Abstract Number: 470 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Obesity Is a Robust Predictor of Persistent High Fatigue at 1 Year in Women and Men with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: While treat-to-target strategies can dramatically reduce inflammation in RA, persistently high levels of fatigue are present in many patients and represent an important unmet need.…Abstract Number: 471 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
When Will I Get past This Exhaustion? Predictors of Improved Fatigue in the First Year of RA
Background/Purpose: Although overwhelming fatigue is common at the onset of RA, some patients continue to experience debilitating high levels of fatigue that impact mood, interfere with work…Abstract Number: 2269 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Major Stressors in the Year Prior to Diagnosis Affects RA Characteristics at Presentation and 1 Year
Background/Purpose: Although many RA patients attribute their disease onset to recent life events, results from retrospective studies remain unclear. We compared characteristics of newly diagnosed…Abstract Number: 1544 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resiliency As a Predictor of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease affecting 0.5 – 1% of the adult population that leads to a progressive decline in functional…Abstract Number: 2078 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reserve Capacity: Explaining the Link Between Socioeconomic Status and Depression/Anxiety Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) and measures of reserve capacity on depression and anxiety in…Abstract Number: 2638 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multiple Psychosocial Factors Influence Subjective Assessments of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Measuring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is important in evaluating efficacy of treatments, but many tests are subjective and lead to discordance in…Abstract Number: 130 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mindfulness Is Associated With Psychological Symptoms, Self-Efficacy and Quality Of Life Among Patients With Fibromyalgia
Background/Purpose: Mindfulness is the ability to observe, describe, or be aware of present moment experiences without judgment or reactivity. Preliminary evidence suggests that interventions aimed…Abstract Number: 2699 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychosocial Stress and Complement Activation Product C4d On Reticulocytes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Although patients with SLE may report that psychosocial stress is linked with disease flares, research results on stress-disease activity associations are mixed. The lack…Abstract Number: 2422 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Activity and Sexual Functioning Among Women with Systemic Sclerosis Compared to Women From a Population Sample
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma, is a chronic, multi-system, connective tissue disorder characterized by thickening and fibrosis of the skin and internal organ involvement.…Abstract Number: 2424 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sleep Disturbances in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence for the Role of Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Pain, and Pruritus
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder characterized by thickening and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. There is significant mortality…Abstract Number: 1558 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“It Gets Me Down Every Single Day”: Are Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis Getting the Support They Need?
Background/Purpose: Daily life with RA has been explained as unpredictable and full of uncertainty. However, most research about daily life with RA was conducted before…
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