Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and social media"

Abstract Number: 2360 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Perceptions of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis about Self-Assessment of Disease Activity after Watching an Educational Video: Qualitative Pilot Results from the Auto-DAS in Middle Eastern Arab Countries Study
Nelly Ziade¹, Sahar Saad², Manal al Mashaleh³, Lina el Kibbi⁴, Bassel el Zorkany⁵, Humeira Badsha⁶, Ghita Harifi⁶, Amani Daher⁷, Nelly Salloum⁸, Basel Masri⁹ and Thurayya Arayssi¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Rheumatology, King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain, Bahrain, ³Rheumatology, King Hussein Medical Center, Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ⁴Rheumatology, Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁶Dr. Humeira Badsha Medical Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁷Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁸Registered Nurse, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁹Rheumatology, Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁰Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Background/Purpose: Empowering RA patients through education is linked to improved adherence, treatment decisions and speeding up the assessment process during consultation. The purpose of the…
Abstract Number: 118 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Experiences and Perceptions of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Participating in an Online Support Group: The Use of Social Media
Jude K. A. des Bordes¹, Jessica Foreman¹, Susan K. Peterson², Maria A. Lopez-Olivo³, Tiffany Westrich-Robertson⁴, Catherine Hofstetter⁵, Anne Lyddiatt⁶, Amye L. Leong⁷ and Maria Suarez-Almazor³, ¹Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ²Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ³Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, ⁴International Foundation for Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Arthritis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, St Louis, MO, ⁵Canadian Arthritis Patients Alliance (CAPA), Toronto Ontario, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Musculoskeletal Group, Cochrane Collaboration, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Spokesperson; Strategic Relations, Bone and Joint Decade, Santa Barbara, CA
Background/Purpose: Providing social support is an important component in the management of chronic diseases. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), peer support is particularly important for coping…
Abstract Number: 2243 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Youtube Videos on Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Analysis of Views and Content
Mosaab Mohameden¹, Baker Alkhairi², Seba Issa³, Asmaa Mohameden⁴ and Candice Yuvienco⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco - Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, CA, ²Internal Medicine, Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, FL, ³Pediatrics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁴Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Almaarefa Colleges for Science and Technology, Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology Director, University of California San Francisco, Fresno Medical Education Program, Fresno, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic potentially disabling disease affecting about 1.3 million people in the U.S. and as much as 1% of the worldwide…
Abstract Number: 47 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Use of Social Media Data for Comparative Effectiveness and Safety Research: An Example from Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jeffrey R. Curtis^1,2, James Willig³, Monica Safford¹, Joseph Coe⁴, Kaitlin O'Hara⁵ and Rosee Sa'adon⁶, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Med - Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Creaky Joints/Global Healthy Living Foundatio, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵Treato Ltd., Princeton, NJ, ⁶Treato, Ltd., Or-Yehuda, Israel
Background/Purpose: The data sources available to answer comparative effectiveness and safety questions shortly after medication licensure may be limited. Social media may provide a unique…