Abstracts tagged "quality of care"

Abstract Number: 1598 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Universal Depression Screening in a Rheumatology Clinic
Osman Bhatty¹ and Michael Lucke¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Depression has long been viewed as a comorbid condition in rheumatic diseases. Population studies have confirmed an increased incidence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis,…
Abstract Number: 1739 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Considered to Have a Favourable Risk Profile and Treated According to a Step-up Strategy Have an Increased Risk of Chronic Analgesic Consumption
Sofia Pazmino¹, Annelies Boonen², Diederik De Cock¹, Veerle Stouten¹, Delphine Bertrand¹, Johan Joly³, Rene Westhovens⁴ and Patrick Verschueren⁵, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, ⁴University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Pain remains the highest priority for improvement to patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Analgesic prescription in RA was historically a stand-alone approach and afterwards…
Abstract Number: 0320 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessment of Implementation of Treat to Target Concept Using Validated Composite Scores in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Tal Gazitt¹, Muhanad Abu Elhija¹, Amir Haddad¹, Idit Lavi¹, Muna Elias¹ and Devy Zisman¹, ¹Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: To assess the implementation of the “Treat-to-Target” (T2T) concept using validated composite disease activity scores in daily management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Methods: A retrospective…
Abstract Number: 1145 • ACR Convergence 2020
Implementation of Web-Based Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in SLE Clinical Care: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study
Shanthini Kasturi¹, Lori Lyn Price¹, David Curtis², William Nowell³, Norma Terrin¹, Jane Salmon⁴, Lisa Mandl⁴ and Timothy McAlindon¹, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York City, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are powerful tools which can highlight the patient experience of illness. Although PROMs are standard metrics in SLE clinical research,…
Abstract Number: 1599 • ACR Convergence 2020
Workflows for Collecting and Using Patient-reported Outcomes Across Rheumatology Practices
Meera Subash¹, Kimberly DeQuattro², Sonam Choden³, Lucy Liu⁴, Puneet Bajaj⁵, Christie Bartels⁶, Jennifer Barton⁷, Bonnie Bermas⁸, Maria (Maio) Danila⁹, Julianna Desmarais¹⁰, Christina Downey¹¹, Sancia Ferguson¹², Sarah Goglin¹³, Margaret Guthrie¹⁴, Irum Jan¹⁵, Nikila Kumar¹⁶, Shraddha Prakash¹⁷, Kimberly Reiter¹⁸, Elizabeth Wahl¹⁹, Elena Weinstein²⁰, JoAnn Zell²¹, Gabriela Schmajuk²² and Jinoos Yazdany², ¹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, ⁴Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, ⁵UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Madison, WI, ⁷VAPORHCS/OHSU, Portland, OR, ⁸UTSouthwestern.edu, Dallas, TX, ⁹University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ¹¹Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ¹²University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Oakland, CA, ¹³University of California San Francisco, Burlingame, CA, ¹⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, DIv. of Clinical immunology & Rheum., Birmingham, AL, ¹⁵VA Albuquerque, Albuquerque, ¹⁶Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., San Jose, CA, ¹⁷Oakcare Medical Group, Pleasanton, CA, ¹⁸Albuquerque VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ¹⁹VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, ²⁰University of Colorado, Englewood, CO, ²¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA
Background/Purpose: The use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) during rheumatology visits may facilitate shared decision making and encourage patients to share their health goals. However,…
Abstract Number: 1777 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Dose Aspirin to Prevent Pre-eclampsia in SLE Pregnancies – Counselling Helps to Realize Our Full Potential
Isabell Haase¹, Matthias Schneider¹, Ralph Brinks¹ and Rebecca Fischer-Betz¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) face a higher risk of pre-eclampsia, especially those with additional risk factors. Low dose aspirin (LDA) is known…
Abstract Number: 0397 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing Adherence to Screening of Systemic Sclerosis-Related Lung Disease
Matthew Herrmann¹ and Zineb Aouhab¹, ¹Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: Feared complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc) affect the pulmonary system, with pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease being common causes of mortality. Baseline and…
Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatic Diseases in Mexican Children and Their Psychosocial and Economic Impact on Caregivers
Fernando García Rodríguez¹, Brenda de Jesús Fortuna², Ingris Pelaez-Ballestas³, Enrique Faugier Fuentes⁴, Samara Mendieta Zerón⁵, Greta Reyes Cordero⁶, Sol Jiménez Hernández⁷, Ana Villarreal Treviño⁸, Jessica Guadarrama⁹, Sara Rosiles de la Garza⁸, Manuel de la O Cavazos⁸ and Nadina Rubio Pérez¹⁰, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Hospital Infantil De México Federico Gómez, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵ISSEMYM Toluca, Estado de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Infantil de Especialidades de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁸Hospital Universitario "Dr.José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁹Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. PRD patients and their caregivers face a number of challenges, these include the consequences…
Abstract Number: 1601 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pilot Testing Supports Utility of a Point-of-Care Dashboard to Enhance Patient and Clinician Partnerships in the Management of RA
Stephanie Mathew¹, John Mecchella¹, Lisa Johnson², Aricca Van Citters², Stacy Courtnay³, Jennifer Marden⁴, Jabeen Ahmad², Guy Eakin⁵, Eugene Nelson², Salahuddin Kazi⁶ and Scott Pompa¹, ¹Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, ³Patient Partner, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Patient Partner, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, ⁶Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System / UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence exists that health outcomes are improved when people living with a chronic condition partner with their clinicians to coproduce their care based…
Abstract Number: 1839 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medication Adherence Barriers and Opportunities to Overcome Them Among Patients with SLE
Lena Eder¹, Megan Clowse², Amanda Eudy³, Jennifer Rogers⁴, Rebecca Sadun³, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Jayanth Doss³, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁶, Amy Corneli⁷, Hayden Bosworth⁶ and Kai Sun⁶, ¹Duke University Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University Hospital, Durham, DE, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Durham, ⁷Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Medication non-adherence in SLE is as high as 80%, yet little is known about adherence barriers faced by patients or interventions that improve adherence…
Abstract Number: 0437 • ACR Convergence 2020
Integrating Reproductive Health in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tertiary Care Setting
Jun Chu¹, Sarthak Gupta¹, Zerai Manna², Michael Davis¹, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin¹, Elaine Poncio¹, Isabel Ochoa¹, Laura Lewandowski³, Mariana Kaplan⁴, Alan Decherney¹ and Sarfaraz Hasni², ¹National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Lupus Clinical Trials Unit, NIAMS/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ³NIAMS, NIH, Rockville, MD, ⁴National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) predominantly affects women of childbearing age. Women affected by SLE have higher risk for infertility, miscarriages, and other pregnancy complications…
Abstract Number: 1394 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pathway to Systemic Sclerosis: Concerning Patients’ Experiences During the Diagnostic Process
Fennell Patricia¹, Lee Shapiro², Nancy Dorr³, Roberta Lukasiewicz⁴, Frank Houser⁵ and Madison Taylor⁶, ¹Albany Health Management Associates, Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, ²Albany Medical College, Stillwater, NY, ³The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, ⁴Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, Albany, NY, ⁵The College of Saint Rose, Nassau, NY, ⁶The College of Saint Rose, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Receiving a diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (SSc) can be straightforward process for some, whereas others have a circuitous route. Given that complications can often…
Abstract Number: 1602 • ACR Convergence 2020
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Patient Empowerment with Patients with Arthritis
Erin Knight-Zhang¹, Kathleen Carluzzo¹, Karen Schifferdecker¹, Emily Creek², Rebecca Butcher¹ and Guy Eakin², ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire (HCEQ) was developed for use in a general sample of patients to measure individual empowerment in health care and…
Abstract Number: 1846 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluating the Risk of QT-prolongation Associated with Hydroxychloroquine Use with and Without Antidepressants in SLE Patients with Fibromyalgia
Jacinta Renaldi¹, Fotios Koumpouras¹ and Mei Xue Dong¹, ¹YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease predominantly affecting woman of child-bearing age. Concurrent fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) has been reported in…
Abstract Number: 0457 • ACR Convergence 2020
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Immunosuppressed Rheumatology Patients
Julia Harris¹, Michael Holland², Emily Fox², Amy Ivy³, Maria Ibarra², Cara Hoffart², Jordan Jones², Leslie Favier⁴ and Ashley Cooper², ¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Overland Park, KS, ²Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ³Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, ⁴Children's Mercy Kansas City, Leawood, KS
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pneumococcal vaccination of high-risk patients, including patients on iatrogenic immunosuppression. Many patients seen in the rheumatology…

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