Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 1024 • ACR Convergence 2024
Increased Social Vulnerability Index Predicts Lower Likelihood of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Daniel Montes¹, Elena Myasoedova¹, Chanakya Kodishala¹, Roslin Jose George¹, Andrew C. Hanson², Vanessa Kronzer¹, John Davis¹ and Cynthia Crowson¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with poorer short- and long-term health outcomes. Prior studies have reported considerable prevalence of adverse SDoH…
Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of Geocoded Social Deprivation Indices to Understand Health Disparities in Pediatric Rheumatology
William Soulsby and Emily Von Scheven, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) may impact health outcomes via neighborhood-level factors, such as access to medical care and neighborhood safety. Therefore, geocoded measures…
Abstract Number: 0185 • ACR Convergence 2024
New and Severe Damage in a Prevalent Lupus Cohort Through the Lens of Demographic and Neighborhood Disparities
Jonathan Katz¹, Ang Yu², Felix Elwert², Robert Greenlee³, David Gazeley⁴, Ann Rosenthal⁵, Jenna Cormier⁵, Bryn Sutherland⁵, Shalvi Parikh⁶, Yiran Jiang⁷ and Christie Bartels⁸, ¹University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, ³Marshfield Clinical Research Institute, Marshfield, WI, ⁴Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁵Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Mississippi Delta Family Medicine Residency, Greenville, MS, ⁷Annapolis Rheumatology, Washington, DC, ⁸University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) disproportionally affects minoritized populations. SLE damage, assessed by SLICC/ACR Damage Index (SDI), is higher in Black than in White US…
Abstract Number: 1047 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Treatment Switching on Adherence in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jean Park¹, Cliff Rutter², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Mary Anderson⁴, Will Cavers⁵, Dorothea Verbrugge⁶ and Kjel Johnson⁷, ¹CVS Health, Hartford, CT, ²CVS Health, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, ³CVS Health, Highland Village, TX, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁵CVS Health, Palm Beach Gardens, ⁶CVS Health, Salt Lake City, ⁷CVS Health, Tampa
Background/Purpose: Switching treatment from conventional to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is a common practice for managing autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic…
Abstract Number: 1936 • ACR Convergence 2024
Referral and Diagnostic Delays of Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study in Eight Countries
Nelly Ziade¹, Nizar Ani², avin maroof³, ASAL ADNAN RIDHA⁴, Manal El Rakawi⁵, Chafika Haouichat⁵, Bassel Elzorkany⁶, Sherif Gamal⁷, Mariama Erraoui⁸, Manal Al-Mashaleh⁹, Fatima Alnaimat¹⁰, Basel masri¹¹, fatemah Baron¹², Lina El Kibbi¹³, Krystel Aouad¹⁴, Karen Mechleb¹⁵ and Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁶, and ARCH ArLAR, ¹Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Baghdad College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq, ³University of Kurdistan Hawler, Erbil, Iraq, ⁴Baghdad Teaching Hospital, baghdad, Iraq, ⁵Djillali Bounaama University Hospital, Algiers, Algeria, ⁶Private (BZRC), Cairo, Egypt, ⁷Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁸Souss Massa Univeristy, Rabat, Morocco, ⁹Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ¹⁰The University of Jordan, amman, Jordan, ¹¹Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman, Jordan, ¹²Al-Jahra Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait, Kuwait, ¹³Specialized Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁴Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁵Saint Joseph University Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ¹⁶Rheumatology Unit, Lalla Aicha Temara Hospital, Temara, Rabat, Morocco
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs) may benefit from a critical window of opportunity for early intervention, yet referral delays remain a major…
Abstract Number: 0187 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Sex on Medication Adherence in Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jean Park¹, Cliff Rutter², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Mary Anderson⁴, Will Cavers⁵, Dorothea Verbrugge⁶ and Kjel Johnson⁷, ¹CVS Health, Hartford, CT, ²CVS Health, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, ³CVS Health, Highland Village, TX, ⁴CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁵CVS Health, Palm Beach Gardens, ⁶CVS Health, Salt Lake City, ⁷CVS Health, Tampa
Background/Purpose: Factors influencing optimal medication adherence in members with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are poorly understood. This evaluation…
Abstract Number: 1068 • ACR Convergence 2024
Improving Health Numeracy Literacy in Pediatric Patients with SLE
Nicole Salach¹, Sarah Rogal¹, Jessica Simpson¹, Sangeeta Sule², Abigail Bosk³ and Catherine Park¹, ¹Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, DC, ²Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Children's National Hospital, Bethesda, DC
Background/Purpose: Health literacy is key to better patient outcomes. One aspect of health literacy that warrants additional investigation in patients who have systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 2167 • ACR Convergence 2024
Trust and Shared Decision-Making in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Findings from a Pilot Survey Design Study
Hayley M Lynch¹, Jon Burnham², Joyce Chang³, Mackenzie McGill², Nellie P Butler² and Sabrina Gmuca², ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: The lifelong nature of pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) necessitates longitudinal doctor-patient relationships, and existing research in adult populations has demonstrated that aspects of…
Abstract Number: 0195 • ACR Convergence 2024
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients with SLE: A Point-of-Care Feasibility Study
S. Sam Lim¹, Vijay R. Nadipelli², Michelle Bruno³, Daphne Lew⁴, Bernard Rubin⁵, Charmayne M. Dunlop-Thomas⁶, Kristi R. Mitchell³, Lydia Demetriou⁷, Jeffrey Berko³ and Alfred Kim⁸, ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²GSK, Medical Evidence Generation, Philadelphia, PA, ³Atlas Clarity, LLC, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Institute for Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ⁵Progentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁷GSK, Global Clinical Operations, Brentford, United Kingdom, ⁸Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Currently, social determinants of health (SDoH; conditions in which people live) are not routinely screened for in US outpatient rheumatology clinics.1 SLE disproportionally affects…
Abstract Number: 1223 • ACR Convergence 2024
Community Based Study of Prevalence and Social Factors for Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia in Women from Western India
Vidit Gupta¹, Diksha Mishra¹, Shikhar Singh¹, Vaishnavi Chowhan¹, Shraddha Thorat¹, Kavita Krishna² and Sandeep Kansurkar³, ¹Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune), Pune, Maharashtra, India, ²Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ³Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune, India
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a disorder of chronic widespread pain. There is huge burden of this entity in community but there is scarcity of quality studies…
Abstract Number: 2377 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Neighborhood Area Deprivation Index on Outcomes in Lupus Patients in Bronx, NY
Anitha Ramu¹, Justina Shafik², Maedeh Ashrafi³, Juliann Allen², Kiera Brennan¹ and Noa Schwartz⁴, ¹Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Studies have demonstrated that socioeconomic status (SES) significantly influences outcomes of patients with SLE.1 Traditionally, tools such as income, education, occupation, and housing have…
Abstract Number: 0196 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)
Zoe Reed¹, Xana Howard¹, Cristina Arriens¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Wade DeJager², Joan Merrill³ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, OK
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects young women of certain racial and ethnic minority groups with enhanced severity…
Abstract Number: 1258 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating Factors Associated with Gaps in Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Systemic Lupus
Tamar Rubinstein¹, Avni Dave², Terrence Calistro³, Kimberly Rapoza³, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁴, Emily Masi⁵, Shari Salzhauer Berkowitz³, Zanab Mian⁶ and Kathleen Kenney-Riley⁷, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, White Plains, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY, ⁴North Shore LIJ Health System, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Cohen Children's Medical Center, Floral Park, NY, ⁶Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Port Chester, NY
Background/Purpose: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with systemic lupus (SLE) are at an especially high risk for disengagement in care, a possible cause of the…
Abstract Number: 2551 • ACR Convergence 2024
Modified Delphi Process to Propose an Equity Measurement Roadmap in Rheumatology
Sancia Ferguson¹, Allen Anandarajah², Melissa Wells³, Delamo Bekele⁴, Ashira Blazer⁵, Cynthia Crowson⁴, Deborah Desir⁶, Elizabeth Ferucci⁷, Wambui Machua⁸, Esi Morgan⁹, Wendy Rogers¹⁰, Lauren Smith¹¹, JoAnn Zell¹², Lisa Suter¹³, Shraddha Jatwani¹⁴ and Christie Bartels¹⁵, ¹University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Yale School of Medicine, WOODBRIDGE, CT, ⁷Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ⁸Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, ⁹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ¹⁰Lupus Foundation of America, Inc, Washington, DC, ¹¹Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, District Heights, MD, ¹²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, ¹³Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ¹⁴Dignity Health-MMG Rheumatology, Citrus Heights, CA, ¹⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Achieving health equity has been a long-standing goal, as Academy of Medicine leaders stated, ‘There is no equity without quality, and there is no…
Abstract Number: 0197 • ACR Convergence 2024
Characterizing Diet and Neighborhood Resources in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Justin Arnold¹, Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins², Linda Van Horn¹, Grace Whiteford¹, Lutfiyya Muhammad³, Jing Song⁴, Joan Chmiel¹, Anh Chung⁵, Daniel Erickson¹, Holly Milaeger¹, Christie Bartels⁶, Linda Ehrlich-Jones⁷ and rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Northwestern University, Worthington, MN, ⁵Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ⁷Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory, autoimmune disease that can present with pervasive self-reported fatigue, which negatively impacts the lives of most…

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