Abstracts tagged "quality of life"

Abstract Number: 2408 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Pain and Fatigue on Quality of Life Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amanda Eudy¹, Megan Clowse², Meenakshi Jolly³, David Pisetsky⁴, Kai Sun⁵, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁶, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁶, Jayanth Doss⁵ and Jennifer Rogers⁶, ¹Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Durham
Background/Purpose: Our prior qualitative work discovered a subgroup of patients with SLE who experience persistent symptoms of fatigue and widespread pain, even on self-described “good…
Abstract Number: 0433 • ACR Convergence 2024
Male Perspective on Reproductive Health in Rheumatology Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
Eleonora Giacobbe¹, Maria Chiara Gerardi², Clizia Gagliardi², Sara Benedetti², Giuseppina Di Raimondo², Assunta Ascione³, Monica Barichello², Nicola Ughi⁴, Antonella Adinolfi², Laura Belloli², Cinzia Casu², Maria Di Cicco², Davide antonio Filippini², Matteo Longhi², Bianca Lucia Palermo², Martina Schettino², Giulia Segatto², Elisa Verduci² and Oscar Massimiliano Epis², ¹Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ²Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, ³Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Milan, ⁴Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Mila, Italy
Background/Purpose: As reproductive health is gathering attention in rheumatology and all medical fields, the male perspective on the matter is often overlooked as not directly…
Abstract Number: 1064 • ACR Convergence 2024
Inpatient and Outpatient Palliative Care Referral Practices for Patients with Rheumatic Disease: Retrospective Chart Review at a Single Academic Medical Center
Shannon Herndon¹, Jack Kimball¹ and David Leverenz², ¹Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Palliative medicine prioritizes quality of life and relief of suffering in serious illness. Despite high morbidity and mortality in rheumatic disease, data suggests that…
Abstract Number: 1877 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trends in Rheumatoid Arthritis Incidence, Prevalence, DALY and Death Rates (1991-2021) in the United States: A Comprehensive Analysis of State-Level Disparities
Aviraag Vijaya Prakash¹, Vishwas Hosur Ravishankar², Aishwarya Sudheer¹ and Paramarajan Piranavan³, ¹Saint Vincent Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Worcester, MA, ²St Vincents Hospital, Worcester, MA, ³University of Kentucky, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) exhibits varied epidemiological patterns across states in the United States, influencing disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), incidence rates, prevalence, and mortality. This…
Abstract Number: 2453 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity and Intestinal Permeability in Systemic Sclerosis: A Single Center Prospective Study
Elvira Lesmana¹, Ashley Keehn², Anukul Karn³, Andrea Pauly⁴, Margaret Breen-Lyles², Adam L Edwinson², Madhusudan Grover⁵ and Ashima Makol⁵, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, New York, NY, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Farmington Hills, MI, ⁴Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex, heterogeneous, multisystem autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality. Gastrointestinal symptoms impact more than 90% of SSc patients,…
Abstract Number: 0449 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluating Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Female Subjects
Ana Cecilia Bardan-Inchaustegui¹, Iris Jazmín Colunga Pedraza², Rosa Icela Arvizu-Rivera², Gisela Garcia-Arellano³, Griselda Serna-Peña⁴, Maria F. Elizondo-Benitez⁵, Aleydis Gonzalez Melendez², Fernanda Massiel Garcia⁶ and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Hospital Universitario \"Dr. José Eleuterio González\", Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of premenstrual syndrome, is classified as a psychiatric disorder characterized by moderate to severe physical, affective, or…
Abstract Number: 1086 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk Factors Associated with Loss to Follow-up in a Prospective Gout Cohort
HYUNSUE DO¹, Min Jung Kim², Kichul Shin³ and Ki Won Moon⁴, ¹Kangwon national university hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ²Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical center, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea, ³Seoul Metropolitan Government- Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Kangwon National University hospital, Chuncheon-si, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Gout, a prevalent form of inflammatory arthritis, is generally considered to be easy to manage with urate lowering agent. However, many patients with gout…
Abstract Number: 1913 • ACR Convergence 2024
Health Literacy and Disease, Clinical, Functional and Management Outcomes in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review
Mrinalini Dey¹, Shyam Budhathoki², Sofia Ramiro³, Kaleb Michaud⁴, Helen Elwell⁵, Sam Norton⁶, Maya H. Buch⁷, Andrew Cope¹, Richard Osborne⁸, James Galloway⁹ and Elena Nikiphorou¹, ¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵British Medical Association, London, United Kingdom, ⁶King's College London, London, England, United Kingdom, ⁷Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne, Australia, ⁹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Health literacy (HL) is a key social determinant of health in inflammatory arthritis (IA), including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis, as it…
Abstract Number: 2461 • ACR Convergence 2024
Prevalence and Impact of Peripheral Neuropathy in SSc: A Frequent and Disabling Manifestation in SSc, and a Potential Surrogate Marker for Autonomic Neuropathy
Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch¹, marco di battista², Anthony C. Redmond³, Anne-Maree Keenan⁴, Stefano Di Donato⁵, Francesco Del Galdo³ and Maya H. Buch⁶, ¹Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa., Pisa., Italy, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Healthcare, university of leeds, leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: SSc patients have high disability and low quality of life (QoL), driven partially by poor physical function (PF), Gastro Intestinal (GI) problems, digital ulcers…
Abstract Number: 0518 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sustained Patient Meaningful Outcomes of Pain and Fatigue Relief and Improved Physical Functioning with Filgotinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis
Rieke Alten¹, Bruno Fautrel², Philip G Conaghan³, Dick de Vries⁴, Margaux Faes⁵, Mercedes Piovesan⁶, Katrien Van Beneden⁷, Chris Watson⁸, Angelique E.A.M. Weel-Koenders⁹, Eugen Feist¹⁰ and Kurt de Vlam¹¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Schlosspark Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²INSERM, UMRS 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and Sorbonne University – Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Clinical Development, Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Biostatistics, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁶Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biopharma Spain SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Medical Affairs, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁸Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biotech Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁹Erasmus School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Helios Clinic Vogelsang-Gommern, cooperation partner of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Gommern, Germany, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, UZ Leuven, and Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Quality of life for patients with RA can be severely impacted by pain, fatigue and impaired physical functioning.1 Filgotinib (FIL) has demonstrated early onset…
Abstract Number: 1199 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diclofenac Sodium 1% Gel Improves Physical Function in the Performance of Important Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Hand or Knee Osteoarthritis
Karin Nicholson, Edwin Sanchez, Nadine Maybaum and Richard Petruschke, Haleon, Warren, NJ
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, with hand and knee being among the most afflicted joints. Symptoms of OA include joint…
Abstract Number: 1939 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient’s Satisfaction with a Telerheumatology Program in a Remote Rural Area of Northern Pakistan
Tayyeba Khursheed¹, Usman A. Raza², Uzma Rasheed¹ and Wajahat Aziz¹, ¹Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan, ²ClaritasRx, South San Fransisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Telerheumatology has emerged as a promising tool for improving access to rheumatology services globally. Health delivery in remote rural areas is particularly challenging. Telerheumatology…
Abstract Number: 2476 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Impact of Systemic Sclerosis Manifestations on Survival and Humanistic Burden: A Targeted Literature Review
vanessa smith¹, Zoe Marjenberg² and Elizabeth Volkmann³, ¹Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium, ²Maverex Ltd, North Shields, United Kingdom, ³University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease with multiple disease manifestations, including cutaneous fibrosis, musculoskeletal inflammation, Raynaud phenomenon, calcinosis and digital ulceration. Internal…
Abstract Number: 0569 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Longitudinal Association Between Disease Activity, Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the DESIR Cohort
Augusta Ortolan¹, Desiree van der Heijde², Laure Gossec³ and Sofia Ramiro⁴, ¹Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Lazio, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ³Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in axSpA is considered an overarching outcome, with other disease outcomes contributing to it [1]. To validate a previously…
Abstract Number: 1221 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Immersive Virtual Reality-based Biofeedback on Chronic Pain and Daily Life Impact in Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Luca Chittaro¹, Simone Longhino², Marta Serafini¹, Sofia Cacioppo² and Luca Quartuccio³, ¹Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, UDine, Italy, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) affects 2% of the global population, causing chronic musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep and mood disorders, significantly impacting quality of life. Although many…

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