Abstracts tagged "quality of life"

Abstract Number: 1176 • ACR Convergence 2025
VISIBLE Post-Inflammatory Pigmentation Journeys: Exploring the Impact of Pigmentation
Tarek Dawamne¹, Olivia Choi, MD, PhD, FAAD², Alison Tran³, Jacob Beer⁴, Katelyn Rowland², Theodore Alkousakis², Oyediran Adelakun², Elizabeth Skobelev², Sancharitha Ramji², Tony Ma⁵, Daphne Chan² and Jenna Lester⁶, ¹Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, ²Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Horsham, PA, ³Lake Granbury Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Dallas, TX, USA, Dallas, TX, ⁴Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, Miami, FL, USA, Miami, FL, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁶University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Post-inflammatory pigment alteration (PIPA) following resolution of psoriasis plaques is an important, neglected problem that disproportionately impacts people of color.1-3 VISIBLE, an ongoing Phase…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index Scores with Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Resource Utilization at 6 Months in a Real-World Cohort of Individuals Receiving Glucocorticoids
Naomi Patel¹, Jiaqi Wang¹, Isha Jha², Grace McMahon¹, Tania Chiha³, Hyon K. Choi⁴ and John Stone⁵, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ³Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are used long-term by approximately 1% of the adult population and contribute to excess morbidity and mortality. We prospectively assessed Glucocorticoid Toxicity…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2025
My Journey of Risk, Loss, and Hope: The Role of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Managing Pregnancy with Takayasu Arteritis
Tugce Turten Kaymaz
Background/Purpose: At the age of 26, the same month I got married, I was diagnosed with Takayasu Arteritis following severe chest and back pain. Hypertension…
Abstract Number: 2079 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abdalmohsen Almodahka¹, Alanna Weisman², Baiju Shah³, Tristan Watson⁴, Ian stanaitis⁵, Amish Parikh⁶, Robert Goldberg⁶, Lorraine Lipscombe⁷, Gillian Hawker¹ and Lauren King¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network Toronto General Hospital Site/Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) commonly coexist, but their combined impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains understudied. Our objective…
Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2025
Self-Reported and Actigraphic Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disruptions in Patients with Sjögren’s Disease: Associations with Disease Activity and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Caterina Di Pede¹, Alessandro Colitta², Marco Di Galante³, Simone Bruno⁴, Stefano Donati¹, Beatrice Dei¹, Giovanni Fulvio¹, Gaetano La Rocca⁵, Rosaria Talarico⁶, Marta Mosca¹, Chiara Baldini⁷ and Ugo Faraguna⁴, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Toscana, Italy, ²Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Toscana, Italy, ³Sleepacta srl, Montacchiello, Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Toscana, Italy, ⁴Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa., Pisa, Toscana, Italy, ⁵University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁶Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁷University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Patients with Sjögren’s Disease (SjD) frequently report debilitating symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and dryness, significantly impacting health-related quality of life. Although sleep disturbances…
Abstract Number: 1128 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association between leptin levels, body mass index and health-related quality of life in patients with gout
Inna Orlova¹, Iryna Shapoval², Nataliia Shkolina¹, Nataliia Kuzminova¹ and Mykola Stanislavchuk³, ¹National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Vinnytsya, Ukraine, ²National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya (Ukraine), Vinnytsya, Ukraine, ³National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Background/Purpose: Gout is s a disease with a high disability rate, resulting in severe social burden and is associated with reduced health-related quality of life…
Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2025
Dental Findings in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases and Its Association With Self-Perceived Oral Health
Fernanda M. Garcia-Garcia¹, Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin², Vanessa L. Lopez-Flores², Gabriel P. Castro-Cruz³, Carlos I. Estrada-Anguiano³, Jennifer Garcia-Bravo³, Aleydis Gonzalez-Melendez³, Gabriel Figueroa-Parra³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado¹ and Janett C. Riega-Torres⁴, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Oral health conditions are frequent in patients with rheumatic diseases and can impact daily function and quality of life. Factors such as chronic inflammation…
Abstract Number: 2564 • ACR Convergence 2025
An illustration-based patient-reported outcome measure reveals concealed symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the factor contributing to the discrepancy between patient and evaluator global assessments
Mie Fusama¹, Hideko Nakahara², Megumi Okada³, Kayoko Sakagami⁴, Ikuyo Noguchi⁵, Harumi Matsumura⁶, Hiroaki Ito⁴, Kosaku Oda⁵, Yoshitaka Shinto³, Kenshi Higami⁶, Satomi Higami⁶ and Tetsuya Tomita⁷, ¹Kansai University of International Studies, Miki, Japan, ²Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan, ³Shinto Orthopaedics and Rheumatology Clinic, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Infusion Clinic, Osaka, Japan, ⁵Oda Orthopedic Surgery Rheumatology Clinic, Nishinomiya, Japan, ⁶Higami Clinic of Rheumatology and Diabetology, Kashihara, Japan, ⁷Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: RA patients frequently encounter challenges in effectively communicating their symptoms to medical professionals. Recently, the “Okomarigoto Sheet” (OS), an illustration-based patient-reported outcome measure for…
Abstract Number: 2071 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Diagnostic Delay on Disease Activity and Cumulative Damage in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in a Third-level Hospital in Mexico
valeria cantu¹, Rebeca L. Polina-Lugo¹, Emmanuel Dominguez-Chapa², Ana Cecilia Bardan Inchaustegui³, Fernanda M. Garcia-Carrillo⁴, Daniela A. Mejia-Rodriguez⁴, Ericka S. Reyna-Hernandez⁴, Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁵, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza⁶ and Miguel Villarreal-Alarcón⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez”, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare and heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases marked by inflammation of muscle tissue and extramuscular manifestations. Their atypical…
Abstract Number: 1377 • ACR Convergence 2025
Humanistic Burden of Sjögren’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Treatment Efficacy on Health-Related Quality-of-Life
Esen Akpek¹, Elizabeth Adamson², Lisa Shea², Federico Zazzetti³, Soumya Chakravarty⁴, Sandip Ranjan⁵, Ravi Potluri⁶ and Alexander Keenan², ¹Johns Hopkins Jerome L. Greene Sjögren's Syndrome Center, Baltimore, MD USA, Baltimore, MD, ²Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Horsham, PA, ³Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA; Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Villanova, PA, ⁵Putnam Associates, Gurugram, India, Gurugram, India, ⁶Putnam Associates, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s disease (SjD) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disorder that imposes significant clinical, humanistic, and economic burdens on patients. It is associated with multiple…
Abstract Number: 1085 • ACR Convergence 2025
Bridging the Gap: The Use of Patient Joint Self-Assessment in RA Treatment Response Evaluation
Sri Lakshmi Sathiyaseelan¹, Sandeep Kansurkar², Kavita Krishna³ and Varsha Bhatt⁴, ¹Bharati Vidyapeeth medical college and hospital, chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, ²Bharti vidyapeeth (DTU) Medical College, Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ³Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be) University Medical College,Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis presents with multiple joint pains and it is traditionally, examined by the clinicians. The utility of patient self‐joint counts has become an…
Abstract Number: 0331 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety and Efficacy of Colchicine in Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 6,965 Patients
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Bassant Elaraby Elsayed Badwy², Menat Alla Ayman Ali Mahdy², Maryam Lasheen³, Hadeer Hafez⁴, Omar Sameh Nabil El Sedafy¹ and Mohamed Reda Awad⁵, ¹Misr University For Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Misr University For Science and Technology, Nasr City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ³Misr University For Science and Technology, Helwan, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ⁴⁶th October University, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁵Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt

Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, that leads to significant pain and affects quality of life, particularly in older adults. Current treatments…
Abstract Number: 2558 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Patient Perceptions of Home Infusion Therapy in the Treatment of Rheumatologic Conditions
Leslie Myers¹, Elizabeth Neal², Edward O'Bryan¹, Michele Way³ and Timothy Walton¹, ¹CSI Pharmacy, Nash, ²CSI Pharmacy, Nash, TX, ³CSI Pharmacy, Olathe, KS
Background/Purpose: Home infusion therapy is an established alternative site of care for patients requiring administration of infusion medications through a needle or catheter. Supported by…
Abstract Number: 2066 • ACR Convergence 2025
Psychosocial Factors Strongly Influence Subjective Well-being in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Meera Shah¹, Emilia Naseva², Tsvetelina Velikova³, Tamar Rubinstein⁴, Manali Sarkar⁵, Lavanya Mangla⁶, Oliver Distler⁷, Ingrid de Groot⁸, Lisa Christ⁹, Carlo Vinicio Caballero Uribe¹⁰, Ai Lyn Tan¹¹, Abraham Edgar Gracia Ramos¹², Vincenzo Venerito¹³, Vikas Agarwal¹⁴ and Latika Gupta¹⁵, ¹Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ²Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, ¹⁵ Acad. Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, ¹⁶⁰⁶ Sofia; Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ³Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁵Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁶Maulana Azad Medical College, ²-Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, New Delhi, India, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸The Myositis Association, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Bern, Switzerland, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombi, Barranquilla, Colombia, ¹¹NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, National Medical Center “La Raza”, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Jacaranda S/N, Col. La Raza, Del. Azcapotzalco, C.P. ⁰²⁹⁹⁰ Mexico City, Mexico., Mexico City, Mexico, ¹³Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁴Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁵School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Traditional clinical measures are well established in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), yet exploration of subjective well-being (SWB) remains limited. SWB assessment facilitates holistic patient…
Abstract Number: 1342 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Age on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Population Controls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Saskia Truijen¹, Annelies Boonen¹, Sofia Ramiro² and Marloes van Onna¹, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre+ & Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As the population ages, rheumatologists will increasingly care for older persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Aging comes with specific challenges of which rheumatologists are…

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