Abstracts tagged "Work Disability"

Abstract Number: 702 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment with Golimumab or Infliximab Reduces Health Resource Utilization and Increases Work Productivity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in a Large, Prospective Real-Life Cohort
Pascal Claudepierre¹, Filip van Den Bosch², Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini³, Shiva Sajjan⁴, N Vastesaeger⁵, Marinella Govoni⁶ and Sumesh Kachroo⁷, ¹Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ²Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ⁴Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, ⁵Merck Sharp & Dohme, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Via Tasso 14, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Italy, Cento, Italy, ⁷CORE, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the effect of the anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents, golimumab (GLM) and infliximab (IFX), on healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and work productivity…
Abstract Number: 2479 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Productivity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated before and after Implementation of a Treat-to-Target Strategy
Siri Lillegraven¹, Maria Dahl Mjaavatten¹, Nina P. Sundlisater¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Inge C Olsen², Till Uhlig¹, Daniel H. Solomon³, Tore K Kvien¹, Espen A. Haavardsholm¹ and the ARCTIC Study Group, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Division of Rheumatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known cause of work productivity loss. Participation in work-related activities is defined as part of the primary goal of…
Abstract Number: 2670 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Disability in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Primary SjöGren’s Syndrome – a Population-Based Cohort Study
Thomas Mandl¹, Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen², Marie Skougaard Nielsen², Peter Olsson¹ and Lars Erik Kristensen³, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden, ²The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: To study long-term work disability (WD) and possible predictors in newly diagnosed patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Methods: 51 pSS patients…
Abstract Number: 2730 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Disease Flare Perception on Work Productivity and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in Real World Setting
William Tillett^1,2, James Piercy³, Su Chen⁴ and Fabiana Ganz⁵, ¹Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Adelphi Real World, Cheshire, United Kingdom, ⁴AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁵Neuhofstrasse 23, AbbVie, Baar, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may experience temporary worsening of symptoms or disease flare, which can be painful enough to interfere with day-to-day…
Abstract Number: 3252 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Content Analysis of Ergonomic Recommendations Using the Ergonomic Assessment Tool for Arthritis
Lisa Allyn¹, Lisa Zoller¹, Catherine L. Backman^2,3 and Diane Lacaille^4,5, ¹The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Work cessation and at-work productivity loss are common and early outcomes of inflammatory arthritis (IA). Ergonomic accommodations contribute to successful management of arthritis symptoms…
Abstract Number: 653 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Responses and Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes Are Associated with Increased Productivity in the Workplace and at Home in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol
Désirée van der Heijde¹, Juergen Braun², Martin Rudwaleit³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA).1 AS significantly affects patient (pt) workplace productivity in both performance and disease-related absenteeism.2…
Abstract Number: 2481 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Disability in a Cohort of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Cecilia Zaffarana¹, Osvaldo Luis Cerda¹, Josefina Gallino Yanzi¹, Margarita Landi¹, Emilce Schneeberger¹, Ignacio Carrillo¹, María del Carmen Gonzalez Guzmán¹, Jose A Maldonado Cocco¹, Susana Gagliardi¹ and Gustavo Citera², ¹Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Consultorios Reumatológicos Pampa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Several studies showed that unemployment and work disability are high in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Te purpose of this study is to evaluate work…
Abstract Number: 2648 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitality, Presenteeism, and Their Determinants in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with a 6-Month Induction Infliximab Therapy Added on a Triple Combination Therapy
Vappu Rantalaiho¹, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo², Hannu Kautiainen³, Petri Mankinen⁴, Janne Martikainen⁵ and Kari Puolakka⁶, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ²Rheumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ³Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁴Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research Unit (PHORU), School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, ⁵Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Unit, School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, ⁶Department of Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
Background/Purpose: To evaluate vitality, reduced paid and unpaid work ability, and productivity losses for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) available for work force at…
Abstract Number: 2860 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Responses in Joint and Skin Outcomes and Patient-Reported Outcomes Are Associated with Increased Productivity in the Workplace and at Home in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated with Certolizumab Pegol
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Dafna Gladman², Désirée van der Heijde³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Philip J. Mease⁵, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Compared to the general population, patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) suffer greater amounts of disability and substantially lower employment rates.1 Few studies have…
Abstract Number: 105 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Resource Use and Health Related Quality of Life Burden of Gout Exacerbated By Common Comorbidities: Results from the 2012-2013 National Health and Wellness Survey
Robert Morlock¹, Natalia M. Flores², Kathy Annunziata³, J. Chapnick⁴ and Sulabha Ramachandran⁵, ¹4939 Directors Place, Ardea Biosciences, San Diego, CA, ²Kantar Health, Foster City, CA, ³Kantar Health, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Kantar Health, Horsham, PA, ⁵AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Gout is caused by chronic high serum uric acid (SUA) levels (i.e., hyperuricemia), which leads to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in musculoskeletal…
Abstract Number: 2560 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvements in Workplace and Household Productivity and Social Participation with Certolizumab Pegol over 96 Weeks in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis, Including Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Desiree van der Heijde¹, Juergen Braun², Martin Rudwaleit³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Endokrinologikum, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Allee De La Recherche 60, UCB Pharma, Anderlecht, Belgium, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) includes both ankylosing spondylitis (AS, meeting modified New York criteria) and axSpA with no sacroiliitis on X-ray (non-radiographic axSpA, nr-axSpA). Previous…
Abstract Number: 2487 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Tofacitinib on Health Care Resource Utilization and Work Productivity in US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
V. Strand¹, R. Riese², R. Gerber², D. Gruben², A.G. Bushmakin², E.Y. Mahgoub³ and G. Wallenstein², ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we describe health care resource utilization (HCRU) and work…
Abstract Number: 2034 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Treat-to-Target Strategy Preserves Work Capacity in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Mihir D. Wechalekar¹, Steve Quinn², Susan Lester³, Ella Shanahan⁴, Robert Metcalf⁵, E. Michael Shanahan⁶ and Susanna Proudman^4,7, ¹Flinders University School of Medicine, Adelaide, Australia, ²Flinders Clinical Effectiveness, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ³Rheumatology Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, Australia, ⁴University of Adelaide, Discipline of Medicine, Adelaide, Australia, ⁵University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA, Australia
Background/Purpose Historical data (1)indicate a third of patients with RA are unable to work within the first 5 years of diagnosis. Our aim was to…
Abstract Number: 1552 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvements in Workplace and Household Productivity and Social Participation with Certolizumab Pegol over 96 Weeks in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Dafna D. Gladman², Désirée van der Heijde³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Philip J. Mease⁵, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose Compared to the general population, patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) suffer greater amounts of disability and substantially lower employment rates.1 The previous results…
Abstract Number: 577 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Substantial Decrease in Work Productivity and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Back Pain of Recent Onset: Data from the SPACE-Cohort
A Roeterink¹, M de Hooge², R. van den Berg², H Dagfinrud³, M Turina⁴, M. van Oosterhout⁵, D. van der Heijde¹ and F van Gaalen², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Oslo City Dept of Rheumat, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Groene Hartziekenhuis, Gouda, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with work productivity (WP) loss and a decreased health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Little is known about WP loss and…

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