Abstract Number: 1029 • ACR Convergence 2023
Social Determinants of Health in Children with Rheumatic Disease: A Single Center Cohort
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease disproportionately impacts certain socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic groups frequently resulting in health care inequities. Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in…Abstract Number: 1256 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-esteem and Body Image of Young People with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the self-esteem and body image impact in young people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD). Studies in chronic illness suggest…Abstract Number: 1257 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Psychological Experience of Work for People with Inflammatory Arthritis (IA)
Background/Purpose: A large body of research reports that people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) are at increased risk for work disability, which profoundly affects all aspects…Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2023
Voices Unheard: Unmasking the Hidden Challenges of Youth with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic disease doesn't merely present physical challenges—it also significantly impacts various psychological and social aspects of one's life, often disrupting academic progress, straining friendships,…Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2023
“Somebody Who’s Been There and Can Understand the Challenges That You’re Going Through”: Participant Perspectives of a Resilience-Based Energy Management Online Intervention for Systemic Sclerosis with Peer Health Coaches
Background/Purpose: People with systemic sclerosis (SSc) often experience fatigue, which impacts daily life functioning and quality of life. We developed a 12-week, resilience-based energy management…Abstract Number: 1830 • ACR Convergence 2023
Exploring Psychosocial Characteristics of Youth with Chronic Pain Across Gender Identities
Background/Purpose: Pediatric chronic pain is a common, significant public health concern leading to decreased quality of life for youth and burden on the healthcare system1.…Abstract Number: 2030 • ACR Convergence 2023
Positive Psychosocial Factors May Protect Against Perceived Stress in a Multiethnic Cohort of People with SLE with and Without Trauma History
Background/Purpose: Trauma exposures are associated with SLE onset and disease activity; perceived stress is also associated with greater SLE disease activity and worse patient-reported outcomes.…Abstract Number: 2111 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-reported Methotrexate Adherence Underestimates Biochemical Adherence: Results from the Methotrexate Use Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Biomarker Feedback Trial
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) adherence is suboptimal and is associated with disease flare, DAS-28 response, radiographic damage and healthcare costs. Adherence can be measured using self-reported…Abstract Number: 2500 • ACR Convergence 2023
Suicidal Ideation and Self-Efficacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Georgians Organized Against Lupus (GOAL) Cohort
Background/Purpose: Suicidal ideation is more common in SLE than in other chronic diseases. Targeted interventions are needed to reduce morbidity and mortality. Bandura’s theory of…Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2023
Toward a Frontier Beyond the Barriers of Position and Prejudice
Background/Purpose: In Japan, firm boundaries exist between people from different walks of life surrounding diseases. 【Patients】Some patients are unable to assert themselves before doctors who…Abstract Number: PP16 • ACR Convergence 2023
Peer Health Coaches Help Scleroderma Patients Cope with Isolation
Background/Purpose: In 2011, I felt extremely isolated with my new diagnosis of diffuse systemic sclerosis and sought support online and in support groups. In addition…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: 0149 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impacts of Social Determinants of Health and the Immune System in Adults with Acute-to-Chronic Low Back Pain: An Observational Study
Background/Purpose: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is common worldwide yet poorly understood due to the combination of biological, psychological, and sociological factors. An individual's social…Abstract Number: 0329 • ACR Convergence 2023
Factors Associated with Suicidal Ideation Among Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Disease: A Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Mental health contributes to the morbidity of patients with inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal disease (iRMD). Despite extensive research conducted on the prevalence of depressive disorders,…Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Long-term Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Children Born to Women with Systemic Sclerosis: Assessment Through a Self-reported Questionnaire by the Mothers and Nneuropsychiatric Evaluations of the Children
Background/Purpose: The long-term neuropsychiatric (NP) outcome of children born to mothers affected by autoimmune diseases (AIDs) represents a controversial topic, with few studies1-3 reporting a…
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