Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Sjögren’s Tool for Assessing Response (STAR) demonstrates its ability to accurately detect treatment efficacy in 11 recent RCTs in Sjögren’s disease
Background/Purpose: Performance of the recently developed composite responder index STAR is highly awaited. We conduscted this study to evaluate the performance of STAR in previously…Abstract Number: 1479 • ACR Convergence 2025
Validation of Attention, Memory, and Frontal-Executive Abilities Screening Test (AMFAST) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a prospective single-center study in The Bronx
Background/Purpose: Up to 80% of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients experience cognitive dysfunction (CD), which is a top distressing symptom affecting their quality of life.(1)…Abstract Number: 2605 • ACR Convergence 2025
Do Patients Recall Their Rheumatic Diagnoses Accurately? A Comparison by Disease Type
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases represent a major public health concern in the United States due to their high prevalence and their association with disability. Observational studies…Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2024
Harmonising Consensus and Reliability Studies in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Over the last 20 years musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) was established as a disease outcome measurement instrument. MSUS target domains, including consensual theoretical definitions of pathological…Abstract Number: 2156 • ACR Convergence 2024
Differential Item Functioning of Inflammatory Back Pain Criteria in US Subpopulations
Background/Purpose: IInflammatory back pain (IBP) has clinical features that distinguish it from other back pain etiologies. While there are established IBP criteria, in different subpopulations…Abstract Number: 2157 • ACR Convergence 2024
Dimensionality of Inflammatory Back Pain Criteria in the US Population
Background/Purpose: The evaluation of axial spondyloarthritis relies on capturing various inflammatory back pain (IBP) features, represented in IBP criteria. This study examines the dimensionality of…Abstract Number: 0134 • ACR Convergence 2023
Stressful Life Events in the Year Prior to Their Diagnosis Are Associated with Adult and Pediatric Systemic Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Systemic rheumatic diseases (SRDs) are complex multi-organ immune-mediated disorders that arise from the interaction of environmental exposures in genetically predisposed individuals. Stressful life events…Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2023
Surveying Psychological Resilience and Pain in a Cross-Section of JIA Patients
Background/Purpose: Pain trajectories vary in JIA, with some patients developing chronic pain over the course of their illness. Adaptation and recovery under stressful or traumatic…Abstract Number: 0827 • ACR Convergence 2023
Development and Initial Validation of a Brief Measure of Uncertainty in Rheumatic Disease
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) are often tasked with monitoring ambiguous and unpredictable physical symptoms on their own. Higher levels of uncertainty…Abstract Number: 1209 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Role of Kinesiophobia on Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity, Exercise Habits, and Quality of Life
Background/Purpose: Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) consistently report exercise frequencies that are lower than healthy controls and ACSM/EULAR recommended frequencies; even though exercise has consistently…Abstract Number: 1242 • ACR Convergence 2023
Agreement Between Parent- and Self-Report of Executive Function in Adolescents with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Executive functions (EFs) are a set of cognitive skills that enable successful problem solving and goal-directed behavior. EFs are predictive of academic success, mental…Abstract Number: 1294 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity: Using Rasch Measurement Theory and Cognitive Interviewing to Achieve More Meaningful Measurement
Background/Purpose: Disease Activity (DA) monitoring is a standard of care in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). A systematic review of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for RA…Abstract Number: 102 • 2023 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Preliminary Results from a Survey of Psychological Resilience Among JIA Patients
Background/Purpose: Psychological resilience – an individuals capacity to adapt in the face of stressors and recover after adverse events – has been linked to a…Abstract Number: 0322 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are Virtual Cognitive Assessments Comparable to In-person Assessments in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort?
Background/Purpose: Many in-person research studies, such as ours examining cognitive impairment (CI) in SLE, were paused for safety reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic. To restart…Abstract Number: 0552 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identifying Subgroups of Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Knee replacement surgery (KR) is prevalent in the US with estimated lifetime risk from age 25 of 7% for males and 9.5% for females,…