹, Ellis Niemantsverdriet ¹ and Annette van der Helm-van Mil ², ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Early treatment initiation in RA is associated with improved outcomes but requires early identification of synovitis. Joint swelling in early inflammatory arthritis (IA) may…
Abstract Number: 1712 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
The Relationship Between Physical Functioning and Work for People with Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from a Large Real-World Study in 16 Countries
Philip G. Conaghan¹, Rieke Alten², Vibeke Strand³, Atul A. Deodhar⁴, Emma Sullivan⁵, Stuart Blackburn⁵, Haijun Tian⁶, Kunal Gandhi⁶ and Steffen Jugl⁷, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, California, CA, ⁴Divison of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁷Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: <3); employment status and the four WPAI components (work time missed, impairment while working, overall work impairment, and activity impairment) were described by HAQ-DI…
Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Analysis of Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies Associated with Severity of Physical Dysfunction after Treatment for Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Hidenaga Kawasumi¹, Takahisa Gono¹, Yasushi Kawaguchi¹, Yasuhiro Katsumata¹, Hisae Ichida¹, Akiko Tochimoto¹, Masanori Hanaoka¹, Yuko Okamoto¹, Sayuri Kataoka¹ and Hisashi Yamanaka², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Half of all polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) patients suffer from muscle weakness after initial treatment. Therefore, many patients with PM/DM have trouble with daily living…
Abstract Number: 2096 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Impaired Shoulder-Arm Mobility and Muscle Function In Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Helene Alexanderson¹, Fia Bringby², Annica Nordin³, Lena Björnådal⁴, Elisabet Svenungsson⁵ and Carina Boström⁶, ¹Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Capio Arthro Clinic, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Unit of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society,, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have reduced hand function and self-reported limitations in daily activities. Few studies have explored limitations in shoulder-arm mobility and…