Abstracts tagged "psychosocial factors"

Abstract Number: 0446 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Balancing Act: The Interplay Between Resilience and Frailty in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hannah Brubeck¹, Kylie Riggles¹, Adrienne Tanus¹, Nadine El-ayache², George Mount², Elizabeth Wahl², Courtney Loecker³, Jose Garcia⁴, Dolores Shoback⁵, Joshua Baker⁶, Patti Katz⁷, Ariela Orkaby⁸ and Katherine Wysham⁹, ¹VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, ²VA Puget Sound Health Care System & University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, ⁴VA Puget Sound Health Care System, VA GRECC, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵San Francisco VA Medical Center & University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ⁸VA Boston Healthcare System & Division of Aging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School & VA Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Boston, MA, ⁹VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve and heightened vulnerability to stressors, occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health…
Abstract Number: 0367 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in Self-Reported Medication Nonadherence and its Drivers in Young Adults versus Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hannah Concannon¹, Kai Sun², Jennifer Rogers³, Megan Clowse⁴, Rachel Randell², Mithu Maheswaranathan⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Nathaniel Harris⁶, Amanda Eudy⁷ and Rebecca Sadun², ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence poses a challenge for patients with SLE, especially younger patients, who often experience both more active disease and more intensive treatments than…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2024
Involving Pediatric Patients in Their Own Care
Whitney LaBar, Lupus and Allied Diseases Association, Pleasanton, CA
Background/Purpose: When I was 14, I was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia, which led to more testing and a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). As a…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reunion with Forgotten Relationships and Memories
Noriko Okochi¹, Eiji Oishi², Kaoru Mitsuyama³, Emi Sorimachi³, Shiho Bando⁴, Yuka Hirama⁵, Nobuyuki Yajima⁶ and Masaaki Mori⁷, ¹Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Yamaguchi, Japan, ³Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Ota-ku Children and Families Support Center, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Asada Ladies Clinic, Shinagawa, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Showa-Universtiy of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Paediatric rheumatic diseases are complex experiences for children. For children whose language skills are still undeveloped, it is difficult for them to put their…
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: 1018 • ACR Convergence 2024
Analysis of Medication Usage and Monthly Costs in Hospitalized Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Retrospective Observational Study
Daniela Alejandra Salcedo-Soto¹, Ana Cecilia Bardan-Inchaustegui², Pablo Gamez-Siller³, Deynna Montserrat Lara Mendez⁴, Diana Elsa Flores-Alvarado⁵, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio⁶, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Facultad de Medicina UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Costs associated with rheumatic diseases significantly affect a considerable portion of patients’ income. The monthly income of northeastern Mexican families has been reported to…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mediating Role of Pain Catastrophizing in Racial Disparities in Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Among Non-Hispanic White and Asian Americans: A Pilot Study
Chiyoung Lee¹, Kent Kwoh² and Hyochol Ahn¹, ¹University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) is projected to increase among racially and ethnically marginalized groups. Although recent studies have begun to delineate…
Abstract Number: 1255 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of a Brief Measure of Uncertainty Among Patients with Vasculitis and Other Rheumatic Diseases
Caleb Bolden¹, Claire Cook¹, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox¹, Xiaoqing Fu¹, Flavia Castelino¹, Hyon K. Choi², Cory Perugino¹, John Stone³, Elyse Park¹, Christine Yeung⁴, Corrie Stone-Johnson⁵, Stacey Ivits⁶, Peter Merkel⁷, Daniel Hall¹ and Zachary Wallace⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁵University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, ⁶Stacey Ivits MSW RSW Counselling Services, Ontario, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases face illness-related uncertainty managing ambiguous and unpredictable symptoms. Such uncertainty is associated with decreased emotional and physical well-being (Wallace et…
Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults with Systemic Lupus
Tamar Rubinstein¹, Avni Dave², Terrence Calistro³, Kimberly Rapoza³, Shari Salzhauer Berkowitz³, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁴, Zanab Mian⁵, Emily Masi⁶ and Kathleen Kenney-Riley⁷, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, ⁴Northwell Health, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁶Cohen Children's Medical Center, Floral Park, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Port Chester, NY
Background/Purpose: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), are major life stressors that occur before the age of 18 and include experiences of household dysfunction. Recently, prior trauma,…
Abstract Number: 1319 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Illness Cognition and Self-Esteem on Quality of Life in Reproductive-Age Women with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Ana Rodriguez-Flores¹, Galilea Rodriguez², Mara Ponce³, Anahí Carrazco Chapa⁴, Karen Aglae Chavez-Olivo², Aldo Patricio Romero-Avila², Valeria Monserrat De Hoyos-Perez⁵, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza³, Lorena Perez-Barbosa⁶, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR⁷ and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁸, ¹Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Hospital Universitario "Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Monterrey, Mexico, ³Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁸UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) are inflammatory conditions associated with impaired joint mobility, recurrent pain, and fatigue leading to poor emotional health and negative feelings…
Abstract Number: 1320 • ACR Convergence 2024
Acceptability and Satisfaction of an Online Resilience-Building Intervention with Peer Health Coaches for Managing Fatigue and Well-Being in Systemic Sclerosis
Susan Murphy¹, Yen Chen², Alexandra Harper², Nirali Shah², Mary Alore², Sheri Hicks², Adam Pape³ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Michigan, University of Michigan, MI
Background/Purpose: Non-pharmacological fatigue management interventions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are limited, despite people with SSc reporting that fatigue is inadequately addressed with clinical care. We…
Abstract Number: 2592 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effects of Early Life Trauma and Socioeconomic Position on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk in Adulthood
Jennifer Woo¹ and Dale Sandler², ¹Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, ²Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Early life trauma (ELT) and neighborhood deprivation (ND)—a measure of socioeconomic position (SEP)—represent two aspects of the early life social environment that can be…
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…
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
Yen Chen¹, Alexandra Harper², Tiffany Phanhdone³, Mary Alore¹, Sheri Hicks¹, Adam Pape¹, Gina Jay¹, Shannen Bolde¹, Jennie Feldpausch¹, Dinesh Khanna¹ and Susan Murphy⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI
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
Evan Mulvihill¹, Liam Courtney², Alora Rando¹ and Katherine Salamon³, ¹Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, ²Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, ³Nemours Children's Health, Wilmingon, DE
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.…

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