Abstracts tagged "quality of life"

Abstract Number: 2337 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Mediation Analysis of Tofacitinib’s Effects on SF-36: The Roles of Fatigue, Pain, Stiffness, and Mobility in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Andrew G. Bushmakin², Joseph C. Cappelleri², Eleni Nikitopoulou³, You-Li Ling⁴, Mostafa Zayed⁵ and Jonathan Dominick Cicci⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Hellas, Athens, Greece, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Gulf FZ LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Mediation modeling is used to determine mechanisms underlying the relationship between independent and dependent variables via other explanatory variables (“mediators”). Fatigue, pain, and morning…
Abstract Number: 1487 • ACR Convergence 2025
Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus (WHEEL) Program: User Testing Findings on Feasibility, Acceptability, and Opportunities for Intervention Refinement
Jennifer Rogers¹, Amanda Eudy², Connor Drake³, Tamara Somers⁴, David Pisetsky⁵, Christie Clipper⁶, Ralph Snyderman⁷, Anna Batsakes⁶, Leigh Saner⁶, Dana Burshell³, Mithu Maheswaranathan⁴, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Rebecca Sadun⁸, Nathaniel Harris⁵, Kai Sun⁸, Kelsey Dunn⁶, Jenny Herndon⁶, Vonne Jacobs⁶ and Megan Clowse⁹, ¹Duke, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Durham, ⁷Duke Center for Personalized Health Care, Durham, NC, ⁸Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁹Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: To improve quality of life (QoL) in individuals with SLE, we developed the Whole Health Empowerment for Endotypes of Lupus (WHEEL) program—a 4-month, biweekly,…
Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Assessing Resident Physician Acceptance of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 Survey and its Impact on Physician-Patient Relationship
Nisha Sapkota¹, Chana Birnbaum², Henna Levitansky², Yevheniia Andriushchenko², Saadia Malik², Melissa Andrade², Sarang Choi² and Sima Terebelo², ¹Interfaith Medical Center, One Broolyn Health, Brooklyn, NY, ²Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn
Background/Purpose: When treating patients with rheumatological conditions, building a strong physician-patient relationship plays an important role in determining disease outcomes. The Routine Assessment of Patient…
Abstract Number: 0767 • ACR Convergence 2025
Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Foot and Ankle Involvement
Egla Samantha Sanchez-Peralta¹, Andrea Cantero-Castro², Karina Deciderio-Pavon³, Jesús Gilberto Espinoza-Gámez³, Irasema Arcibar-Liceaga³, Carolina De Leon-Carrillo³, Angel Kevin Garza-Elizondo¹, Ryan Jared Sanchez-De la Cruz³, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza⁴, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁵, Diana E. Flores-Alvarado¹ and Jorge Alberto Elizondo-Rodriguez², ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Traumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Foot and ankle involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is a common yet often underexplored and underrecognized manifestation. This can negatively affect patients' quality…
Abstract Number: 2326 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Regular Exercise, Mobility Impairment, and Obesity on Quality of Life in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis
Rafael Bassara Macedo¹, Maria Eduarda Veiga², Gustavo Resende³, Marcelo Pinheiro⁴, Claudia Marques⁵, Adriana Marinho⁶, Andressa Soares⁷, Cleandro Pires⁸, Débora Rodrigues⁹, Eduarda Souza¹⁰, Glaucio Castro¹¹, Guilherme Bulbol¹², Jamile Carneiro¹³, José Mauro Fernandes¹⁴, Manuella Ochtrop¹⁵, Maria Bernadete Gavi¹⁶, Michel Yazbek¹⁷, Nara Cavalcanti¹⁸, Natalia Machado¹⁹, Olivio Malheiro²⁰, Rejane Vieira²¹, Ricardo Lage²⁰, Rita Menin²², Rywka Golebiovski²³, Sandra Ribeiro¹², Thauana Oliveira²³, Valquiria Diniz¹⁶, Percival Sampaio-Barros²⁴ and Carla Saad², ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Hospital das Clinicas UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ⁴UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Hospital das Clinicas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ⁶Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Brazil, ⁷Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - SC, Florianópolis, Brazil, ⁸UNB, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, ⁹Fundação Hospital do Acre - AC, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, ¹⁰Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Brazil, ¹¹Hospital Governador Celso Ramos (HCR) - SC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, ¹²Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - AM, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, ¹³Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF) - DF, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil, ¹⁴Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) - MA, São Luiz, Maranhao, Brazil, ¹⁵Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto / UERJ - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ¹⁶Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) - ES, Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil, ¹⁷Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) - SP, Campinhas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁸Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) - PE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, ¹⁹Universidade Fedral do Paraná (UFPR) - PR, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, ²⁰Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) - MG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ²¹Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE) - CE, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, ²²Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) - SP, São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²³Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) - SP, São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ²⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that impairs quality of life. While pharmacological treatment is central to axSpA management, non-pharmacological strategies are…
Abstract Number: 1461 • ACR Convergence 2025
Digital Behavioral Therapy Improves Outcome in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis And Persistent Pain: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
David Kiefer¹, Yade Sonkaya², Dietmar Krause³, Markus Voglau⁴, Bernhard Mintrop⁵, Imke Redeker⁶, Xenofon Baraliakos⁷ and Uta Kiltz⁷, ¹Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, Herne, Germany, ²Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Elisabeth-Gruppe, Herne, Germany, Essen, Germany, ⁴myself, Oldenburg, Germany, ⁵Private rheumatology practice, Hattingen, Germany, ⁶Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is often associated with persistent pain despite effective anti-inflammatory treatment, substantially impacting patients' quality of life. Digital health applications (DiGAs) provide…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Clinician Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
Ailia Ali¹, Sarah Sun¹, Faryal Shaikh¹, Tamiko Katsumoto², Neha Shah³, Kimberly Trotter¹ and Pankti Reid⁴, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Millbrae, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasingly prevalent among patients with rheumatic diseases, yet alignment between patient practices and clinician perspectives remains poorly…
Abstract Number: 0730 • ACR Convergence 2025
Levels of Disease Activity and Their Relationship With Health-Related Quality of Life In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patients: Data from the Almenara Vasculitis Cohort
Victor Pimentel-Quiroz¹, Alvaro Oyarce-Calderón², Allison Figueroa-Sánchez³, Leonor León-Yaurimucha³, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas⁴, Zoila Rodríguez-Bellido⁵, Risto Perich-Campos⁶, Graciela Alarcón⁷ and Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁸, ¹Universidad Científica del Sur, San Isidro, Peru, ²Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, San Miguel, Lima, Peru, ³Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁴Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru, ⁶Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, La Molina, Peru, ⁷The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Oakland, CA, ⁸Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru
Background/Purpose: It is known that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is impaired. Categories of disease activity levels have been…
Abstract Number: 2316 • ACR Convergence 2025
Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of FSFI Total and Domain Scores
Gabriela Moreira¹, Hemerli De Cinque Almeida Esteves², Nicole Felix³ and Jose Fernando Verztman¹, ¹Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²No current affiliation, Columbus, OH, ³Federal University of Campina Grande, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Beyond musculoskeletal manifestations, there is growing recognition of the systemic and psychosocial burden of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Sexual health is an often-overlooked aspect of…
Abstract Number: 1450 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Novel Digital Therapeutic Axia Improves Disease Activity, Functionality, and Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial (Bechterew-App Trial)
Patrick-Pascal Strunz¹, Tobias Heusinger², Maxime Le Maire², Anna Fleischer³, Karsten Sebastian Luetkens⁴, Patricia Possler², Michael Gernert¹, Hannah Labinsky⁵, Robert Leppich⁶, Astrid Schmieder⁷, Ludwig Hammel⁸, Billy Sperlich⁹, Matthias Fröhlich¹ and Marc Schmalzing¹⁰, ¹University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ²University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Psychosomatics, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁴University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁵University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Chair of Software Engineering (Informatik II), Department of Computer Science, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁸Deutsche Vereinigung Morbus Bechterew e. V., Schweinfurt, Germany, ⁹Integrative and Experimental Exercise Science and Training, Institute for Sports Science, Wuerzburg, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology,University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Bayern, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axia is a novel digital therapeutic (DTx) specifically designed for patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), in compliance with the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR).…
Abstract Number: 1236 • ACR Convergence 2025
Vestibulocortical Stimulation via Caloric Irrigation in Nociplastic Disease: Therapeutic Effects on Pain, Autonomic Functioning & Quality of Life Measures
Michael Kaplan¹, Alexandra Canori², Rebecca Howard², Talia Torkian³, Rebecca Pietro¹, Gabriela Santiago-Pichardo¹, Daniel Clauw⁴, David Putrino², Yousaf Ali¹, Laura Tabacof² and Trung Ngo⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, ²Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, ³Division of Rheumatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount sinai, New York, ⁴Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵RECOVER Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland and Surgical, Treatment & Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Queensland, Australia
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are prototypical nociplastic disorders marked by centralized pain & fatigue, respectively. Nociplastic symptoms — such as…
Abstract Number: 0415 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Social Vulnerability Index Scores in Pediatric Uveitis
Minal Aundhia¹, Pankaj Rajdeo², Michael Wagner¹, Alexandra Duell¹, Megan Quinlan-Waters³, Virginia Miraldi Utz¹ and Sheila Angeles-Han⁴, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children with uveitis as the most common extra-articular manifestation. Uveitis can lead to…
Abstract Number: 2308 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physical Function Mediates Most—but Not All—of the Effect of Disease Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A 10-Year Longitudinal Analysis
AUGUSTA ORTOLAN¹, Désirée Van Der Heijde², Laure Gossec³ and Sofia Ramiro⁴, ¹Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an overarching outcome in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and is considered influenced by disease activity and physical function. However,…
Abstract Number: 1411 • ACR Convergence 2025
Defining Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) with the inclusion of Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease (PsAID) scores rather than Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)
Conor Coyle¹, Sarah Yazji², Sruthi Murthy³, Philip Helliwell⁴, Andra Balanescu⁵, Juan Cañete⁶, Emmanuelle Dernis⁷, Uta Kiltz⁸, Ying Ying Leung⁹, Ana-Maria Orbai¹⁰, PENELOPE PALOMINOS¹¹, Josef Smolen¹², Maarten de Wit¹³, Laure Gossec¹⁴ and Laura Coates¹⁵, ¹Oxford University Hospitals, Reading, United Kingdom, ²South Texas Health System GME Consortium, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Texas, USA, College Station, TX, ³Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY CAROL DAVILA, Bucharest, Romania, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Le Mans Central Hospital, Le Mans, France, LE MANS, France, ⁸Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology Department, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹Hospital Lifeplus Litoral Norte, Xangri-lá, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine ³, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria, ¹³Patient Research Partner, Stichting Tools, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁴Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁵Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Treat to target management is recommended in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to improve disease control and patient quality of life. Minimal disease activity (MDA) criteria…
Abstract Number: 1230 • ACR Convergence 2025
Chronic pain phenotypes in older adults: Identifying patterns of musculoskeletal pain and associated burden
Gillian Fennell¹, Sarah Tilley², Sayali Dhamne³, Robert Edwards⁴, Mary Gheller³, Angelo Demalia³, Margaret Clancy³, Michael LaValley⁵, Emelia J Benjamin³ and Tuhina Neogi⁶, ¹Boston University Medical, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Somerville, MA, ³Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, ⁶Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over a third of older Americans experience chronic pain, typically occupying multiple musculoskeletal body sites. While number of pain sites (NPS) is often touted…

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