Abstracts tagged "psychosocial factors"

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
Desiree Azizoddin¹, Julia Ayeroff², Geraldine Zamora-Racaza³, Taylor Draper⁴, Sarah R. Ormseth⁵, Michael H. Weisman⁶, Lekeisha Sumner⁷ and Perry M. Nicassio⁸, ¹Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, ⁵Cousins Center for PNI, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷Department of Psychology,, Alliant University, Alhambra, CA, ⁸Cousins Center for PNI, UCLA, LA, CA
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
Ying L. Liu¹, Joan M. Bathon^2,3 and Jon T. Giles⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Medicine, Columbia University, College, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
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
Nani Morgan¹, Lucas Morgan², Lori Lyn Price^3,4 and Chenchen Wang⁵, ¹Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, ²Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Honolulu, HI, ³Biostatistics Research Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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: 2422 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sexual Activity and Sexual Functioning Among Women with Systemic Sclerosis Compared to Women From a Population Sample
Brooke Levis¹, Andrea Burri², Marie Hudson³, Murray Baron⁴ and Brett D. Thombs⁵, ¹Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College, London, United Kingdom, ³Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Pavillion A, Rm 216, Lady David Institute for Medical Research and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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
Katherine Milette¹, Marie Hudson², Annett Koerner¹, Murray Baron³ and Brett D. Thombs⁴, ¹Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Pavillion A, Rm 216, Lady David Institute for Medical Research and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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?
Caroline A. Flurey¹, Marianne Morris², Jon Pollock¹, Rodney A. Hughes³, Pamela Richards⁴ and Sarah Hewlett⁵, ¹Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology, St. Peters Hospital, Chertsey Surrey, United Kingdom, ⁴Academic Rheumatology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁵Academic Rheumatology, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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…
Abstract Number: 2699 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychosocial Stress and Complement Activation Product C4d On Reticulocytes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Xiaotian Chen¹, Yu Cheng², Chau Ching Liu³, Amy H. Kao⁴, Susan Manzi⁵, Joseph M. Ahearn⁶ and Carol M. Greco⁷, ¹Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biostatistics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Lupus Center of Excellence, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Lupus Center of Excellence, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Center for Integrative Med, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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…

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