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Abstracts tagged "Quality of life and vasculitis"

  • Abstract Number: 2973 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    A Comparison of Caregiving Burden and Impact in Systemic Vasculitis Versus Other Conditions

    Matthew Gray1, Delesha M. Carpenter2, Lorie L. Geryk3, Courtney A. Roberts4, Joshua M. Thorpe5, Tao Jiang5, Susan L Hogan6 and Carolyn T. Thorpe5, 1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, 3Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC, 5School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 6UNC Kidney Center, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose:  Serving as an informal caregiver to a family member or friend with a chronic illness is associated with stress, reduced health status, and financial…
  • Abstract Number: 3046 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Venous Disease-Specific Quality-of-Life Is Impaired in Patients with Vascular Behcet’s Disease

    Fatma Alibaz-Oner1, Belgin Aldag2, Mustafa Aldag3, Ali Ugur Unal4, Tayfur Toptas5, Tülin Ergun6 and Haner Direskeneli4, 1Department Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Dr.Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Hospital,, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 5Hematology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, 6Dermatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Vascular involvement is seen in up to 40% of the patients with Behcet's disease (BD), with lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) as the most…
  • Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Rituximab Versus Azathioprine for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Maintenance Therapy: Impact in Health-Related Quality of Life

    Grégory Pugnet1,2, Christian Pagnoux3, Alexandre Karras4, Chahéra Khouatra5, Olivier Aumaître6, Pascal Cohen1, Francois Maurier7, Olivier Decaux8, Jacques Ninet9, Pierre Gobert10, Thomas Quemeneur11, Claire Blanchard-Delaunay12, Pascal Godmer13, Xavier Puéchal1, Pierre-Louis Carron14, Pierre-Yves Hatron15, Nicolas Limal16, Mohamed Hamidou17, Eric Daugas18, Thomas Papo19, Bernard Bonnotte20, Alfred Mahr21, Benjamin Terrier1, Philippe Ravaud22, Luc Mouthon1 and Loïc Guillevin1, 1National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, Paris, France, 2Toulouse University Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, Toulouse, France, 3Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Nephrology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Paris, France, 5CHU Louis Pradel, Lyon, Lyon, France, 6Division of internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont–Ferrand, Clermont–Ferrand, France, 7HP Metz Belle Isle Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Metz, France, 8Department of Internal Medicine, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France, 9Department of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, Lyon, France, 10Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier d'Avignon, Avignon, France, 11Internal Medicine, CH, Valenciennes, France, 12Internal Medicine, Hôpital de Niort, Niort, France, 13Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Bretagne Atlantique de Vannes, Vannes, France, 14Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Grenoble, Grenoble, France, 15CHU Lille, Lille, France, 16Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France, 17CHU Hôtel Dieu, Nantes, Nantes, France, 18Internal Medicine, AP-HP Hôpital Bîchat, Paris, France, 19Internal Medicine, Bichat Hospital, Paris, Paris, France, 20Dijon University Hospital, INSERM UMR 1098, Besançon ; University of Burgundy, Faculty of Medicine, IFR100 ; Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dijon, France, 21Internal Medicine, Hospital Saint-Louis, University Paris 7, Paris, France, 22Epidemiology, AP-HP Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose A key goal in the management of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) is to improve and preserve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Several studies have found that…
  • Abstract Number: 1525 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Determinants of Poor Quality of Life in ANCA Associated Vasculitis (AAV)

    Neil Basu1, Andrew McClean2, Raashid A. Luqmani3, Lorraine Harper2, Oliver Flossmann4, David Jayne5, Mark Little6, Esther N. Amft7, Neeraj Dhaun8, John McLaren9, Vinod Kumar10, Lars Erwig11, Gareth T. Jones1, David M. Reid12 and Gary J. Macfarlane1, 1Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2Nephrology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 3Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 4Nephrology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, United Kingdom, 5Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 6Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 7Rheumatic Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 8Nephrology, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 9Fife Rheumatic Diseases Unit, NHS Fife, Whyteman's Brae Hospital, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom, 10Rheumatology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom, 11Division of Applied Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 12Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Medicine & Therapeutics), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Determinants of Poor Quality of Life in ANCA Associated Vasculitis (AAV) Background/Purpose : Patients with ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) report significantly reduced quality of life (QOL),…

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