Abstracts tagged "Public Health Approach"

Abstract Number: 1153 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
EULAR ‘Points to Consider’ for the Conduction of Workforce Requirement Studies in Rheumatology
Christian Dejaco^1,2, Polina Putrik³, Julia Unger⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁵, Gerolamo Bianchi⁶, Johannes W. J. Bijlsma⁷, Annelies Boonen⁸, Nada Cikes⁹, Axel Finckh¹⁰, Laure Gossec¹¹, Tore Kvien¹², Joao Madruga Dias¹³, Eric L. Matteson¹⁴, Francisca Sivera¹⁵, Tanja Stamm¹⁶, Zoltan Szekanecz¹⁷, Dieter Wiek¹⁸, Angela Zink¹⁹, Sofia Ramiro²⁰ and Frank Buttgereit²¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology, ASL3-Azienda Sanitaria Genovese, Genua, Italy, ⁷Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁸Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁹University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, ¹⁰University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ¹¹Rheumatology, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ¹²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹³Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Elda. Comunidad Valenciana. Spain, Elda, Spain, ¹⁶Section for Outcomes Research, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹⁸EULAR Standing Committee of PARE, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹⁹Epidemiology Unit / Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ) / Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ²⁰Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen & Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Recommendations and strategies have been developed for early referral, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases. These strategies, however, can only be implemented if sufficient…
Abstract Number: 1160 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Elderly Adults Who Have Never Seen a Health-Care Provider for Chronic Joint Symptoms- Updated Results from National Health Interview Survey 2015
Changchuan Jiang and Yiming Luo, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai St Luke's and Mount Sinai West Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Arthritis and chronic joint symptoms (CJS) are a leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. For some forms of arthritis, early…
Abstract Number: 2159 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoimmune Diseases in Catalonia: A Population Based Study Using a Public Big Data Program
Antoni Sisó-Almirall^1,2,3, Belchin Kostov^1,2,3, Elisenda Martínez Carbonell⁴, Soledad Retamozo^5,6,7, Alejandra Flores-Chavez^8,9,10, S. González-Martínez^1,2,3, Pilar Brito-Zerón⁵, Antoni Dedéu Baraldés¹¹, Jaume Benavent Àreu^1,2,3 and Manuel Ramos-Casals^2,12, ¹Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerre (CAPSBE), Barcelona, Spain, ²Departament de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Grup de Recerca Transversal en Atenció Primària, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS). Ministry of Health, Catalonia., Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (INICSA-UNC-CONICET), Cordoba, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, Institute University of Biomedical Sciences University of Córdoba (IUCBC), Cordoba, Argentina, ⁸Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Spain., Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Unidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Unidad de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente (CMNO), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Hospital de Especialidades, Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, ¹⁰Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Médicas, Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CUIB), Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, ¹¹Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS). Ministry of Health, Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, ¹²Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, Hospital Clínic Barcelona., Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To analyse the prevalence of autoimmune diseases (ADs) in Catalonia by using a public big data program (Public Data Analysis for Health Research and…
Abstract Number: 2848 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities in Utilization of Knee Replacement: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Jie Wei^1,2, Chao Zeng^1,3, Uyen-Sa D.T. Nguyen⁴, Hyon K. Choi¹ and Yuqing Zhang⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Health Management Center, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China, ³Department of Orthopedics, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China, ⁴Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: While risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is higher among black than white individuals, the rate of knee replacement—an effective treatment for end-stage OA among…
Abstract Number: 2943 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Helping a Non-Urban Community Walk with Ease: A Feasibility Pilot Study of an Arthritis Activity Intervention
Amanda Perez¹, Brock Polnaszek², Douglas White³, Lee Walraven⁴, Chelsea Barnes⁴ and Christie M. Bartels¹, ¹Rheumatology/Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, ²Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ³Gundersen Lutheran - Onalaska Clinic, Onalaska, WI, ⁴La Crosse Area Family YMCA, La Crosse, WI
Background/Purpose: An estimated 54 million US adults have arthritis, and more than half are not receiving the recommended physical activity (MMWR, 2018). Walk With Ease…
Abstract Number: 270 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gaps in Knowledge about the Ontario Trillium Drug Program
Ambika Gupta¹, Heather Khey Beldman², Caroline Averns³ and Henry Averns³, ¹Internal Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ²Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, ³Private Practice, Kingston, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Medication costs for patients with a rheumatic disease can add up as they may be on numerous and/or costly medications including anti-inflammatory medications, disease-modifying…
Abstract Number: 2200 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Active Commuting and Physical Activity in Women with Fibromyalgia
Manuel Herrador-Colmenero¹, Fernando Estévez-López¹, Víctor Segura-Jiménez¹, Inmaculada C Álvarez-Gallardo¹, Alberto Soriano-Maldonado¹, Daniel Camiletti-Moirón^1,2, Virginia A Aparicio¹, Manuel Delgado-Fernández¹ and Palma Chillón¹, ¹University of Granada, Granada, Spain, ²University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia symptomatology results in a low functional capacity1, limiting the daily activities and the quality of life of the patients2. Walking for commuting is…
Abstract Number: 124 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Experiences with a Structured Questionnaire for Administrative Personnel to Discriminate Urgent and Non-Urgent Rheumatic Patients Referred from Primary to Secondary Care
Omar Ghazal and Michael Schirmer, Internal Medicine, Clinic VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Background/Purpose: To gain experiences with a structured questionnaire for discriminating urgent and non-urgent rheumatology appointments by administrative personnel, designed to include all forms of rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 909 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking Behavior Changes after Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis and Risk of Mortality during 36 Years of Prospective Follow-up
Jeffrey A. Sparks¹, Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen^2,3, Shun-Chiao Chang^4,5, Yuqing Zhang⁶, Hyon Choi⁷ and Elizabeth W. Karlson⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Research &Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁶Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Smoking is a major preventable cause of death and cessation is recommended for the general population. However, it is unclear whether being diagnosis with…
Abstract Number: 2253 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Utilization and Outcomes Are Persisting
Jasvinder A. Singh and Rekha Ramachandaran, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: A recent study that used the 1993-2007 U.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) reported that Blacks had lower overall Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) utilization rates…
Abstract Number: 2267 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatology Work Force Planning in Western Countries – a Systematic Literature Review
Christian Dejaco¹, Angelika Lackner², Markus Narath³ and Martin Sprenger⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Avenbruggerplatz 15, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ³Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes), Graz, Austria, ⁴Public Health School, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Background/Purpose: To compare models forecasting adult and paediatric rheumatology work force requirement in Western countriesMethods: A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted by 2 authors…
Abstract Number: 2279 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impacts on Work: Arthritis Vs Chronic Joint Symptoms without Arthritis
Kristina A. Theis and Michael Boring, Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: While chronic joint symptoms are characteristic of arthritis, previous studies have shown that many people with chronic joint symptoms do not have doctor-diagnosed arthritis.…
Abstract Number: 3269 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends in Prevalence of Knee Pain Among US Adults, National Health Interview Survey, 2002-2010
Jennifer M. Hootman¹, Charles G. Helmick² and Yvonne M. Golightly³, ¹Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ²Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ³Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Trends in prevalence of knee pain among US adults, National Health Interview Survey, 2002-2010 Background/Purpose : Aging of the population as well as the obesity…
Abstract Number: 927 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shared Decision Making in Secondary Care: Rheumatologic Patient’s Perspective
Raphael Battisti¹, Thiago D. Baumgratz², Mirella Cuziol³, Ana Carolina Reiff Janini³, Roger A. Levy⁴ and Mirhelen M. Abreu⁵, ¹Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Medical Student, São Carlos, Brazil, ²Medicine, Medical Student, São Carlos, Brazil, ³Medicine, Medical Student at Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil, ⁴Medicine, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ⁵Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the willingness for shared decision making (SDM) of rheumatologic patients. Methods: All rheumatic disease patients assisted at a…
Abstract Number: 869 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concepts Which Determine Health in a Positive Way Are Important to People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Are Covered by Some Patient-Reported Outcome Instruments
Mona Dür¹, Michaela Coenen², Josef S. Smolen³ and Tanja A. Stamm⁴, ¹Internal Medicine III Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Medical lnformatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Research Unit for Biopsychosocial Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that has a major impact on functioning, health and well-being. Concepts which determine health in a positive…

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