Abstracts tagged "socioeconomic factors"

Abstract Number: 0583 • ACR Convergence 2021
Obesity and Lower Socioeconomic Position Are Independently Associated with Incident Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Rozemarijn Witkam¹, James Gwinnutt¹, Jennifer Humphreys¹, Rachel Cooper², David Selby¹ and Suzanne Verstappen³, ¹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a known risk factor for OA and hypothesised as a risk factor for RA, although due to different underlying mechanisms. Lower socioeconomic…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lupus Nephritis Disparities Amongst Hospitalizations in the United States: A National Inpatient Sample Study
Sonia Gupta, Koree Willer, Amir Begovic, Mitch Waters, Laura Tarantino, Olufunmilayo Badejo, Ryan Walters and Theresa Townley, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Black, Hispanic, and Native American populations in the US experience increased morbidity and mortality from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with higher rates and worse…
Abstract Number: 0600 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Cohort Study of Retention in Ambulatory Lupus Care Among Medicare Patients with SLE-related Hospitalizations
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Carlos Torres², Amy Kind², Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi³, Ann Sheehy² and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: In other conditions that require chronic management, poor retention in ambulatory care is associated with adverse outcomes. We previously identified that living in the…
Abstract Number: 0609 • ACR Convergence 2021
Challenges of Caring for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis Experiencing Homelessness: Preliminary (12- Month) Follow-up Observations and Identification of Certain Barriers to Care
Baljeet Rai¹, Nicole Zagelbaum Ward², Abhimanyu Amarnani², Corinne Feldman², Brett Feldman² and Richard Panush², ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Modesto, CA, ²LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Homelessness is a public health crisis. Those with housing insecurity have unique barriers to healthcare that confound their outcomes. Because of the paucity of…
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: 1137 • ACR Convergence 2020
Access to Digital Health in an Urban Rheumatology Population
Bruce Youm¹ and Aruni Jayatilleke², ¹University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Jose, CA, ²Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Advances in treatment of rheumatologic diseases have increased emphasis on physician and patient use of health information technologies (HIT). While studies indicate that e-health…
Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR Convergence 2020
Rheumatic Diseases in Mexican Children and Their Psychosocial and Economic Impact on Caregivers
Fernando García Rodríguez¹, Brenda de Jesús Fortuna², Ingris Pelaez-Ballestas³, Enrique Faugier Fuentes⁴, Samara Mendieta Zerón⁵, Greta Reyes Cordero⁶, Sol Jiménez Hernández⁷, Ana Villarreal Treviño⁸, Jessica Guadarrama⁹, Sara Rosiles de la Garza⁸, Manuel de la O Cavazos⁸ and Nadina Rubio Pérez¹⁰, ¹Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Hospital Infantil De México Federico Gómez, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁵ISSEMYM Toluca, Estado de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Infantil de Especialidades de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, ⁷Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Mexico, ⁸Hospital Universitario "Dr.José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁹Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Distrito Federal, Mexico, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. PRD patients and their caregivers face a number of challenges, these include the consequences…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of Childhood-Onset SLE Disease Activity in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine¹, Timothy Beukelman¹, Andrea Knight², AKM Rahman¹, Mary Beth Son³, Jeffrey R Curtis⁴ and Aimee Hersh⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are at high risk for early morbidity and mortality, but predictors of moderate/high cSLE disease activity have…
Abstract Number: 1963 • ACR Convergence 2020
Variation in Quality of Care Among Patient Sociodemographic Groups in RISE Practices
Zara Izadi¹, Gabriela Schmajuk² and Jinoos Yazdany³, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that sociodemographic factors are associated with quality of care. Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) registry, we assessed…
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…

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