Abstracts tagged "psychological well-being"

Abstract Number: 1120 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Burnout in Rheumatology Professionals
Vivekanand Tiwari¹, Arthur Kavanaugh ², George Martin ³ and Martin Bergman ⁴, ¹Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Dr. George Martin Dermatology Associates, Kihei, HI, ⁴Drexel University College of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Burnout among physicians has major implications for health care. We measured prevalence of burnout in a large group of Rheumatology professionals attending a national…
Abstract Number: 1676 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health Related Quality of Life over Time in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Correlation with Disease Activity and Organ Damage
Muhammad Mehmood Riaz^1,2, Liang SHEN³, Lay Kheng Teoh⁴, Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake⁵ and Aisha Lateef⁶, ¹Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, karachi, Pakistan, ³Biostatistics Unit, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴National University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, University Medicine Cluster, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease affecting the physical, social, and psychological well-being of patients. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) measures…
Abstract Number: 2973 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Caregiving Burden and Impact in Systemic Vasculitis Versus Other Conditions
Matthew Gray¹, Delesha M. Carpenter², Lorie L. Geryk³, Courtney A. Roberts⁴, Joshua M. Thorpe⁵, Tao Jiang⁵, Susan L Hogan⁶ and Carolyn T. Thorpe⁵, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, ³Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶UNC Kidney Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Serving as an informal caregiver to a family member or friend with a chronic illness is associated with stress, reduced health status, and financial…
Abstract Number: 1401 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher-Order Neuropsychological Deficits Are Frequent and Occur Early in RA and SLE: The Impact of Basic Processing Abilities on Psychological Well-Being
Giorgia Dimitraki¹, Georgia Ktistaki¹, Emmanouil Papastefanakis¹, Antonis Fanouriakis², Irini Gergiannaki², George Bertsias³, Nikolaos Kougkas², Argyro Repa³, Evangelos Karademas¹, Prodromos Sidiropoulos³ and Panagiotis Simos¹, ¹Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece, ²Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, and Allergy, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Background/Purpose Deficits in higher-order cognitive abilities (episodic memory, executive functions) have been reported in patients with chronic inflammatory disorders, albeit inconsistently. We investigated whether such…
Abstract Number: 1302 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Psychological Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood-Onset Lupus
Jordan T. Jones¹, Natoshia Cunningham², Jennifer L. Huggins¹, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck³ and Hermine I. Brunner¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset lupus (cSLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease and its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been fully established, but, disease…