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Abstracts tagged "Self-management"

  • Abstract Number: 057 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    Transition from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology: The Clinician as a Fundamental Ally

    Teresa Semalulu 1, Karen Beattie 1, Jeanine McColl 1, Arzoo Alam 2, Steffy Thomas 1, Julie Herrington 3, Jan Willem Gorter 1, Tania Cellucci 1, Stephanie Garner 1, Liane Heale 4, Mark Matsos 1 and Michelle Batthish1, 1McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 2McMaster University, Mississauga, Canada, 3Hamilton, Canada, 4McMaster University, Toronto, Canada

    Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology is linked to poor outcomes in the absence of comprehensive transition programs. Several tools are available to…
  • Abstract Number: 097 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the iCanCope Pain Self-management Application for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Chitra Lalloo 1, Lauren Harris 2, Amos Hundert 2, Roberta Berard 3, Joseph Cafazzo 4, Mark Connelly 5, Brian Feldman 2, Kristin Houghton 6, Adam Huber 7, Ronald Laxer 8, Nadia Luca 9, Heinrike Schmeling 10, Lynn Spiegel 11, Lori Tucker 12, Quynh Pham 4, Cleo Davies-Chalmers 13 and Jennifer Stinson14, 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 3Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre, London, Canada, 4University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 5Kansas City, 6University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada, 7IWK Health Centre & Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 8The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 9University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 10Alberta Children's Hospital/University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 11University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Thornhill, Canada, 12BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 13The Hospital for Sick Children, Toonto, Canada, 14University of Toronto & The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Pain is the most common symptom of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), a chronic childhood illness that has potentially debilitating effects on health-related quality of…
  • Abstract Number: 171 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium

    Development and Acceptability of an Adolescent Self-management Program for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Kelsey Chomistek1, Cheryl Barnabe 2, Katie Birnie 3, Julia Brooks 4, Tracey Clancy 5, Syeda Farwa Naqvi 5, Nadia Luca 5, Maggie Mercer 4, Maria Santana 5, Jennifer Stinson 6, Aynsley Wennberg 4 and Heinrike Schmeling 7, 1Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 3Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada, 4Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 5University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, 6University of Toronto & The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 7Alberta Children's Hospital/University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Needs assessments have revealed an urgent need for disease information, self-management skills, and peer support for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Our aim…
  • Abstract Number: 267 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Develop Risk Prediction Model and Drug Withdrawl Road Map Through Pattern Extraction and Data Mining: Create a Master Algorithm from the Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM)

    Yan Zhao1, Xiaomei Li 2, Rong Mu 3, Xiaoxia Zuo 4, Hua Wei 5, Lingli Dong 6, Shouxin Li 6, Hongsheng Sun 7, Guanmin Gao 8, Lijun Wu 9, Bing Wu 10, Yuhua Jia 11, Hui Xiao 12, Minghua Xu 13, Wenyu Zhou 14, Aichun Chu 15, Li Dong 16, Huiqin Yang 17, Ming Gui 18, Weiqi Min 19, Zhenchun Zhang 20, Ying Pan 21, Junli Zhang 22, Jinchang He 23, Haiying Chen 24 and Fei Xiao 25, 1Peking Union Medical College hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 2the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China (People's Republic), 3People's Hospital, Beijing University Medical School, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 4Xiangya Hospital Centeral South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 5Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China (People's Republic), 6Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical Colllege,Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (People's Republic), 7Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China (People's Republic), 8the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China (People's Republic), 9People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang, China (People's Republic), 10Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 11Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 12Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 13Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, China (People's Republic), 14WuHan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 15Hubei general hospital, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 16Jingzhou Central Hospital, Jingzhou, China (People's Republic), 17Wuhan NO.1 Hospital, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 18The third xiangya hospital of central south university, Changsha, China (People's Republic), 19Heze municipal hospital, Heze, China (People's Republic), 20Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China (People's Republic), 21the First Affiliated Hospital of xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China (People's Republic), 22Xi'an Fifth Hospital, Xian, China (People's Republic), 23Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua, China (People's Republic), 24The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhang, China (People's Republic), 25Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., shanghai, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Combination therapy with DMARDs for treating RA is considered as a standard of care. However, certain rates of adverse events (AEs) are unavoidable. The…
  • Abstract Number: 274 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Participation in the Stanford University Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in a Population with a High Prevalence of Arthritis

    Dina Jones1, Louise Murphy 2, Ranjita Misra 1, Alison Vargovich 3, Dana Guglielmo 4, Maura Robinson 1, Samantha Shawley-Brzoska 1, Sijin Wen 1, Megan Burkart 1 and Richard Vaglienti 1, 1West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Population Health, Atlanta, 3University at Buffalo - SUNY, Buffalo, NY, 4Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Population Health, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: In 2016, 1 in 5 US adults reported chronic pain (CP). Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are top causes of CP. The Stanford University Chronic…
  • Abstract Number: 875 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Effect of the Dr. Bart Application on Healthcare Use and Clinical Outcomes in People with Osteoarthritis of the Knee And/or Hip in the Netherlands; A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Tim Pelle1, Karen Bevers 1, Job van der Palen 2, Frank van den Hoogen 3 and Cornelia van den Ende 1, 1Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2Department of research methodology, Univeristy of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, 3Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Self-management is of paramount importance in non-surgical treatment of knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA). Modern technologies offer the possibility to support self-management 24/7. We developed an…
  • Abstract Number: 1094 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    EULAR Points to Consider for the Development, Evaluation and Implementation of Mobile Health Applications for Self-management in Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases

    Aurelie Najm1, Elena Nikiphorou 2, Marie Kostine 3, Christophe Richez 4, John Pauling 5, Axel Finckh 6, Valentin Ritschl 7, Petra Balazova 8, Simon Stones 9, zoltan Szekanecz 10, Yeliz Prior 11, ANNAMARIA IAGNOCCO 12, Sofia Ramiro 13, Francisca Sivera 14, Maxime Dougados 15, Loreto Carmona 16, Gerd Burmester 17, Dieter Wiek 18, Laure Gossec 19 and Francis Berenbaum 20, 1Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 3Department of Rheumatology, Bordeaux, France, 4Deprtament of Rheumatology, Bordeaux, France, 5Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital of Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Bath, England, United Kingdom, 6Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, 7Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 8EULAR Young PARE, Zurich, Switzerland, 9University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 10University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, 11Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, Salford and Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals, Crewe, UK, Salford, United Kingdom, 12Academic Rheumatology Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, TURIN, Italy, 13Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, 14Hospital General Universitario de Elda, Elda, Spain, 15Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, 16Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética - Inmusc., Madrid, Spain, 17Charité—University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 18patient research partner, Germany, Germany, Germany, 19Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 20Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: In the expanding era of e-health, a wide range of mobile health applications (apps) have become available to enable people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal…
  • Abstract Number: 1113 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Improving Healthcare Quality and Reducing Cost via Online Interaction for Chinese Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Based on Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM) Mobile Tool

    Hua Wei1, Anbin Huang 2, Li Luo 3, Fen Wang 4, Qin Li 5, Hong Zhang 6, Yong Wang 7, Peng Ji 3, Yanping Zhao 8, LingXun Shen 9, Zhengang Wang 10, Feng Wei 11, Tong Xie 12, Xiaohan Wang 13, Huifang Guo 14, Qiang Shu 15, Xiangyuan Liu 16, Rong Du 17, Anbing Zhang 18, Fang Qin 19, Bing Wu 20, Yuhua Jia 21, Hui Xiao 22, Fei Xiao 23 and Fengchun Zhang 24, 1Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China (People's Republic), 2Union Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technolog, Han Wu, Hubei, China (People's Republic), 3The first affiliated hospital of xinjiang medical university, Urumchi, China (People's Republic), 4First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University Of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic), 5The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China (People's Republic), 6The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China (People's Republic), 7The first Hospital Affiliated to AMU (Southernwest Hospital), Chongqing, China (People's Republic), 8First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China (People's Republic), 9Union Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 10TongRen hospital,Capital University, Bei Jing, China (People's Republic), 11Jiangmen Central Hospital Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Jiangmen, China (People's Republic), 12Affiliated hospital of Guangdong medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), 13Anyang district hospital, Fuyang, Hainan, China (People's Republic), 14The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), 15Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China (People's Republic), 16Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 17Union hospital affiliated to huazhong university of science and technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 18Xiangyang city center hospital, Xiangyang, China (People's Republic), 19The first affiliated hospital of guangxi medical university, Nanning, China (People's Republic), 20Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 21Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 22Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 23Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., shanghai, China (People's Republic), 24Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Without efficient primary medical care and follow-up system in China, patients can choose any hospital or doctor they like in seeking medical care. As…
  • Abstract Number: 1212 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Psychological Profile in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in China: A Study of HADS Self-assessment with Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM)

    Yongfu Wang1, Jianhong Wu 2, Yasong Li 3, Henglian Wu 4, Yang li 5, Hua Wei 6, Xiaoqi Chen 7, Bin Wu 8, Zhenbin li 9, Jinli Ru 10, Wenqiang Fan 11, Shengguang Li 12, Fang He 13, Yi Zhao 14, Fen Li 15, Bin Wu 16, Feng Wang 17, Miaojia Zhang 18, Lirong Kang 19, Hui Xiao 20, Yuhua Jia 21, Bing Wu 22, Fei Xiao 23 and Hui Song 24, 1The First Affiliated Hospital of BaoTou Medical College, Baotou, Nei Mongol, China (People's Republic), 2Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, Sichuan, China (People's Republic), 3Zhejiang provincial people's hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic), 4Dongguan donghua hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), 5The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Haerbin, China (People's Republic), 6Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China (People's Republic), 7Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, wuhan, China (People's Republic), 8The First People's Hospital of Jingzhou, jingzhou, China (People's Republic), 9The 980th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, shijiazhuang, China (People's Republic), 10The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, Shanxi, China (People's Republic), 11Central Hospital of XinXiang, Xinxiang, Hainan, China (People's Republic), 12Peking University International Hospital, beijing, China (People's Republic), 13Suining Central Hospital, suining, China (People's Republic), 14Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, beijing, China (People's Republic), 15The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, changsha, China (People's Republic), 16Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, Chongqing, China (People's Republic), 17Central Hospital of Xiangyang, xiangyang, China (People's Republic), 18Jiangsu Province Hospital, The first affiliated hospital of Nanjing medical university, nanjing, China (People's Republic), 19The First Affiliated Hospital of BaoTou Medical College, baotou, China (People's Republic), 20Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 21Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 22Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 23Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., shanghai, China (People's Republic), 24Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: The patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatic diseases suffer from physical pain and/or disability. In addition, psychological morbidities have also been found in…
  • Abstract Number: 1366 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Self-joint Counts by People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Does a Video Increase Accuracy and Does It Matter?

    Rebecca Grainger1, Simon Stebbings 2, William Taylor 1, Andrew Harrison 1, Celina Capistrano 1, Niamh Fanning 3 and Lisa Stamp 4, 1University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand, 2University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 3University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 4University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: As a tool for self-monitoring and reporting RA disease activity, a smartphone app was developed to enable people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to record…
  • Abstract Number: 1700 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Characteristics and the Level Disease Activity of Behcet´s Disease in China: A Study Based on Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM)

    Lingli Dong1, Shouxin Li 1, Fen Wang 2, Zhenbiao Wu 3, Shengtao Zhang 1, Qin Li 4, Henglian Wu 5, Zhengang Wang 6, Huifang Guo 7, Yikai Yu 1, LingXun Shen 8, Yasong Li 9, Yang Liu 10, Tian Wang 11, Peng Ji 12, Zongwen Shuai 2, Hongbin Li 13, Li Luo 12, Hui Xiao 14, Yuhua Jia 15, Bing Wu 16, Shengsong Jia 15, Fei Xiao 17 and Lijun Wu 18, 1Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical Colllege,Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (People's Republic), 2First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University Of Anhui, Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic), 3The First Affiliated Hospital of The Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, Shanxi, China (People's Republic), 4The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China (People's Republic), 5Dongguan donghua hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, China (People's Republic), 6TongRen hospital,Capital University, Bei Jing, China (People's Republic), 7The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China (People's Republic), 8Union Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), 9Zhejiang provincial people's hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (People's Republic), 10Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhehaote, Nei Mongol, China (People's Republic), 11Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 12The first affiliated hospital of xinjiang medical university, Urumchi, China (People's Republic), 13The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, Nei Mongol, China (People's Republic), 14Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 15Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 16Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), 17Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., shanghai, China (People's Republic), 18People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Wulumuqi, Xinjiang, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Behcet´s disease (BD) is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organ systems with recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers and skin lesions, which might…
  • Abstract Number: 2552 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

    Design and Development of an Online Intervention for Lupus Self-Management Based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change

    Sarah Gilman 1, Deborah Levesque 2, Carol Cummins 3, Daniel Wallace 4, Victoria Werth 5 and Patricia Davidson6, 1Wayfinder Health Strategies, Washington, DC, 2Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Providence, RI, 3Pro-Change Behavior Systems, Inc.,, Providence, 4Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/University California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 5Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia, PA, 6Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC

    Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America is in Year 4 of a 6-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop…
  • Abstract Number: 2376 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Something for Us: Client Perspectives on Lupus Self-Management Programming Using the 5-a Behavior Change Model

    Brenda L Frie, Occupational Therapy Dept., St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN

    Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common and most severe form of lupus involving multiple body systems including the blood, muscles, joints, organs and…
  • Abstract Number: 3150 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Virtual Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Support for Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The Virtual Peer-to-Peer Program

    Jennifer N. Stinson1, Sara Ahola Kohut2,3, Khush Amaria2, Mary J. Bell4, Paula Forgeron5, Miriam Kaufman6, Nadia Luca7 and Lynn R. Spiegel8, 1Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Rheum Div/Univ of Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 6Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 7Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8Rheumatology/Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a common chronic disease that results in physical and emotional symptoms as well as difficulties in social and role…
  • Abstract Number: 2401 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    An International Framework for Chronic Condition Self Management Support: Results from an International Electronic Consultation Process.

    Teresa J. Brady1, Sue Mills2, Peter Sargious3 and Shabnam Ziabakhsh4, 1Arthritis Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Chronic Disease Management Portfolio, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada, 4Amabulatory Programs, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Self-management support (SMS) –a grouping of policies, programs, services, and structures that extend across health care, social sectors and communities to support and improve…
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