Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 1491 • ACR Convergence 2025
Feasibility of Extrarenal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Modification in GLADEL 2.0, a Latin American Cohort
julián Barahona-correa¹, Santiago Bernal-Macías², Daniel Fernandez³, Óscar Muñoz², Lucia Hernández⁴, Erika Susana Palacios Santillan⁵, Laura Maurelli⁶, Paula Alba⁷, Veronica Saurit⁸, Lucila Garcia⁹, María Emilia Sattler¹⁰, Maria Constanza Bertolaccini¹¹, Marina Laura Micelli¹², Graciela Gomez¹³, Micaela A. Cosatti¹⁴, Ana Carolina Ralle¹⁵, Joaquín Martinez Serventi¹⁶, Ana Silva¹⁷, ODIRLEI MONTICIELO¹⁸, Ángela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte¹⁹, Laíssa Cristina Alves Alvino²⁰, Eduardo Borba²¹, Eloisa Bonfa²¹, Edgard dos Reis-Neto²², Iris Guerra Herrera²³, Milena Mimica²⁴, Gustavo Aroca Martínez²⁵, Lorena Gómez Escorcia²⁶, Carlos Alberto Cañas²⁷, Gerardo Quintana-Lopez²⁸, Carlos Toro-Gutierrez²⁹, José Maximiliano Martínez Pérez³⁰, Reyna Elizabeth Sánchez-Briones³¹, Mario Pérez Cristóbal³², Eduardo Martin-Nares³³, Yaneli Juarez-Vicuña³⁴, Ignacio García-Valladares³⁵, Rodrigo Ortiz Hernández³⁶, Jorge Antonio Esquivel Valerio³⁷, Maria Isabel Acosta³⁸, Astrid Paats³⁹, Jorge Cieza Calderón⁴⁰, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁴¹, Armando Calvo⁴², Rodamin Ambiorix Alvarez Santana⁴³, Analía Cánepa⁴⁴, Carina Pizzarossa⁴⁴, Federico Zazzetti⁴⁵, Ashley Orillion⁴⁶ and Cristina Drenkard⁴⁷, ¹Colombian Association of Rheumatology (ASOREUMA), Bogotá, Colombia; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ²Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ³Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidad de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia, BOGOTA, Colombia, ⁴Centro Regional de Enfermedades Autoinmunes y Reumáticas (GO-CREAR), Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ⁵Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Hospital Italiano de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁷Hospital Córdoba y Sanatorio Allende, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁸Hospital Privado Universitario de Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina, ⁹Hospital San Martin de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, La Plata, Argentina, ¹⁰Sanatorio Británico, Rosario, Argentina, Rosario, Argentina, ¹¹Hospital Ángel C. Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina, Tucumán, Argentina, ¹²Hospital J.M Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, ¹³Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁴CEMIC Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas ‘‘Norberto Quirno,’’ Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁵Hospital Señor del Milagro Salta, Salta, Argentina, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁶Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁷Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Brazil, Goiania, Brazil, ¹⁸Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, PORTO ALEGRE, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, ¹⁹Universidad Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Recife, Brazil, ²⁰Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²¹Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²²Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade federal de São Paulo (EPM / Unifesp), São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil, ²³Hospital del Salvador Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²⁴Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²⁵Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia y Clínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁶Clínica de la Costa y Universidad Simón Bolívar Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia, Barranquilla, Colombia, ²⁷Fundación Valle del Lili, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ²⁸Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Hospital Universitario Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá; Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ²⁹Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia, Cali, Colombia, ³⁰Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador, ³¹Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³²Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³³Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁴Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, ³⁵Centro de Estudios de Investigación Básica y Clínica, S.C., Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico, ³⁶Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí y Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto," San Luis Potosi, Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, ³⁷Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., MONTERREY, Mexico, ³⁸Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay, ³⁹Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay, ⁴⁰Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins-EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁴¹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ⁴²Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Jesús María, Peru, ⁴³Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic, ⁴⁴Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay, ⁴⁵Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, USA, Ambler, PA, ⁴⁶Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ⁴⁷Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Acworth, GA
Background/Purpose: The concept of disease modification (DM) has been recently introduced to improve the long-term care of patients (pts) with SLE. DM is defined as…
Abstract Number: 0415 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Impact of Social Vulnerability Index Scores in Pediatric Uveitis
Minal Aundhia¹, Pankaj Rajdeo², Michael Wagner¹, Alexandra Duell¹, Megan Quinlan-Waters³, Virginia Miraldi Utz¹ and Sheila Angeles-Han⁴, ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CCHMC, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children with uveitis as the most common extra-articular manifestation. Uveitis can lead to…
Abstract Number: 2558 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Patient Perceptions of Home Infusion Therapy in the Treatment of Rheumatologic Conditions
Leslie Myers¹, Elizabeth Neal², Edward O'Bryan¹, Michele Way³ and Timothy Walton¹, ¹CSI Pharmacy, Nash, ²CSI Pharmacy, Nash, TX, ³CSI Pharmacy, Olathe, KS
Background/Purpose: Home infusion therapy is an established alternative site of care for patients requiring administration of infusion medications through a needle or catheter. Supported by…
Abstract Number: 1271 • ACR Convergence 2025
Overcoming Obstacles to Care: Survey of Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM)
Saloni Patolia¹, Carolina Alvarez², Jessica Grant³, Paul Mihas⁴, Todd Schwartz⁵, Galen Foulke⁶, Amanda Nelson⁵ and Astia Allenzara⁵, ¹UNC Rheumatology, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, ⁵Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, ⁶Penn State Health, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogenous autoimmune diseases requiring coordinated, patient-centered care. Understanding patient perspectives on diagnosis, treatment, health screening, and barriers to care…
Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Patient Acceptability of Rheumatology Care Delivered by Telemedicine
Hareem Farooq¹, Lesley Jackson¹, Rahima Begum², Gary Cutter², Kenneth Saag³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴ and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ³The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Home-based telemedicine is an efficient healthcare delivery approach. A recent randomized clinical trial (RCT) found that in-person visits may be preferred among rheumatology patients.…
Abstract Number: 2455 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lupus Intervention Fatigue Trial: Preliminary Analysis of Baseline Data
Justin Arnold¹, Linda Ehrlich-Jones², Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins³, Linda Van Horn⁴, Grace Whiteford⁴, Lutfiyya muhammad⁵, Jing Song⁶, Joan Chmiel⁷, Rowland Chang⁵, Pamela Semanik⁷, Anh Chung⁸, Daniel Erickson⁴, Christie Bartels⁹ and Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman⁵, ¹Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Aurora, IL, ³University of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI, ⁴Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ⁵Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁶Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Worthington, MN, ⁷Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁸Northwestern University, Chicago, ⁹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is associated with persistent fatigue. Physical activity (PA) & dietary intake are potential modifiable behaviors that can reduce fatigue in…
Abstract Number: 1263 • ACR Convergence 2025
Health Literacy diversity among rheumatology patients: insights from a tertiary rheumatology centre
Cristina Calomarde-Gomez¹, Mrinalini Dey², Chris Wincup³, María Alonso de Francisco⁴, Christina Cheng⁵, Richard Osborne⁵ and Elena Nikiphorou⁶, ¹Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ²Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁴H. U. Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Tres Cantos, Spain, ⁵La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁶King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Health literacy is a potential social determinant of health, fundamental to patient engagement, clinical communication, and long-term outcomes of disease. Understanding health literacy at…
Abstract Number: 0345 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association Between Deprivation and Fracture Risk in a Regional UK Cohort
Hashem Cheema¹, Hamzah Amin² and marwan Bukhari³, ¹University Hospitals of Morecambe bay NHS foundation trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³University Hospitals of Morecambe bay NHS foundation trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Low socioeconomic status is associated with.an increase in osteoporosis and fracture risk respectively. A multitude of factors have been proposed including income, educational attainment…
Abstract Number: 2423 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Diagnostic Delays in Pediatric Lupus Patients
Michaela Harter¹, Rebecca Hetrick², James Slaven³ and Martha Rodriguez⁴, ¹Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, Zionsville, IN, ³Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, ⁴Riley Hospital For Children At Indiana University, Carmel, IN
Background/Purpose: Early recognition and treatment of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) improves outcomes and prevents disease-related mortality. This study examines the contributions of clinical factors…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Clinician Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
Ailia Ali¹, Sarah Sun¹, Faryal Shaikh¹, Tamiko Katsumoto², Neha Shah³, Kimberly Trotter¹ and Pankti Reid⁴, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Millbrae, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasingly prevalent among patients with rheumatic diseases, yet alignment between patient practices and clinician perspectives remains poorly…
Abstract Number: 0255 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clearing the Smoke: Association Between Cannabis Use and Autoimmune Disease Incidence in a Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Justin Riley Lam¹, Emmanuel Otabor², Laith Alomari², Esteban Kosak Lopez², Maxim Barnett² and Shahrzad Abdollahi³, ¹Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cannabis use has increased substantially in the past decades, with legalization expanding across the U.S. Despite its known therapeutic potential, the immunomodulatory effects of…
Abstract Number: 2323 • ACR Convergence 2025
Short-term predictive factors for the development of psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis: findings from a joint consultation between Rheumatology and Dermatology
Mitndbaim Parra¹, Marta Flores², María Ángeles Puche-Larrubia³, Alejandro Escudero Contreras⁴, María Dolores López-Montilla⁵ and Clementina López Medina⁶, ¹¹. Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Cordoba/IMIBIC/University of Cordoba., Cordoba, Spain, ²¹. Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Cordoba/IMIBIC/University of Cordoba., Spain, Spain, ³Reina Sofia University Hospital, Granada, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Cordoba/IMIBIC/University of Cordoba., CORDOBA, Spain, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, University of Cordoba, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a chronic rheumatic disease that develops in up to one-third of patients with psoriasis. Identifying predictive factors for PsA in…
Abstract Number: 1218 • ACR Convergence 2025
Social Determinants Shape Health Outcomes in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Insights from Lived Experience of 1,252 Patients
Tsvetelina Velikova¹, Kostadin Kostadinov², Emilia Naseva³, Tamar Rubinstein⁴, Manali Sarkar⁵, Lavanya Mangla⁶, Joanna Makowska⁷, Raphael Micheroli⁸, Leandro ferreryra⁹, Linda Kobert¹⁰, Ioannis Parodis¹¹, Elena Nikiphorou¹², Samuel Shinjo¹³, Carlo Vinicio Caballero Uribe¹⁴, Vincenzo Venerito¹⁵, Vikas Agarwal¹⁶ and Latika Gupta¹⁷, ¹Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ²Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv; Health and Quality of Life in a Green and Sustainable Environment Research Group, Strategic Research and Innovation Program for the Development of MU- Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, Environmental Health Division, Research Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv,, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ³Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, ¹⁵ Acad. Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, ¹⁶⁰⁶ Sofia; Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁵Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁶Maulana Azad Medical College, ²-Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, New Delhi, India, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, ⁸University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁹HIBA, CABA, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰The Myositis Association, Columbia, MD, ¹¹Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁴Department of Medicine, Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombi, Barranquilla, Colombia, ¹⁵Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁶Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁷School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The impact of social determinants of health (SDoH)—including socioeconomic status, social support, and geographic context—on disease outcomes in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) remains underexplored.…
Abstract Number: 0190 • ACR Convergence 2025
Health literacy and comorbidity burden: a cluster analysis in a national cohort of people with inflammatory arthritis
Mrinalini Dey¹, James Galloway², Andrew Cope², MAYA BUCH³, Richard Osborne⁴, Sam Norton² and Elena Nikiphorou², ¹Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ³UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, ⁴La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Health literacy is a social determinant of health in people with chronic diseases, including inflammatory arthritis (IA). We aimed to assess the association between…
Abstract Number: 2066 • ACR Convergence 2025
Psychosocial Factors Strongly Influence Subjective Well-being in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Meera Shah¹, Emilia Naseva², Tsvetelina Velikova³, Tamar Rubinstein⁴, Manali Sarkar⁵, Lavanya Mangla⁶, Oliver Distler⁷, Ingrid de Groot⁸, Lisa Christ⁹, Carlo Vinicio Caballero Uribe¹⁰, Ai Lyn Tan¹¹, Abraham Edgar Gracia Ramos¹², Vincenzo Venerito¹³, Vikas Agarwal¹⁴ and Latika Gupta¹⁵, ¹Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ²Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Sofia, ¹⁵ Acad. Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, ¹⁶⁰⁶ Sofia; Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ³Medical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ⁵Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁶Maulana Azad Medical College, ²-Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, New Delhi, India, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸The Myositis Association, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland., Bern, Switzerland, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombi, Barranquilla, Colombia, ¹¹NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital, National Medical Center “La Raza”, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Av. Jacaranda S/N, Col. La Raza, Del. Azcapotzalco, C.P. ⁰²⁹⁹⁰ Mexico City, Mexico., Mexico City, Mexico, ¹³Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ¹⁴Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ¹⁵School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Traditional clinical measures are well established in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), yet exploration of subjective well-being (SWB) remains limited. SWB assessment facilitates holistic patient…

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