Abstracts tagged "race/ethnicity"

Abstract Number: 0492 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Glucocorticoid Use Among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mia Chandler¹, Leah Santacroce², Karen Costenbader³, Rishi Desai⁴, Seoyoung Kim² and Candace Feldman², ¹Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Belmont, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are an integral part of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) treatment. Long-term use of GCs is associated with adverse effects. This study evaluated…
Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Population-Based Evaluation of Telemedicine Use and Satisfaction in SLE Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Atlanta, Georgia
Sarah Simmons¹, Cristina Drenkard², Gaobin Bao², Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas², Kim Schofield² and S Sam Lim³, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the shift from in-person physician appointments to the development and proliferation of the use of telemedicine in an attempt…
Abstract Number: 0594 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Burden of Systemic Lupus in Five Distinct Racial and Ethnic Groups in Israel: A Population-based Study
Titilola Falasinnu¹, Nada Rizk¹, Becca Feldman², Devy Zisman³, Michael Leshchinsky², Gabriella Lawrence², Yashaar Chaichian⁴ and Julia Simard¹, ¹Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Clalit Research Institute, Clalit Health Services, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, ⁴Stanford University, Los Gatos, CA
Background/Purpose: Misclassification of race and ethnicity in data can impact how disparities in prevalence, incidence, severity, and complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are interpreted.…
Abstract Number: 1616 • ACR Convergence 2021
Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Pediatric Rheumatology Patients in California’s Central Valley
Sukesh Sukumaran¹, Reshma Patel² and Deepika Singh³, ¹Valley Children's Healthcare, Madera, CA, ²Valley Children's Hospital, Madera, CA, ³Valley Children Healthcare, Madera, CA
Background/Purpose: The U.S. FDA has expanded the emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine to include children >12 years of age. Gaining an understanding of…
Abstract Number: 0596 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Disparities in US Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Prevalence, Quality of Life, Comorbidities and Healthcare Costs
Shannon Grabich¹, Cullen Seal², Robert Ortmann³ and Sandra Sze-jung Wu⁴, ¹Xcenda, Durham, NC, ²Xcenda, Carrollton, TX, ³AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN, ⁴AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by reoccurring flares and remissions. It is more common among Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations. Racial…
Abstract Number: 1680 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Race on the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with RA: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2, 3, and 3b/4 Clinical Trials
Grace Wright¹, Eduardo Mysler², Yi-Hsing Chen³, Cassandra Kinch⁴, Arne Yndestad⁵, Kenneth Kwok⁶, Mary Jane Cadatal⁷, Rebecca Germino⁸ and Alexis Ogdie⁹, ¹Grace C Wright MD PC, and Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, QC, Canada, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Manila, Philippines, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: While racial disparities in clinical outcomes for RA patients (pts) receiving bDMARDs or csDMARDs have been described,1 there remains a paucity of data on…
Abstract Number: 0598 • ACR Convergence 2021
Differences in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus Skin Lesion Distribution and Characteristics in Black and Non-Black Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Adrienne Joseph, Brandon Windsor, Linda Hynan and Benjamin Chong, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have shown that discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) has a higher incidence and prevalence in minorities, particularly Black individuals. Racial differences in clinical…
Abstract Number: 1726 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Pregnancy Planning Quality Score to Assess a Systematic Intervention to Improve Pregnancy Planning for Women with SLE
Catherine Sims¹, Amanda Eudy¹, Jayanth Doss¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber², Kai Sun², Rebecca Sadun¹, Jennifer Rogers² and Megan Clowse³, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The safest pregnancies for women with SLE coincide with periods of disease quiescence maintained by pregnancy-compatible medications. In the US, Black women are more…
Abstract Number: 0601 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Differences in Medication Beliefs Among SLE Patients
D Ryan Anderson¹, Amanda Eudy², Megan Clowse³, Rebecca Sadun², Jennifer Rogers², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁴, Jayanth Doss², Corrine Volis⁵, Theresa Coles² and Kai Sun², ¹Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence is essential to establishing and maintaining disease remission among SLE patients. Patients’ beliefs about treatment influence engagement and adherence to therapy. We…
Abstract Number: 1755 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Lupus Clinical Trials: Insights from Qualitative Interviews with Patients and Physicians
Saira Sheikh¹, Maria Naylor², Becky Lane², Jennifer Sacks², Janine Gaiha-Rohrbach² and Cherie Butts², ¹University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Biogen, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus disproportionately affects Black/African American (AA) and Latino/a populations.1 Challenges to engage and include these populations in clinical trials (CTs) can be…
Abstract Number: 0604 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disparities in Burden of Disease in Patients with RA Across Racial and Ethnic Groups
Jacqueline O’Brien¹, Sang Hee Park², Taylor Blachley¹, Maya Marchese¹, Nicole Middaugh¹, Xue Han², Keith Wittstock² and Leslie Harrold¹, ¹CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Prior research has shown that differences exist in disease activity and clinical outcomes for RA across racial and ethnic groups in the US.1 This…
Abstract Number: 1780 • ACR Convergence 2021
Racial Disparities in Comorbidities of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Sabahath Jaleel¹, Yael Ross¹ and Marina Magrey², ¹Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ²Case Western Reserve Universtiy at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Racial heterogeneity of the US population makes it imperative to study the racial differences in clinical characteristics, medication use and co-morbidities of PsA patients…
Abstract Number: 0608 • ACR Convergence 2021
Adaptation of a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Decisions with Indigenous Patients
Valerie Umaefulam¹, Terri-Lynn Fox¹, Glen Hazlewood¹, Nick Bansback², Claire Barber¹ and Cheryl Barnabe¹, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patient decision aids (PtDA) can enable shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers. We have previously developed a PtDA for first-line methotrexate-based treatment options…
Abstract Number: 1839 • ACR Convergence 2021
Hispanic Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Have More Severe Disease and Higher Mortality: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Bochra Jandali¹, Marka Lyons², Julio Charles², Maureen Mayes³ and Shervin Assassi¹, ¹University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) shows disparities in incidence, disease manifestations, and prognosis in different ethnic groups. The data regarding disease characteristics and outcomes in Hispanic…
Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluating Patient No Show Rates to Rheumatology Appointments Across a Regional Healthcare System
Osman Bhatty¹, Rebecca Schorr², Tarun Sharma¹ and Mary Chester Wasko¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: No-show visits in various clinical settings are costly to providers and to health care systems, potentially representing between 3-14% of a clinic’s yearly income.…

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