1988
Identification of Factors Associated with the Diagnosis of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients
Levkoff S, Safran C, Cleary P, Gallop J, Phillips R. Identification of Factors Associated with the Diagnosis of Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1988, 36: 1099-1104. PMID: 3192888, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb04396.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionLow serum albuminTract infectionsHospital stayRisk factorsElevated white blood cell countWhite blood cell countRisk of deliriumDiagnosis of deliriumBlood cell countCases of deliriumMajor teaching hospitalHospital mortalityDischarge diagnosisHospital chargesSame hospitalTeaching hospitalDeliriumFactors AssociatedPatientsCell countAdmissionInfectionSerum albuminStayThe amplification of somatic symptoms.
Barsky A, Goodson J, Lane R, Cleary P. The amplification of somatic symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine 1988, 50: 510-519. PMID: 3186894, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198809000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall discomfortMedical walkTract infectionsMedical morbidityMedical illnessSystemic symptomsVocational disabilitySelf-report questionnairesSociodemographic characteristicsSomatic symptomsSomatosensory amplificationSignificant predictorsPatientsMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisMeasures of dysphoriaSymptomsDiscomfortDisabilityBodily sensationsMorbidityClinicIllnessInfectionSymptomatology
1987
Hip fracture
Campion E, Jette A, Cleary P, Harris B. Hip fracture. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 78-82. PMID: 3559780, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital complicationsHip fracturePrefracture functional statusRecent hip fractureCent of patientsHip fracture patientsUrinary tract infectionHeart rhythm disturbancesHigh-cost patientsStepwise multivariate regressionFracture patientsPatient ageTract infectionsSurgical repairHospital chargesIntertrochanteric fracturesProspective studyFunctional statusRhythm disturbancesHospital costsFunctional impairmentPatientsStayMean length