Abstracts tagged "psychological status"

Abstract Number: 2684 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multimodal Analysis Revealed Altered Brain Connectivity Patterns and Neuroinflammatory Processes in the Background of Difficult-To-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lilla Gunkl-Tóth¹, Gergely Orsi², Noémi Császár-Nagy³, Lili Duzsik⁴, Gábor Mátay⁴, Gábor Kumánovics⁵, Gábor Sütő², Krisztina Csókási², Szabolcs Takács⁶, Zoltán Vidnyánszky⁷, József Kun², Krisztina Takács-Lovász², Gellért Karvaly⁸, Róbert Farkas⁸, Anett Pintér⁸, Panna Királyhidi⁸, György Nagy⁸ and Zsuzsanna Helyes², ¹Semmelweis University, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, ²University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ³National University of Public Services, Budapests, Hungary, ⁴Psychosomatic Outpatient Clinic, Budapest, Hungary, ⁵University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary, ⁶Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, Hungary, ⁷Brain Imaging Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, ⁸Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, 5–20% of patients experience persistent symptoms, particularly pain, and are classified as difficult-to-treat (D2T). Factors such as…
Abstract Number: 2518 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of psychiatric comorbidity on disease outcomes in ANCA-associated vasculitis: A multi-center retrospective cohort study
Saloni Patel¹, Brendan Denvir², Maria Kaltchenko¹, Aaron Bao³, Varsha Simha¹, Michael Cammarata⁴ and Jun Kang⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins, Phoenix, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic small vessel vasculitis associated with significant morbidity and complex care needs across a broad demographic…
Abstract Number: 2481 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and Trends of Suicidal Ideation Among Hospitalized Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A National Inpatient Sample Analysis (2016–2020)
Fatima Khdeir and Aysheh Khdeir, ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease associated with psychiatric comorbidities, including depression and suicidal ideation. However, national trends over time have…
Abstract Number: 2040 • ACR Convergence 2025
Steroid Psychosis and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms induced by Corticosteroid Injection in Rheumatology Patients
Morvarid Kavosh¹, Virva Walkington¹, Jigisha Rakholiya¹, Krystle Tapia², Maheswari Muruganandam¹, N. Suzanne Emil¹, Frank O'Sullivan³ and Wilmer Sibbitt¹, ¹University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal (MS) corticosteroid (CS) injections are commonly used for joint inflammation with a perceived low risk of systemic toxicity, including hyperglycemia and adrenal suppression.…
Abstract Number: 1688 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression on Fatigue as moderated by Resilience and Exposure to Trauma in Rheumatology Patients
Akhila Veeravalli¹, Sankeerthana gajjala² and Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, KIMS Hospitals, Secuderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ²KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ³Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to examine the impact of psychological distress—specifically stress, anxiety, and depression—on fatigue in rheumatology patients, and explored how this relationship is…
Abstract Number: 0155 • ACR Convergence 2025
Effect Modification of Cigarette Smoking on the Relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Kelsey Coziahr¹, Harlan Sayles¹, Tate Johnson¹, Joshua Baker², Punyasha Roul³, Grant Cannon⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Bryant England¹ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased systemic inflammation that may increase the risk of developing autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 0369 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can Treatment Expectations or Treatment Itself in Patients with Arthralgia Suspicious for Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis Improve Illness Perceptions?
Simonetta van Griethuysen¹, Quirine Dumoulin² and Annette van der Helm-van Mil³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Negative Illness perceptions (IPs) are associated with poorer disease outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unfortunately, IPs are generally fixed in established RA. We hypothesized…
Abstract Number: 0480 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can’t Sleep, Won’t Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Insomnia Prevalence in 70,105 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Mamdouh Ahmed Khairy², Mohamed Reda Awad³, Aly Alnabawy², Maryam Taha⁴ and Mohamed Al-Adl Ali Ali², ¹Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical medicine department - faculty of medicine -Misr University for science and technology, 6th of October, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Faculty of medicine - Al-Azhar university Cairo branch, Cairo, Egypt, ³Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Egypt, ⁴Faculty of medicine - Ain Shams university, Madinat Nasr, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Insomnia is a significant challenge for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Chronic pain conditions often exacerbate sleep disturbances, creating a vicious cycle where pain and…
Abstract Number: 1002 • ACR Convergence 2024
Depression Screening in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases in a Large Tertiary Care Center
Sama Hajizadeh¹, Yue Yin² and Adam Dore¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: Depression is common and known to be associated with poorer outcomes among patients with rheumatologic diseases, likely stemming from the chronic and sometimes debilitating…
Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association of Depressive Symptoms and Multiple Joint Osteoarthritis with Pain Outcomes in the WE-CAN Trial
Natalie Allcott¹, Stephen Messier², Shannon Mihalko², Jeffrey Katz³, Paul DeVita⁴, David Hunter⁵, Sara Quandt⁶, Carolina Alvarez⁷, Leigh Callahan⁸ and Amanda Nelson¹, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁴Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, ⁵Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, ⁶Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, ⁷University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ⁸University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The Weight-loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina (WE-CAN) trial was a community-based, pragmatic randomized clinical trial in men and women…
Abstract Number: 1321 • ACR Convergence 2024
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Gabriela Anais Madrid-Lopez¹, Maria Corral-Trujillo², Ivan Hernandez Galarza³, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁴, ¹Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³University Hospital, UANL, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) need their cognitive function intact to perform their daily routine or planning activities. Cognitive function includes orientation, attention/concentration, judgment/problem-solving,…
Abstract Number: 2173 • ACR Convergence 2024
Hope and Health in Adolescents with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Irene Chern¹, Mackenzie McGill², Nellie P Butler² and Sabrina Gmuca², ¹St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Hope, the capability to derive pathways to desired goals and motivate oneself via agency thinking plays a protective role in pediatric health contributing to…
Abstract Number: 2403 • ACR Convergence 2024
Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Permanent Skin Damage and Its Association with Self-esteem and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety – a Cross-sectional Study
Fernando A Oliveira¹, Fabiana Moura², Ana Flávia Dias³, Claudia Santoro³, Fernando Pereira², Rosa Telles² and Cristina Lanna², ¹Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ³Grupo Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Body image of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients is affected by the mucocutaneous manifestations and its scars, in particular related to discoid lupus. The…
Abstract Number: 2453 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity and Intestinal Permeability in Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Prospective Study
Elvira Lesmana¹, Ashley Keehn², Anukul Karn³, Andrea Pauly⁴, Margaret Breen-Lyles², Adam L Edwinson², Madhusudan Grover⁵ and Ashima Makol⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, New York, NY, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Farmington Hills, MI, ⁴Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex, heterogeneous, multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal symptoms impact more than 90% of SSc patients,…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2024
An OCEAN of Change: The Impact of an RA Diagnosis on My Big Five Personality Traits
Laura Sambursky¹ and Lauren Sambursky², ¹Patient, Sarasota, FL, ²Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Until age 32, I was a healthy, confident, extraverted, and creative person. I moved hundreds of miles away for college and then earned a…

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