Abstracts tagged "Work Disability"

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: 2451 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Work Instability Scores In Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Are Equal and Higher Than In Psoriatic Arthritis
Sherry Rohekar¹, Robert D. Inman² and Dafna D. Gladman³, ¹Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical subsets of spondyloarthitis (SpA), such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may be associated with significant impact on work performance and…
Abstract Number: 1081 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effects of Coexisting Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndromes On Pain and Disability of the Computer Users With Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Hakan Genc¹, Ozgul Bozkurt Tuncer², Hatice Rana Erdem³, Baris Nacir¹, Aynur Karagoz¹ and Burcu Duyur Cakit¹, ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Yuksekova Public Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey, ³Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Coexisting cervical myofascial pain syndromes (MPS) can have serious effects on pain and disability of computer users with cumulative trauma disorders (CTD). The aims of…
Abstract Number: 1011 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Psychiatric and Cardiovascular Comorbidities As Causes Of Work Disability Among Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anne M. Kerola¹, Tuomo Nieminen², Markku J. Kauppi³, Hannu Kautiainen⁴, Tuomas Kerola³, Lauri J. Virta⁵, Timo Pohjolainen⁶ and Kari Puolakka⁷, ¹Medical School, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, ²Division of Cardiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, ⁴Unit of Primary Health Care, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Research Department, the Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland, ⁶ORTON Rehabilitation Centre, ORTON Foundation, Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Department of Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
Background/Purpose: A remarkable proportion of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients stop working before the normal age of retirement. Initial research data suggests that comorbidities, with depression…
Abstract Number: 904 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Worse Mental Health In Employed Adult Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): More Than Just A Job
Nadia E. Aikawa¹, Jms Gordo², R Krieger³, LE Paula⁴ and Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg¹, ¹Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Reumatologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao PAulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Work status and unemployment are significant future concerns among individuals with JIA, because roughly 20% patients enter adulthood with clinically active disease and disabled.…
Abstract Number: 337 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fatigue and Work Disability In Psoriatic Arthritis
Jessica Walsh¹, Molly McFadden², Gerald G. Krueger³, Allen D. Sawitzke¹ and Daniel O. Clegg⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Internal Medicine-Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah, SLC, UT, ³Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Rheumatology, George Wahlen VA Medical Center/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Fatigue and work disability (WD) are common in people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Pain and discomfort from PsA contribute to fatigue by impairing sleep…
Abstract Number: 1372 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Participation in Daily Activities After 24 Weeks of Certolizumab Pegol Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients, Including Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results of a Phase 3 Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
Désirée van der Heijde¹, Jürgen Braun², Martin Rudwaleit³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Endokrinologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Braine, Belgium, ⁵UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) includes both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA). AS significantly affects patients' (pts) work productivity.1 The impact of the…