Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and work"

Abstract Number: 201 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Coal and Silica Dust Is Associated with Elevated Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Coal Mining Areas of US
Laura Trupin¹, Edward H. Yelin², Gabriela Schmajuk³ and Paul Blanc⁴, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Exposure to inhaled mineral dust, particularly silica, has been associated with increased risk of RA and other autoimmune diseases. Coal mining leads to silica…
Abstract Number: 1918 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining Pain That Does Not Interfere with Activities Among Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
Yvonne C. Lee¹, Patricia Katz^2,3, Amanda Quebe⁴, Luna Sun⁴, Himanshu Patel⁴, Carol L. Gaich⁴, Natalie Boytsov⁴ and Kaleb Michaud^5,6, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Forward/National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS
Background/Purpose: RA patients differ in the degree to which pain interferes with function. To improve function, an understanding of this diversity is needed. Our objectives…
Abstract Number: 2258 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Evidence Linking Health-Related Quality of Life to Work Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vibeke Strand¹, Mark Kosinski², Regina Rendas-Baum², David Brooks³ and Rita Ganguly⁴, ¹Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Optum, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN, ³GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores is a key component of the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and evaluation of treatment efficacy. There…
Abstract Number: 2836 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Additional Economic Burden of Depression Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States
Nan Li and Steven Peterson, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose: Depression is significantly more prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population.1 It has a significant effect on RA patients,…
Abstract Number: 119 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Per Gustavsson¹, Pernilla Wiebert¹, Camilla Bengtsson¹, Lars Klareskog² and Lars Alfredsson¹, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Due to the known association between silica dust and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we wanted to study the association between RA and another silicate mineral;…
Abstract Number: 914 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Exposure to Combustion Products and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Pernilla Wiebert^1,2, Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Johan Askling^4,5, Per Gustavsson^1,2 and Lars Alfredsson^1,2, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Stockholm County Council, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Studies have suggested a potential association between traffic pollutants and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but findings have been inconclusive. We therefore assessed the risk of…
Abstract Number: 17 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Importance of Achieving Clinical Response to Treatment and Changes in Physical Ability and Quality of Life on Worker Productivity Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register
Sarah Leggett¹, Kimme L. Hyrich^1,2, Mark Lunt¹, Karen Walker-Bone³ and Suzanne M.M. Verstappen¹, ¹Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK, Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³University of Southampton, Arthritis Research UK / MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, Southampton, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is well known that patients with RA experience health-related job loss, more days absent from work (i.e., absenteeism), and to a greater extent,…
Abstract Number: 1731 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Burden and Impact of Certolizumab Pegol Treatment on Workplace and Household Productivity Across Working Age Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients
Arthur F. Kavanaugh¹, Philip J. Mease², Oana Purcaru³ and Désirée van der Heijde⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³208 Bath Road, UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA), can impact…
Abstract Number: 1276 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Work and Household Productivity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Anti-TNFs in Routine Clinical Practice in Turkey
Sebnem Ataman¹, Mehmet Kirnap², Buminhan Seferoglu³, Zuhal Altay⁴, Aylin Rezvani⁵, Omer Kuru^6,7, Erhan Capkin⁸, Nazli Derya Bugdayci⁹, Ilhan Sezer¹⁰, Hasan Fatih CAY¹¹ and Akinci Tan¹², ¹Rheumatology Department, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey, ⁴ELAZIG KARAYOLU UZERI, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey, ⁵Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Foundation University, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Kurupelit Mevkii Kurupelit 552, Ondokuz Mayis Univ.Tip Fak.Has.-Fizik Tedavi, Samsun, Turkey, ⁷Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, ⁸PM&R AND RHEUMATOLOGY, Karadeniz Tecnical University, Faculty of Medicine, TRABZON, Turkey, ⁹Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rheabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Physical Medicine&Rehabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹²Physical Med & Rehab, Hacettepe Univ, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on paid work is measured on the basis of employed people missing time from…
Abstract Number: 2104 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of a Workplace Integrated Care Intervention on Work Productivity in Workers with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Myrthe van Vilsteren^1,2, Cécile Boot^1,2, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg³, Romy Steenbeek^2,4, A.E. Voskuyl⁵ and Johannes Anema^1,2,6, ¹Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Body@Work, Research Center Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Dr Jan van Breemenstraat 2, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴TNO Work and Health, Hoofddorp, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Research Center for Insurance Medicine AMC-UMCG-UWV-VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with a profound impact on a person’s working life. Besides permanent work disability and sick leave,…
Abstract Number: 2016 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupation and Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Ilar¹, Pernilla Wiebert¹, Lars Klareskog², Lars Alfredsson¹ and Camilla Bengtsson¹, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose The role of environmental factors in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still fairly unknown. Finding occupations associated with the risk of disease…
Abstract Number: 1057 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work-Related Behavior and Experiences in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jutta G. Richter¹, Thomas Muth², Ralph Brinks³, Tobias Koch¹, Peter Angerer² and Matthias Schneider⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ²Institute for Occupational and Social Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Work-related behavior and experiences are discussed to be either risk factors or resources for individual‘s health. Diseases and related changing working conditions and/or experiences…

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