Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2021
Evaluating Patient No Show Rates to Rheumatology Appointments Across a Regional Healthcare System
Osman Bhatty¹, Rebecca Schorr², Tarun Sharma¹ and Mary Chester Wasko¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: No-show visits in various clinical settings are costly to providers and to health care systems, potentially representing between 3-14% of a clinic’s yearly income.…
Abstract Number: 0768 • ACR Convergence 2021
Poverty and Length of Stay in Children Hospitalized with Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Analysis of the 2016 Kids’ Inpatient Database
William Soulsby, Erica Lawson and Matthew Pantell, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies have demonstrated alarming health disparities in adult patients with SLE, including higher disease severity and activity among Hispanic and Black patients. Pediatric…
Abstract Number: 0782 • ACR Convergence 2021
Examining the Association of Socioenvironmental Factors with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Youth with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dragana Ostojic-Aitkens¹, Ashley Danguecan¹, Sarah Mossad¹, Michelle Quilter¹, Daphne Korczak², Reva Schachter³, Katherine Cost¹, Julie Couture⁴, Daniela Dominguez⁵, Lawrence Ng⁵, Paris Moaf⁶, Tala El Tal⁷, Deborah Levy⁵, Linda Hiraki⁵ and Andrea Knight¹, ¹Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Sickkids Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴CHU de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁵The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, ⁷University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Depression and anxiety symptoms are prevalent in youth with childhood-onset system lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Healthcare disparities and trauma are associated with adverse mental health…
Abstract Number: 1037 • ACR Convergence 2021
Variations in Total Knee Replacement Utilization and Outcomes in USA and Canada: The Role of Geography and Socioeconomic Factors
Bella Mehta¹, Kaylee Ho², Vicki Ling³, Susan Goodman⁴, Michael Parks⁴, Bheeshma Ravi⁵, Samprit Banerjee², Said Ibrahim⁶ and Peter Cram⁷, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ³Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁵Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Weill Cornell Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment option for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. The US is well known for having striking wealth-based disparities in…
Abstract Number: 1142 • ACR Convergence 2021
For Vulnerable Population Treated at a Community Health Center (CHC), Primary Care Physician (PCP) Turnover Should Be Included in Social Determinants of Health (SDH) on Non-completing Osteoporosis Treatment
Yu Na Kim¹ and Julie Crosson², ¹DotHouse Health, Boston, ²DotHouse Health, Boston University, Boston
Background/Purpose: Unexplained interruptions in treatment are common among patients with osteoporosis, but it is not well studied how PCP turnover affects incompletion of osteoporosis treatment…
Abstract Number: 1143 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Engagement in Bone Health Care Among Rural Veterans at Risk for Osteoporosis
Karla Miller¹, Kimberly McCoy², Christopher Richards², Aaron Seaman³ and Samantha Solimeo⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Section, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System; Division of Rheumatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ²VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS, Iowa City, IA, ³VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City (VRHRC-IC); Division of Genera l Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ⁴VA Office of Rural Health, Veterans Rural Health Resource Center-Iowa City; Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation; and Primary Care Analytics Team Iowa City (PCAT-IC), Department of Veterans Affairs, CADRE, Iowa City VA HCS Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: A virtual bone health team (BHT) model was implemented to identify, screen, and treat rural Veterans at risk for osteoporosis. This study was conducted…
Abstract Number: 1256 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with the Use of Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roya Hosseini¹, Souhiela fawaz² and Enrique Seoane-Vazquez², ¹Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Aliso Viejo, CA, ²Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by polyarthritis of small and large joints. RA is the second most common type…
Abstract Number: 1589 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rheumatology Patients
Rebecca Sadun¹, Amanda Eudy¹, Jennifer Rogers¹, Kai Sun², Lisa Criscione-Schreiber², Mithu Maheswaranathan², Jayanth Doss¹ and Megan Clowse³, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic diseases on certain immunosuppressant medications are known to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19. The ACR recommends COVID-19 vaccination for…
Abstract Number: 1593 • ACR Convergence 2021
Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity Among Adult Patients with Rheumatologic Disease
Teresa Dickson¹, Tessa Englund¹, Emily McCormick¹, Becki Cleveland¹, Kelli Allen², Andres Santana¹, Shruti SaxenaBeem¹, Julie Walker¹ and Saira Sheikh³, ¹Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC and Health Services Research & Development, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, ³University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered nationwide disruptions that limit opportunities for physical activity (PA). Addressing suboptimal levels of PA is important for disease management…
Abstract Number: 1607 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Health Literacy and Numeracy on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in SLE
Rebecca Sadun¹, Mithu Maheswaranathan¹, Megan Clowse², Kai Sun¹, Jennifer Rogers¹, Jayanth Doss¹, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber³ and Amanda Eudy¹, ¹Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The ACR has issued guidance recommending COVID-19 vaccine for all patients with rheumatic diseases. Vaccine hesitancy research prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 1987 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Transitioning to Adult Care
Nicole Bitencourt¹, Una Makris¹, Elizabeth Solow¹, Tracey Wright² and Bonnie Bermas³, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Plano, TX, ³UTSouthwestern.edu, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult care is a vulnerable period and is linked to increased healthcare utilization and poor outcomes. We sought to…
Abstract Number: 0001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Management of Rheumatic Diseases During COVID-19: A National Veterans Affairs Survey of Rheumatologists
Jasvinder Singh¹, John Richards², Elizabeth Chang³, Amy Joseph⁴ and Bernard Ng⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ³PVAHCS, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Washington University / St. Louis VA, Saint Louis, MO, ⁵VA Puget Sound HCS, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: To assess the experience, views and opinions of rheumatology providers at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities about rheumatic disease healthcare issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0049 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in a Large Academic Medical Center
Enid Sun¹, Carolina Alvarez², Leigh Callahan³ and Saira Sheikh⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Miami, FL, ³University of North Carolina Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Many aspects of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease (RMD) management require a high level of patient agency and open avenues for patient-provider contact. In the…
Abstract Number: 0052 • ACR Convergence 2020
Loneliness and Social Isolation Are Important Social Determinants Among Patients from Minority Communities with Rheumatic Diseases
Allen Anandarajah¹, Nancy Shelton², Leta Yi³, Meredith Graham⁴, Emily Papa⁵ and Robyn Carter⁵, ¹university of rochester medical center, rochesteruniversity, NY, ²Coordianted Care Services Inc, Rochester, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, rochester, NY, ⁴Collaborative Health Research, Rochester, NY, ⁵St. Joseph's Neighbourhood Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Loneliness and social isolation have detrimental effects on health and are associated with risk of an earlier death, depression and poor self-rated health. Few…
Abstract Number: 0053 • ACR Convergence 2020
¿Comprende? Assessing the Readability of Freely Available Spanish-Language Online Patient Education Materials for Rheumatologic Diseases
Carleigh Zahn¹, Bharat Kumar¹ and Cindy Puga², ¹University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ²Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
Background/Purpose: Spanish is the second most popular language in the United States and third most commonly spoken language internationally. Despite the high prevalence of Spanish…

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