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Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

  • Abstract Number: 1987 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Transitioning to Adult Care

    Nicole Bitencourt1, Una Makris1, Elizabeth Solow1, Tracey Wright2 and Bonnie Bermas3, 1UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2UT Southwestern, Plano, TX, 3UTSouthwestern.edu, Dallas, TX

    Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult care is a vulnerable period and is linked to increased healthcare utilization and poor outcomes. We sought to…
  • Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in a Large Academic Medical Center

    Enid Sun1, Carolina Alvarez2, Leigh Callahan3 and Saira Sheikh4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, 2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Miami, FL, 3University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Many aspects of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) management require a high level of patient agency and open avenues for patient-provider contact. In the…
  • Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Important Social Determinants Among Patients from Minority Communities with Rheumatic Diseases

    Allen Anandarajah1, Nancy Shelton2, Leta Yi3, Meredith Graham4, Emily Papa5 and Robyn Carter5, 1university of rochester medical center, rochesteruniversity, NY, 2Coordianted Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY, 3University of Rochester Medical Center, rochester, NY, 4Collaborative Health Research, Rochester, NY, 5St. Joseph's Neighbourhood Center, Rochester, NY

    Background/Purpose: Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health and are associated with risk of an earlier death, depression and poor self-rated health. Few…
  • Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2020

    ¿Comprende? Assessing the Readability of Freely Available Spanish-Language Online Patient Education Materials for Rheumatologic Diseases

    Carleigh Zahn1, Bharat Kumar1 and Cindy Puga2, 1University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 2Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City

    Background/Purpose: Spanish is the second most popular language in the United States and third most commonly spoken language internationally.  Despite the high prevalence of Spanish…
  • Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists

    Jasvinder Singh1, John Richards2, Elizabeth Chang3, Amy Joseph4 and Bernard Ng5, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, 3PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, 4Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, 5VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
  • Abstract Number: 0055 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Racial and Sex-based Disparities in Health Care Utilization: Eye Inflammation as a Paradigm

    Krati Chauhan1 and James Rosenbaum2, 1Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, 2Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

    Background/Purpose: Disparities in health care utilization based on sex, race, education, or income affect outcomes in rheumatologic care. We have used ocular inflammatory and infectious…
  • Abstract Number: 0056 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Role of Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors in Racial Disparities in Disease Severity and Health Status of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Leila Muhieddine1, Shakaib Hayat2, Katja Reuter3, Charles Thomas4 and Marina Magrey5, 1Case Western Reserve University- Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 2Case Western Reserve University-Metrohealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 3University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 4Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 5Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: To confront the persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in the United States, it is imperative to study cultural and socioeconomic differences…
  • Abstract Number: 0144 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Age, Income, Education, and Health Conditions Are Associated with Patient Empowerment Among US Adults with Arthritis, but Race and Geography Are Not

    Kathleen Carluzzo1, Erin Knight-Zhang1, Karen Schifferdecker1, Emily Creek2, Rebecca Butcher1 and Guy Eakin2, 1Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, 2Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand experiences of empowerment in healthcare visits among US adults with arthritis, and key factors associated with discrepancies…
  • Abstract Number: 0441 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Use of an Integrated Care Management Program to Uncover and Address Social Determinants of Health for Individuals with Lupus

    Kreager Taber1, Jessica Williams1, Weixing Huang2, Katherine McLaughlin1, Christine Vogeli3, Rebecca Cunningham1, Lisa Wichmann1 and Candace Feldman4, 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

    Background/Purpose: The burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) falls disproportionately on racial/ethnic minorities and individuals of lower socioeconomic status who often receive fragmented, inconsistent care.…
  • Abstract Number: 0831 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Sociodemographic, Disease, and Medication Profile of RA Patients Under 65 Years Compared with 65 Years or Older at Registry Enrollment: Real World Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort

    Mohammad Movahedi1, Angela Cesta2, Xiuying Li3 and Claire Bombardier4, 1Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, 4Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Age is an important factor that can affect disease course, physical function and treat to target strategy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We…
  • Abstract Number: 1021 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Organ Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Attributable More to Comorbidity (Hypertension) and Less to Socioeconomic Status

    Romy Kallas1, Jessica Li2, Daniel Goldman3 and Michelle Petri3, 1Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD

    Background/Purpose: Multiple variables are known to contribute to development of organ damage in SLE patients, including prednisone use and ethnicity. The aim of this study…
  • Abstract Number: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Access to Digital Health in an Urban Rheumatology Population

    Bruce Youm1 and Aruni Jayatilleke2, 1University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Jose, CA, 2Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment of rheumatologic diseases have increased emphasis on physician and patient use of health information technologies (HIT). While studies indicate that e-health…
  • Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Rheumatic Diseases in Mexican Children and Their Psychosocial and Economic Impact on Caregivers

    Fernando García Rodríguez1, Brenda de Jesús Fortuna2, Ingris Pelaez-Ballestas3, Enrique Faugier Fuentes4, Samara Mendieta Zerón5, Greta Reyes Cordero6, Sol Jiménez Hernández7, Ana Villarreal Treviño8, Jessica Guadarrama9, Sara Rosiles de la Garza8, Manuel de la O Cavazos8 and Nadina Rubio Pérez10, 1Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2Hospital Infantil De México Federico Gómez, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 3Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 4Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 5ISSEMYM Toluca, Estado de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 6Hospital Infantil de Especialidades de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, 7Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Mexico, 8Hospital Universitario "Dr.José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 9Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 10Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. PRD patients and their caregivers face a number of challenges, these include the consequences…
  • Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of Childhood-Onset SLE Disease Activity in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry

    Emily Smitherman1, Rouba Chahine1, Timothy Beukelman1, Andrea Knight2, AKM Rahman1, Mary Beth Son3, Jeffrey R Curtis4 and Aimee Hersh5, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City

    Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are at high risk for early morbidity and mortality, but predictors of moderate/high cSLE disease activity have…
  • Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Variation in Quality of Care Among Patient Sociodemographic Groups in RISE Practices

    Zara Izadi1, Gabriela Schmajuk2 and Jinoos Yazdany3, 1University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, 3University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that sociodemographic factors are associated with quality of care.  Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) registry, we assessed…
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