Abstracts tagged "Qualitative Research"

Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2022
Should Independence Play a Role in Assessing Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Thomas Khoo¹, Bethan Jones², Athena Chin¹, Alice Terrett³, Marieke Voshaar⁴, Wijnanda Hoogland⁵, Lyn March⁶, Dorcas Beaton⁷, Ummugulsum Gazel⁸, Beverley Shea⁹, Peter Tugwell¹⁰, Caroline Flurey¹¹ and Susanna Proudman¹², ¹Rheumatology Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia, ²School of Healthcare and Social Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Rheumatology Unit, The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴Department of Pharmacy and Department of Research & Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek and Department of Pharmacy, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegan, Netherlands, ⁵OMERACT Patient Research Partner, Netherlands, ⁶Sydney Medical School, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, and Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Australia, ⁷Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁹School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, Canada, ¹⁰University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹¹Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: The current goal of treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is clinical remission, which according to the ACR/EULAR 2011 definition, is based on tender and…
Abstract Number: 1343 • ACR Convergence 2022
Satisfaction with Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Is Related to Discordance with Providers’ Treatment Goals and Patients’ Reasons for Disagreement
Kelly O'Neill¹, Pamela Sinicrope², Cynthia Crowson³, Kathryne Marks⁴, Rachel Giblon⁵, Elena Myasoedova² and John Davis², ¹Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Winter Springs, FL, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: We previously reported on the incidence of shared treatment goal discussions which are associated with disease activity (DA) improvement and satisfaction within rheumatology care.…
Abstract Number: 0202 • ACR Convergence 2022
Learning Needs Assessment for Patients with Cancer and a Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease Who Are Candidates to Receive Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo¹, Johncy Kachira², Maryam Buni³, Sang Taek Kim⁴, Huifang Lu⁴, Gabrielle Duhon⁴, Juan Ruiz⁴, Clifton O. Bingham III⁵, Cassandra Calabrese⁶, Robert J. volk⁴ and Maria Suarez-Almazor⁷, ¹The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, TX, ³MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bellaire, TX, ⁴The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁷MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have been extremely successful in the treatment of various malignancies. Patients with pre-existing autoimmune disorders and cancer are at risk…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2022
Priority Educational Topics to Deliver Information About Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Patients with Cancer and a Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo¹, Juan Ruiz², Gabrielle Duhon², Mehmet Altan³, Hussein Tawbi², Adi Diab⁴, Clifton O. Bingham III⁵, Cassandra Calabrese⁶, Natalia I. Heredia⁷, Robert J. volk² and Maria Suarez-Almazor⁸, ¹The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁴UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁵Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁷The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, ⁸MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have improved cancer outcomes but can cause severe toxicity and flares in cancer patients with pre-existing autoimmune disease. The objective…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2022
Virtually Training Peer Coaches to Use Motivational Interviewing Skills: Processes from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Intervention Training Program
Mackenzie Brown¹, Yuliana Domínguez Páez², Assem Jabri³, Geyanne Lui⁴, Joan Weiner³, Aberdeen Allen⁵, Tien Sydnor-Campbell⁶, Shelley fritz³, Megan Creasman⁷, Shanthini Kasturi⁸, Monika Safford³ and Iris Navarro-Millan³, ¹Weill Cornell Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Weill Cornell Medicine, Parlin, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Philedelphia, ⁷NYP-Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ⁸Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Peer coaching interventions are effective in helping individuals with chronic conditions understand and manage their disease. Most peer coach training programs occur in person,…
Abstract Number: 1470 • ACR Convergence 2022
Work Disability and Function in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Results from a Mixed-Methods Exploratory Canadian Study
Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Mary T Fox³, William Shaw⁴, Maggie Ho⁵, Derek Haaland⁶, Janet Pope⁷, Paul R Fortin⁸, Kathleen Bingham⁹, Nathalie Rozenbojm¹⁰, Mark Matsos¹¹, Christine Peschken¹², Amanda Steiman¹³, Earl Silverman¹⁴, Jiandong Su¹⁵, Jennifer Reynolds¹⁶, Catherine Ivory¹⁷, Dafna Gladman¹⁸, Murray Urowitz¹⁹, Francisco Sanchez-Guerrero²⁰, Lily Lim¹², Stephanie Keeling²¹, Ana Soberanis¹, Patricia Katz²² and Zahi Touma¹⁵, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Framington, CT, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶The Waterside Clinic, Oro Medonte, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁹Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹³Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁶University of British Columbia Dept of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁷University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ¹⁸Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁹University of Toronto, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²⁰University Health Network/Sinai Health system, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²²UCSF, San Rafael, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystemic, autoimmune disease which can result in disability and mortality. A functional assessment tool that measures the…
Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2021
Arthritis Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care for People Living with Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and for the Future
Maya Joshi¹, Anita Chan¹, Adriana Lima², Kelly Lendvoy¹, Eric Sayre² and Cheryl Koehn¹, ¹Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Virtual Care (VC) is the delivery of health care services and information by electronic methods (video, smartphones, email, text) and may support arthritis patients…
Abstract Number: 0091 • ACR Convergence 2021
Vaccination of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: An Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators in a Prospective Cohort
Ioana Andreica, Iulia Roman, Xenofon Baraliakos, Juergen Braun and Uta Kiltz, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts.) with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) are often not adequately protected against infectious diseases. As shown in an earlier study, less than…
Abstract Number: 1599 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of Patients with Rheumatic Conditions: A Qualitative Analysis of Perceived Risk and Decision Making
Courtney Wells¹, Guadalupe Torres², William Nowell³, Shilpa Venkatachalam³, Laura Stradford⁴, Kelly Gavigan³, Barbara Boyd-Floering⁵, Maria I. Danila⁶ and Kristine Carandang⁷, ¹University of Wisconsin-River Falls, White Bear Lake, MN, ²Patient Partner, Brooklyn Center, MN, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Whelton Virshup CreakyJoints Arthritis Clinic/ Global Healthy Living Foundation, Lake Worth, FL, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Independent, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the concerns, behaviors, and experiences of adults with autoimmune rheumatic conditions, and to evaluate the…
Abstract Number: 0145 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatology Provider Perspectives on Using Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Care
Yomei Shaw¹, Neda Kortam², Adam Chalak², Yujia Li², Faith Reger², Vivek Nagaraja² and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Michigan, East Lansing, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are surveys completed by patients to provide measurements of health, quality of life, symptoms, and functional status. PROs are useful for…
Abstract Number: 1634 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient Activation and Health Literacy in the Pediatric to Adult Transition in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Patient and Health Care Team Perspectives
Ashley Ciosek¹, Una Makris², Justin Kramer³, Tracey Wright⁴ and Nicole Bitencourt⁵, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Veterans Administration, Dallas, TX, ³Texas A&M University, College Station, ⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Plano, TX, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA
Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment of juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus have ensured increased survival such that long-term quality of life and disease management must be considered.…
Abstract Number: 0400 • ACR Convergence 2021
Item Development for the Assessment of Systemic Sclerosis-associated Raynaud’s Phenomenon (ASRAP) Questionnaire
John Pauling¹, Lesley Ann Saketkoo², Dinesh Khanna³, Christopher Denton⁴, Tracy Frech⁵, Ariane Herrick⁶, Laura Hummers⁷, Ami Shah⁸ and Robyn Domsic⁹, ¹Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ²University Medical Center - Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center, New Orleans, LA, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Manchester, Salford, United Kingdom, ⁷Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The episodic and uniquely personalised nature of Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) has led to reliance upon self-report to capture how patients ‘feel’ and ‘function’. Existing…
Abstract Number: 1644 • ACR Convergence 2021
Storytelling of Young Adults with Chronic Rheumatologic Illnesses: A Pilot Study
Aviya Lanis¹, Emilee Tu², Malki Peskin³, Maryann Melendez¹, Gabriel Tarshish⁴, Alisha Akinsete⁵, Alicia Hoffman¹, Kathleen Kenney-Riley⁶, Tamar Rubinstein⁷ and Dawn Wahezi¹, ¹Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁴Children's Hospital at Montefiore, New York, NY, ⁵Montefiore, Wayne, NJ, ⁶Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY
Background/Purpose: Storytelling is a universal form of communication that allows expression of experiences. Narrative medicine can be described as a subset of storytelling in which…
Abstract Number: 0402 • ACR Convergence 2021
What Is the Patient’s Perspective on Symptoms Experience in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis?
Alain Lescoat¹, Susan Murphy², Yen Chen³, Nadia Vann¹, David Cella⁴ and Dinesh Khanna³, ¹Michigan Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Grosse Ile, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Limited cutaneous SSc (lcSSc) affects approximately 60-70% of SSc patients but drug development and therapeutic research has largely focused on the more severe diffuse…
Abstract Number: 1714 • ACR Convergence 2021
Exploring the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Needs of Men with Rheumatic Diseases
Olivia Stransky¹, Nicole Hunt², John Richards³ and Mehret Birru Talabi¹, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Few studies have comprehensively evaluated the information needs and priorities that men with rheumatic diseases have about their sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This…

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