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  • 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: 1153 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    EULAR ‘Points to Consider’ for the Conduction of Workforce Requirement Studies in Rheumatology

    Christian Dejaco1,2, 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-Almirall1,2,3, Belchin Kostov1,2,3, Elisenda Martínez Carbonell4, Soledad Retamozo5,6,7, Alejandra Flores-Chavez8,9,10, S. González-Martínez1,2,3, Pilar Brito-Zerón5, Antoni Dedéu Baraldés11, Jaume Benavent Àreu1,2,3 and Manuel Ramos-Casals2,12, 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 Wei1,2, Chao Zeng1,3, 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: 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-Moirón1,2, 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. Nguyen2,3, Shun-Chiao Chang4,5, 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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