Abstracts tagged "quality of life"

Abstract Number: 1495 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Does Body Mass Index Affect Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes and Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis? – Real World Data from a German Observational Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Jan Brandt-Juergens², Peter Kästner³, Elke Riechers⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵, Christina Budden⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ³Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ⁴Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Medizinische Klinik II - Rheumatologie/Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a risk factor for worse overall health in people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)1. The German non-interventional study AQUILA provides real-world data in…
Abstract Number: PP04 • ACR Convergence 2022
Invisible to Invincible: The Role of Virtual Events in Autoimmune Advocacy, Education and Community Building
Kara Wada, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: After years of ignoring my dry eyes and mouth, unrelenting fatigue, and body pain, an off-the-cuff comment from my dental hygienist finally pushed me…
Abstract Number: 0729 • ACR Convergence 2022
Understanding the Practice and Process of Patient Reported Outcome Measures Collection in North American Pediatric Rheumatology Clinics: A Survey of the Pediatric Rheumatology-Care and Outcomes Improvement Network
Y. Ingrid Goh¹, Esi Morgan², Meghan Ryan³, Beth Gottlieb⁴ and Nancy Pan⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³University of Minnesota, Vadnais Heights, MN, ⁴Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients/proxies (Pts) complete patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) to inform their healthcare team about their health status. PROMs completed by Pts prior to their…
Abstract Number: 1507 • ACR Convergence 2022
Diagnostic Delay of More Than 6 Months Contributes to Poor Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Psoriatic Arthritis
Neel Tapryal¹, George Gondo², M. Elaine Husni³, Alice Gottlieb⁴ and Joseph Merola⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Rocky River, OH, ²National Psoriasis Foundation, Portland, OR, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Department of Dermatology, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁵Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a type of inflammatory arthritis in which the time between symptom onset and a diagnosis of PsA is highly variable.…
Abstract Number: PP05 • ACR Convergence 2022
From Practical Tips to Heartfelt Encouragement: How Social Media Can Improve Quality of Life with Rheumatic Disease
Cheryl Crow¹ and Zoe Rothblatt², ¹Arthritis Life, Bellevue, WA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Living with different autoimmune rheumatic diseases, we (Cheryl and Zoe) share similar struggles with disease management, and successes in learning new ways to use…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Tailored Self-Management Interventions on Health Outcomes in Individuals with Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions
Ellen Wang¹, Isabel Rodrigues² and Linda Li³, ¹University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²McMaster University, GERAS Centre for Aging Research, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Self-management, has been recognized as an essential component of successful chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) management; yet existing reviews of self-management interventions have found only modest…
Abstract Number: 1533 • ACR Convergence 2022
Use of Body Mass Index in Prediction of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Systemic Sclerosis Revealed by Decision Trees
Alexandru Garaiman¹, Carina Mihai¹, Rucsandra Dobrota¹, cosimo bruni², Muriel Elhai¹, Suzana Jordan¹, Lea Stamm³, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-vold⁴, Oliver Distler¹ and Mike Becker¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ²University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Some gastrointestinal (GI) and nutritional factors are associated with the presence of interstitial lung disease related to systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). However, there are many…
Abstract Number: PP19 • ACR Convergence 2022
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Rural Farming Community: How I Found a Rheumatologist and Got Targeted Treatment
Vanessa Kerr, Mexico, MO
Background/Purpose: I'm Vanessa and I've been married to James, a farmer, for 27 years. We have 5 children and when my fourth was born, I…
Abstract Number: 0088 • ACR Convergence 2022
Challenges in the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis in Latin America: A Systematic Review
Andre Ribeiro¹, Larissa Dullius², Andre Azeredo², Laura Coates³, Odirlei Monticielo², Charles Kohem², Penelope Palominos² and Natalia Sartori¹, ¹Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ³Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In 2020, the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) recommendations for management of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were published. It aimed to adapt GRAPPA…
Abstract Number: 0793 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction Common Among Patients with Long COVID: An Exploratory Evaluation
Norman Gaylis¹, Odense DeLaRosa¹, Nayak Polissar², Nirnaya Miljacic² and Andrew Holman³, ¹Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL, ²Mountain Whisper Light, Seattle, WA, ³Inmedix Inc, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Up to 70% of the 236 million people who have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 develop post-COVID symptoms. (1) This has been defined by the…
Abstract Number: 1577 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Cutaneous Vasculitis on Health-Related Quality-of-Life
Sarah Mann¹, Aamir Hussain², Anisha Dua³, Angelina Patrone⁴, Kalen Larson⁵, Peter Merkel⁶ and Robert Micheletti⁷, ¹Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Dermatology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁴Patient Partner, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Departments of Dermatology and Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous manifestations of vasculitis can cause pruritus, pain, and ulceration, and their psychosocial impacts may be significant. However, the quality-of-life (QoL) impact of skin…
Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness, Safety, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction with Tofacitinib Treatment in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Routine Clinical Care: Second Interim Analysis of a German Non-Interventional, Prospective, Multi-Center Study
Klaus Krüger¹, Frank Behrens², Ulrich Prothmann³, Thilo Klopsch⁴, Lisa Blindzellner⁵, Olaf Behmer⁵, Jürgen Jobst⁵, Pascal Klaus⁵, Thomas Meng⁵ and Peter-Andreas Löschmann⁵, ¹Rheumatological Practice Center, Munich, Germany, ²CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer IME, Research Division Translational Medicine & Pharmacology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany, ³Knappschaftsklinikum Saar, Püttlingen, Germany, ⁴Rheumatological Practice, Neubrandenburg, Germany, ⁵Pfizer Pharma GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase inhibitor, which is orally applied and is approved for rheumatoid arthritis among other indications. ESCALATE-RA is the first prospective,…
Abstract Number: 0985 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sjӧgren’s Symptom Burden Drives Immunomodulatory Therapies but Correlates Poorly with Disease Severity Markers
Sara McCoy¹, Miguel Woodham¹, Ian Saldanha², Esen Akpek³, VATINEE BUNYA⁴ and Alan Baer⁵, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ²Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, ³Wilmer Eye Institute, JHU, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Penn Valley, PA, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Sjӧgren’s syndrome (SS) patients have lower quality of life driven by symptoms of pain, depression and fatigue. These symptoms often do not respond to…
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: 0567 • ACR Convergence 2021
Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Spondyloarthritis and Comparison with Chronic Low Back Pain – Results from a Nation-Wide Study
Helena Santos¹, Ana Rita Henriques², Ana Maria Rodrigues³, Jaime Branco³ and Helena Canhao³, ¹Portuguese Institute of Rheumatology, Lisbon, Portugal, ²EpiDoC Unit, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal, ³EpiDoC Unit, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Lisbon, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) causes pain, fatigue, stiffness, loss of physical function and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL).This study aims to: 1) to compare HRQoL…

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