Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

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…
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: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2023
Impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) on Survey Response Times Among Lupus Patients
Daniel Bao¹, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas², Cristina Drenkard² and S. Sam Lim², ¹Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Social determinants of health (SDoH) significantly impact outcomes of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. However, little is known about the influence of SDoH on…
Abstract Number: 1002 • ACR Convergence 2023
Optimizing Rural Rheumatology Access: Collaborative Tele-Health Clinic Between University of North Carolina and Piedmont Health 1 Year Extension and Opportunities for Improvement
Prarthana Jain¹, Eli Tiller², John Doughton³, Rumey Ishizawar⁴ and Alfredo Rivadeneira⁴, ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Pittsboro, NC, ²University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine, Piedmont Health Services, Siler City, NC, ³University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine, Piedmont Health Services, Prospect Hill, NC, ⁴University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Access to healthcare is challenging for racial and ethnic minorities, especially in medically underserved rural areas.1 This issue is particularly prevalent in North Carolina…

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