Abstract Number: 1191 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity Evidence for Two Objective Structured Clinical Examination Stations to Assess Core Examination Skills of the Shoulder and Knee
Validity Evidence for 2 Objective Structured Clinical Examination Stations to Assess Core Examination Skills of the Shoulder and Knee Background/Purpose: A multi-disciplinary group developed…Abstract Number: 1719 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Structural Progression on MRI of Sacroiliac Joints in Patients with Spondyloarthritis be Reliably Detected and What Type of Calibration Is Necessary to Achieve This?
Background/Purpose: There is growing interest in the management of early axial spondyloarthritis and intervention with disease-modifying agents while disease is still confined to the sacroiliac…Abstract Number: 2094 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of Gout Flare Using an Administrative Claims Based Algorithm
Background/Purpose: Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis characterized by repeated acute flares. The ability to accurately identify gout flares is critical for comparative effectiveness studies…Abstract Number: 2263 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Construct and Convergent Validity of Four Global Measures of at-Work Productivity Loss in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Several global measures are available to assess at-work productivity loss in rheumatic diseases. Paucity in research exploring the construct validity of such measures contributes…Abstract Number: 2393 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of a Web-Based Overlay for Sectoral Scoring of Active Lesions on MRI in Hip Osteoarthritis: Femoral Bone Marrow Lesions Predict Response to Intra-Articular Hyaluronate
Background/Purpose: Bone marrow lesions (BML) and synovitis are MRI features that have been associated with symptoms and disease progression in patients with osteoarthritis. The Hip…Abstract Number: 2474 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychometric Properties of the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale in Patients with Limited and Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis: Analysis from the Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Cohort
Background/Purpose: Despite the common appearance changes in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and the potential adverse psychosocial impact of such changes, research in this area…Abstract Number: 2989 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Romanian Version of the University of Californa at Los Angeles Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0) Instrument
Background/Purpose: UCLA Scleroderma Clinical Trial Consortium Gastrointestinal Tract (UCLA SCTC GIT 2.0) Instrument is a comprehensive, self-administered survey for the assessment of gastrointestinal involvement in patients…Abstract Number: 27 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Self-Reported Sedentary Behavior in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract Background/Purpose: Sedentary behavior is associated with increased risk of functional decline and disability. Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spend more time in sedentary activity…Abstract Number: 3151 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Modules for Use in Childhood-Onset Lupus
Background/Purpose: Childhood-onset lupus (cSLE) has a substantial negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that accurately assess HRQoL and are responsive…Abstract Number: 166 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validity and Sensitivity to Change of the Semi-Quantitative Omeract Ultrasound Scoring System for Tenosynovitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Tenosynovitis is frequent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. One study indicates that tenosynovitis detected by modern imaging has prognostic value with respect to subsequent…Abstract Number: 341 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Construct Validity of Four Hand Mobility Measures in Hand Osteoarthritis (HOA)
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT HOA working group recently proposed ‘hand mobility' as an outcome measure in HOA trials, although no disease specific instruments are available yet.…Abstract Number: 379 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of a Short Calcium Intake List to Estimate Daily Dietary Calcium Intake of Patients with Osteoporosis
Background/Purpose: Calcium supplements are prescribed for prevention of osteoporotic fractures, but excess intake has been associated with cardiovascular events. The most adequate tools for estimating…Abstract Number: 407 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Observer Variability of the Histological Classification of Lupus Glomerulonephritis in Children
Background/Purpose: The gold standard for diagnosis and classification of lupus nephritis (LN) is according to the renal histology. The inter-observer reliability between histologists is variable.…Abstract Number: 476 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Disease Activity Measures Change Substantially and Irregularly over Time in Individual Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Considered to be in Steady State
Background/Purpose: Assessment of clinical markers of disease activity is routine in monitoring patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in daily practice. Changes in clinical measures may…Abstract Number: 2335 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reliability and Validity of the Arthritis Helplessness Index in Systemic Sclerosis
Background/Purpose: The unpredictable and uncontrollable course of rheumatic diseases has made them an interesting area of study in the learned helplessness and health outcomes literature.…