Abstracts tagged "Surveys"

Abstract Number: 0367 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differences in Self-Reported Medication Nonadherence and its Drivers in Young Adults versus Older Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hannah Concannon¹, Kai Sun², Jennifer Rogers³, Megan Clowse⁴, Rachel Randell², Mithu Maheswaranathan⁵, Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, Nathaniel Harris⁶, Amanda Eudy⁷ and Rebecca Sadun², ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Duke, Durham, NC, ⁴Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁷Duke University, Raleigh, NC
Background/Purpose: Medication adherence poses a challenge for patients with SLE, especially younger patients, who often experience both more active disease and more intensive treatments than…
Abstract Number: 2199 • ACR Convergence 2025
Disparities in Reproductive Health Counseling Among Hispanic Women with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: Insights from a Patient-Reported Survey in an Urban Safety-Net Setting
Eaman Alhassan¹, Laura Kobashigawa², Vanessa Ramos², Jack Rodman² and Leanna Wise³, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Southern California, Los Angeles, ³LAGMC/Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Reproductive-age Hispanic women with rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (combined, inflammatory arthritis; IA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often bear a higher disease burden…
Abstract Number: 1259 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease in Uncontrolled Gout: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Angelo Gaffo¹, Bhavisha Desai², Abiola Oladapo³, Nana Kragh⁴, Rebekah Zincavage⁵, Brad Padilla⁵ and Naomi Schlesinger⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA, Birmingham, AL, ²Sobi, Glastonbury, CT, ³Sobi INC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Sobi, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, ⁵Stratevi, Boston, ⁶Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Many patients with uncontrolled gout (UG) experience symptoms despite being on urate-lowering therapy (ULT), often requiring support from informal caregivers. UG impacts patients and…
Abstract Number: 0295 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multidimensional Analysis of Fatigue in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Clinical, Psychological, and Sociodemographic Determinants
Manali Sarkar¹, Meera Shah², Vincenzo Venerito³, Vikas Agarwal⁴ and Latika Gupta⁵, ¹Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ²Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ³Univeristy of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁴Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁵School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Fatigue significantly impacts quality of life in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) but remains poorly understood. This study aimed to identify the key determinants of…
Abstract Number: 2189 • ACR Convergence 2025
Physician Practices and Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromyalgia: A US Chart Review Study
Daniel Clauw¹, Parul Houston², Zhao Yang², Todd Grinnell² and Lesley Arnold³, ¹Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Axsome Therapeutics, Inc, New York, NY, ³University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder driven by dysregulated central pain processing, which impairs daily function and quality of life. Current understanding…
Abstract Number: 1254 • ACR Convergence 2025
Symptom Burden and Treatment Experience in Fibromyalgia: Results From a National Patient Survey
Lesley Arnold¹, Zhao Yang², Parul Houston², Todd Grinnell² and Daniel Clauw³, ¹University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²Axsome Therapeutics, Inc, New York, NY, ³Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic, widespread pain disorder driven by dysregulated central pain processing which substantially impairs daily function and quality of life. Approved…
Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2025
Current practices and challenges in tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment among patients with rheumatic diseases: A multiregional physician survey in China
Xu Wang, Lifan Zhang and Lidan Zhao, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to assess the current clinical practices of tuberculosis (TB) infection screening and TB preventive treatment (TPT) among patients with rheumatic diseases,…
Abstract Number: 2185 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Evolving Digital Landscape of Social Media among Rheumatology Professionals: A Global Analysis by the EULAR SoMeR Study Group
Latika Gupta¹, Manali Sarkar², Jeffrey Sparks³, Loreto Carmona⁴, Vikas Agarwal⁵, Carlo Vinicio Caballero Uribe⁶, Dzifa Dey⁷, Chris Edwards⁸, Francis BERENBAUM⁹ and Elena Nikiphorou¹⁰, ¹School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham; Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester; Francis Crick Institute, London, Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom, ²Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Instituto de Salud Musculoesquelética (InMusc), Madrid, Spain, ⁵Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombi, Barranquilla, Colombia, ⁷Rheumatology Unit Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, ⁸University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁹Sorbonne University/Inserm/AP-HP/⁴Moving Biotech, Paris, France, ¹⁰King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Social media (SoMe) has become an indispensable tool in healthcare, providing platforms for information sharing, networking, and education. However, its use presents challenges including…
Abstract Number: 1253 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Assessing Resident Physician Acceptance of the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 Survey and its Impact on Physician-Patient Relationship
Nisha Sapkota¹, Chana Birnbaum², Henna Levitansky², Yevheniia Andriushchenko², Saadia Malik², Melissa Andrade², Sarang Choi² and Sima Terebelo², ¹Interfaith Medical Center, One Broolyn Health, Brooklyn, NY, ²Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn
Background/Purpose: When treating patients with rheumatological conditions, building a strong physician-patient relationship plays an important role in determining disease outcomes. The Routine Assessment of Patient…
Abstract Number: 0187 • ACR Convergence 2025
Message Testing in Online Recruitment Advertisements for a National Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Study
Matthew Kearney¹, Sarah Hopkins Gillespie¹, Stephanie Chen¹, Tyler Cavin², Christine Lindsay³, Christopher Ritchlin⁴, Jennifer Seifert⁵, Susan Goodman⁶, Jessica Fishman¹ and Alexis Ogdie⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Self, prosper, TX, ⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, ⁵University of Colorado and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Aurora, CO, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁷Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Study recruitment procedures have increasingly included paid advertisements using social media. However, it is unclear which types of message framing will be the most…
Abstract Number: 2171 • ACR Convergence 2025
Knowledge of Fertility and Infertility Treatments Among Physicians Treating Women with Rheumatic Diseases: FIT-KS Survey
Andres M. Ortiz-Rios¹, Mara Alejandra Ponce-Santillan¹, Braulio R. Avalos-Garcia¹, Eva Abigaid Galindo-Calvillo¹, Carolina Treviño-Sanchez¹, Samantha Lynn Salinas-Rodriguez¹, Arantza Michelle Núñez-Elizondo², Erendira Berenice Noyola-Sauceda¹, Guadalupe Valentina Vazquez-Guerra¹, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza³, Lorena Perez-Barbosa¹, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴ and Cassandra Michele Skinner-Taylor¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo León, México., Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic diseases frequently affect individuals of reproductive age, and up to 40–70% may experience fertility issues related to disease activity, medications, delayed childbearing, and…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient and Clinician Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Medicine for Rheumatic Disease
Ailia Ali¹, Sarah Sun¹, Faryal Shaikh¹, Tamiko Katsumoto², Neha Shah³, Kimberly Trotter¹ and Pankti Reid⁴, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Millbrae, CA, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is increasingly prevalent among patients with rheumatic diseases, yet alignment between patient practices and clinician perspectives remains poorly…
Abstract Number: 0152 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring internet use and health information behaviour in patients with inflammatory rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD)
Ioana Andreica¹, Sulafa Chikh Mohamad², Dieter Wiek³, Birgit Barten³, Iulia Roman⁴, Anja Kremser⁵, David Kiefer⁶, Philipp Sewerin¹, Uta Kiltz⁷ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne; Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Deutsche Rheuma Liga, Germany, Bonn, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁶Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Private practice of rheumatology, Hattingen, Germany, Herne, Germany, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Digital health literacy has recently become a focus of patient-centred recommendations, not only as a key social determinant of health, but also as a…
Abstract Number: 0370 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adolescents’ and Providers’ Perceptions of the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology
Julia Witowska, Brett Curtis, Melanie Donahue, Sara Platte, Rebecca Northway and Jacqueline Madison, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology is a vulnerable period for adolescents and is associated with greater disease burden. Adolescents require an organized…
Abstract Number: 1299 • ACR Convergence 2024
Board-Style Rheumatology Teaching for Medicine Residents: Novel Approach to Curriculum Development
Merve Aksoy*, Shadi Jafari-Esfahani*, Yasaman Ahmadzadeh and Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: During their training, internal medicine (IM) residents often have limited exposure to rheumatology, resulting in decreased confidence levels and inadequate scores on the In-training…

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