Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 1919 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient-reported Social Risk Factor Screening Among Rheumatology Outpatients
Alissa Chandler¹, Mohammed Hamid², Aurora Jiao³, Kelsey Hulcher⁴, Isha Sharma⁵, Patrice Odom⁴, Andrew Robinson⁶, Sara Kellahan², Maura Kepper⁷, Colleen Dostal⁸, Senada Fenelon⁹, Seth Eisen¹⁰, Daphne Lew¹¹ and Alfred Kim¹², ¹Washington University, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, ⁴Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, San Jose, CA, ⁶Washington University, Fenton, MO, ⁷Washington University, Brown School of Social Work, Saint Louis, ⁸Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, St. Louis, MO, ⁹Washington University St Louis, Ballwin, MO, ¹⁰Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹¹Center 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, ¹²Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to pilot test a patient-reported social risk factor (SRF) screening tool among rheumatology outpatients and to examine the…
Abstract Number: 0140 • ACR Convergence 2024
Estimation of 10-year Cardiovascular (CV) Risk and Traditional CV Risk Factors Distribution in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from Three Italian Macro-areas
Fabiola Atzeni¹, Fabio Cacciapaglia², Elena Bartoloni Bocci³, Matteo Piga⁴, Garifallia Sakellariou⁵, Ombretta Viapiana⁶, Alessandro Giollo⁷, SIMONE PARISI⁸, Maria Sole Chimenti⁹, Ennio Giulio Favalli¹⁰, Addolorata Corrado¹¹, Eleonora Celletti¹², Ivan Giovannini¹³, Serena Guiducci¹⁴, Elisa Gremese¹⁵, Andreina Manfredi¹⁶, Francesca Romana Spinelli¹⁷ and Gian Luca Erre¹⁸, and "Cardiovascular Obesity and Rheumatic DISeaases" Study Group of the Italian Society of Rheumatology, ¹University of Messina, Italy, Messina, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit. Department of Medicine, Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit - Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS Pavia,, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, ⁷Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padova, Padua, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, TURIN, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy, ¹⁰ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milan, Lombardia, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy, ¹²Medical Clinic, SS. Annunziata Hospital of Chieti, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy, ¹³Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁴University of Florence, Pistoia, Italy, ¹⁵Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹⁶University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ¹⁷Sapienza University of Rome, Rome - Italy, Roma, Rome, Italy, ¹⁸Rheumatology Unit - University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Background/Purpose: Geographic origins can significantly impact people’s health, particularly in Italy, where regional health disparities are among the most pronounced [1]. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is…
Abstract Number: 1017 • ACR Convergence 2024
Non-Adherence and Missed Appointments in Rheumatology: Pre and Post COVID-19 Pandemic Impact
Daniela Alejandra Salcedo-Soto¹, Ana Cecilia Bardan-Inchaustegui², Pablo Gamez-Siller³, Deynna Montserrat Lara Mendez⁴, Diana Elsa Flores-Alvarado⁵, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio⁶, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza² and Dionicio Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario Dr Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ³Facultad de Medicina UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, MONTERREY, Mexico, ⁷UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases (RDs) require consistent management with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and regular medical follow-up. However, non-adherence to medication and unattended appointments are common…
Abstract Number: 1922 • ACR Convergence 2024
Insights into Rheumatology Practice in Uganda
Marwin Groener¹, Evelyn Hsieh², Lillian Tugume³ and Mark Kaddumukasa³, ¹Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, ²Yale School of Medicine / VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, CT, ³Makerere University Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
Background/Purpose: Data regarding the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa is scarce and only a small number of rheumatologists practice in this region. Uganda…
Abstract Number: 0149 • ACR Convergence 2024
Beliefs on Self-Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Other Chronic Diseases Using the Nationally Representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Samuel Good¹, Bryant England² and Elizabeth Volkmann³, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of California, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Studies that evaluate experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have found that patients identify self-empowerment and a sense of control as important factors…
Abstract Number: 1022 • ACR Convergence 2024
Social Determinants of Health in Osteoporosis Treatment Patterns Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Major Osteoporotic Fracture in the All of Us Research Program: A Cross-Sectional Study
Marshall Weber¹, Brinda Basida², Colton Hoffer² and Rachel Elam³, ¹Augusta University, Augusta, GA, ²Augusta University / VA Augusta Health System, Augusta, GA, ³Augusta University, Evans, GA
Background/Purpose: Despite widely available bone health pharmacologic therapies, there is a significant osteoporosis treatment gap in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this…
Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2024
Social Determinants of Health Documentation and Prevalence Among Rheumatology Patients Seen in a Southern Medical Center
Kate McCarty¹, Rahima Begum¹, Kiara Aaron¹, Candace Feldman² and Maria I. ("Maio") Danila³, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of Health (SDoH) such as poverty and housing instability, influence outcomes of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD). People with RMD…
Abstract Number: 0180 • ACR Convergence 2024
Collaborative Solutions to Lupus Trial Challenges for Underrepresented Participant Recruitment & Engagement: Perspectives from the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN)
Brandon Jackson¹, Maria Dall'Era², Saira Sheikh³, Xueting Zhang⁴, Taylor Irons⁵, Claire Finney⁶, Taylor Adjei⁷, Jennifer Meriwether⁷, Caroline Donovan⁸, Carla Menezes⁹ and Stacie Bell¹⁰, ¹Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, Miami, FL, ²UCSF, Corte Madera, CA, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Weill Cornell, New York, NY, ⁵Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, Houston, ⁶Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, Birmingham, AL, ⁷Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, New York, NY, ⁸Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, Arlington, VA, ⁹Lupus Research Alliance / Lupus Therapeutics, Brooklyn, NY, ¹⁰Lupus Therapeutics, Lakewood, CO
Background/Purpose: Racial and ethnic minority groups face higher lupus prevalence and severity and remain inadequately represented in lupus clinical trials. Lupus Therapeutics, the clinical affiliate…
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: 0535 • ACR Convergence 2023
Pharmacologic Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Large Urban Medical Center: Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Race/Ethnicity and Sex
EA TROY¹, ZT Chan¹, WL GALLANTER², EM Adams³, Mina Al-Awqati² and Huan Chang¹, ¹University of Illinois at Chicago; Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is estimated to affect up to 1,647,500 Americans, resulting in significant disability and lost productivity for affected individuals. Biologic medications reduce…
Abstract Number: 1898 • ACR Convergence 2023
Patient After Visit Instructions at a University Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic: Do They Make a Difference?
Dijo Joseph, Rong Hu, Robert Min, Meenakshi Jolly and Sobia Hassan, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: As low health literacy (HL) has been linked to poor health outcomes in rheumatic diseases, it is important to optimize organizational HL. One way…

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