Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

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…
Abstract Number: 1262 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Relationship Between Child Opportunity Index and Burden of Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ayah Eltoum¹, Livie Timmerman², Melissa Mannion¹ and Emily Smitherman¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gardendale, AL
Background/Purpose: Outcomes for systemic lupus erythematosus are known to be associated with sociodemographic indicators. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) is a well-validated measure of neighborhood…
Abstract Number: 2552 • ACR Convergence 2024
Changes in Social Determinants of Health Needs Uncovered by a Rheumatology-Based Screening and Assistance Program
Haelynn Gim¹, Rebecca Summit², Karli Retzel², Leah Santacroce², Virginia Bills³, Nancy Shadick², Sara Schoenfeld⁴ and Candace Feldman², ¹Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH), including non-medical social needs and adverse environmental exposures, contribute to inequities in rheumatic disease care and outcomes. Patients with…
Abstract Number: 0205 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardiovascular Event Risks Among Members with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and 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: A growing body of evidence highlights a link between rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)…
Abstract Number: 1368 • ACR Convergence 2024
Do CsDMARDs Still Play a Significant Role in Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Current Biologic/JAKI Era? A Prospective Observational Study to Estimate the Extent of Response to Conventional Synthetic DMARDs in RA– Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in South India
Prabhu Vasanth¹, John Mathew² and Divya K³, ¹Christian Medical college , Vellore , India, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ²Christian Medical college , Vellore , India, Vellore, India, ³Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Background/Purpose: Conventional synthetic DMARDs remained the mainstay of treatment of RA for decades. However, their use has decreased recently due to the emergence of biological…
Abstract Number: 2588 • ACR Convergence 2024
Examining the Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Osteoarthritis Prevalence and Risk Factors Among New York Residents
Titilayo Adeniran¹, David Cecil² and Ahinee Amamoo³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY, ²Samford University, Birmingham, ³Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, progressive condition affecting the musculoskeletal system, significantly impacting the quality of life and mobility of millions worldwide. It is…
Abstract Number: 0616 • ACR Convergence 2024
Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Victoria Delk¹, Dulaney Wilson², Gary Gilkeson², Jim Oates² and Diane Kamen², ¹Medical University of South Carolina, North Charleston, SC, ²Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with the potential to severely diminish patients' quality of life (QoL). SLE disproportionately affects young…
Abstract Number: 1673 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessing the Feasibility of a Mediterranean-Style Diet for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Racially and Culturally Diverse Population Across the United States
Chelsea Thompson¹, iazsmin Ventura¹, Cuoghi Edens², Tamiko Katsumoto³ and Sowmya Popuri⁴, ¹Section of Rheumatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Section of Pediatric Rheumatology, Section of Rheumatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Section of Internal Medicine, Loyola Medicine MacNeal, Maywood, IL
Background/Purpose: In 2023, the American College of Rheumatology published a conditional recommendation for patients living with Rheumatoid Arthritis to follow a “Mediterranean style” diet. However,…
Abstract Number: 2592 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Effects of Early Life Trauma and Socioeconomic Position on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk in Adulthood
Jennifer Woo¹ and Dale Sandler², ¹Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, ²Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Early life trauma (ELT) and neighborhood deprivation (ND)—a measure of socioeconomic position (SEP)—represent two aspects of the early life social environment that can be…

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