2019
The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches
Fowler FJ, Cosenza C, Cripps LA, Edgman‐Levitan S, Cleary PD. The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 714-721. PMID: 30656646, PMCID: PMC6505419, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateMore primary care visitsPrimary care visitsPrimary care practicesSample of patientsLow response rateSurvey response rateCare visitsPatient populationAdministration protocolCAHPS surveyCare practicesPatientsCharacteristics of respondentsComparison of MailEmail invitationEmail addressesAdministration modeRespondent characteristicsLittle evidenceMailProtocolNonresponse biasVisits
2016
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts
Elliott MN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Edwards C, Orr N, Beckett MK, Mallett J, Cleary PD. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 456-463. PMID: 26953300, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part CMedicare Part DPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPrescription drug plansPrescription drug coverageDrug plansMedicare beneficiariesDrug coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesOverall health care costsMedicare Advantage health plansMA plansHealth care costsPercent of beneficiariesAffordable Care ActQuality bonus paymentsPlan enrolleesMedicare prescription drug coverageCare costsHealth plansCare ActPositive experiencesAge sixtyBeneficiary assessmentMedicationsMA counterpartsBeneficiariesEnrollees
2015
Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting
Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG, Goldstein EH, Cleary PD, Giordano LA, Beckett MK, Zaslavsky AM. Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting. Health Services Research 2015, 50: 1850-1867. PMID: 25854292, PMCID: PMC4693845, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital care experiencesAdult inpatientsHospital characteristicsPublic reportingLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed effects regression modelsPatient characteristicsHCAHPS measuresHospital careHospital typePatient experienceHCAHPS scoresHospitalMeaningful improvementsCare experiencesPatient mixLarge hospitalsU.S. hospitalsPercent decreaseInpatientsNational probability sampleGreater improvementProbability sampleNarrowing GapsRegression models
2014
Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality
Xu X, Buta E, Anhang Price R, Elliott MN, Hays RD, Cleary PD. Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality. Health Services Research 2014, 50: 1146-1161. PMID: 25483571, PMCID: PMC4545351, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient care experiencesCare experiencesNational Death Index mortality dataMedical careCox proportional hazards modelNational Health Interview SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey dataOverall care experienceProportional hazards modelHealth Interview SurveyPatient experience measuresCause mortalityClinic visitsHalf of respondentsAmenable deathsHazards modelRespondents ages 18MortalityAge 18Mortality dataDoctor's officeInterview SurveyExperience measuresDeathPatients
2011
How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare?
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Orr N, Hambarsoomian K, Cleary PD. How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare? Health Services Research 2011, 46: 1039-1058. PMID: 21306370, PMCID: PMC3165177, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01245.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFair self-rated healthHealth care providersSubgroup characteristicsSelf-rated healthHealth care experiencesLow-income subsidyMedicare Consumer AssessmentUniform careCare scoresAge 85Care providersMedicare beneficiariesService MedicareCare experiencesCAHPS measuresConsumer AssessmentHigh school degreeCareSystem surveyParticular subgroupManaged CareAssessed differencesTraditional feeLow incomeSignificant positive interaction
2000
Sex differences in assessments of the quality of medicare managed care
Cleary P, Zaslavsky A, Cioffi M. Sex differences in assessments of the quality of medicare managed care. Women's Health Issues 2000, 10: 70-79. PMID: 10736560, DOI: 10.1016/s1049-3867(99)00045-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Physical and Psychosocial Functioning of Women and Men After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Ayanian J, Guadagnoli E, Cleary P. Physical and Psychosocial Functioning of Women and Men After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. JAMA 1995, 274: 1767-1770. PMID: 7500506, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530220033028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCongestive heart failureRecent myocardial infarctionBypass surgeryHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMental healthClass IV anginaObservational cohort studySeverity of anginaTime of surgeryCoronary artery diseaseMajor teaching hospitalCohort studyArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsNurse reviewersMedical recordsTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesPostoperative functioningDaily livingSurgeryPsychosocial functioningFeatures of male versus female patients undergoing surgery for osteoarthritis: comment on two recent articles
Katz J, Liang M, Gabriel S, Cleary P. Features of male versus female patients undergoing surgery for osteoarthritis: comment on two recent articles. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1995, 38: 448-448. PMID: 7880203, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780380329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Differences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis
Katz J, Wright E, Guadagnoli E, Liang M, Karlson E, Cleary P. Differences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1994, 37: 687-694. PMID: 8185695, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor orthopedic surgeryWorse functional statusFunctional status scoresFunctional statusSpinal stenosisDegenerative arthritisClinical characteristicsStatus scoreOrthopedic surgeryPreoperative functional status scoreDegenerative lumbar spinal stenosisAdvanced degenerative arthritisTime of laminectomyOutcome of surgeryDegenerative spinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisBody mass indexGreater functional improvementTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySelf-administered questionnaireHospital complicationsConsecutive patientsComorbid conditions
1993
Hypochondriacal patients' beliefs about good health
Barsky A, Coeytaux R, Sarnie M, Cleary P. Hypochondriacal patients' beliefs about good health. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 1085-1089. PMID: 8317581, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.7.1085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore symptomsHypochondriacal patientsGood healthNonhypochondriacal patientsAggregate medical morbiditySymptom-free stateGeneral medicine clinicMedical care utilizationGood test-retest reliabilityNumerous somatic symptomsMedical morbidityCare utilizationClinical featuresTest-retest reliabilityMedicine clinicHypochondriacal symptomsPatients' beliefsBodily preoccupationPatientsMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsSomatic symptomsSymptomsAmbiguous symptomsComparison group
1990
The identification of psychiatric illness by primary care physicians
Cleary P, Burns B, Nycz G. The identification of psychiatric illness by primary care physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1990, 5: 355-360. PMID: 2374045, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPsychiatric illnessCare physiciansGeneral Health QuestionnaireMental health problemsMultispecialty group practiceStratified probability samplePrimary careMedical recordsHealth QuestionnairePsychiatric disordersAffective disordersHealth problemsMental disordersStudy participantsPatientsIllnessPhysiciansGroup practiceDisordersSemirural areaFrequent usersProbability sampleWomenMen
1987
Differences in Determinants of Physician Use Between Aged and Middle-Aged Persons
Levkoff S, Cleary P, Wetle T. Differences in Determinants of Physician Use Between Aged and Middle-Aged Persons. Medical Care 1987, 25: 1148-1160. PMID: 3501048, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198712000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician useAge groupsNumber of diagnosesMiddle-aged personsMiddle-aged individualsPhysical health measuresIllness responseBed daysMedical recordsPsychologic factorsHealth measuresImportant predictorProbability samplePredictorsAge differencesChronicGroupDifferencesIllnessYearsDiagnosisIndividualsGender Differences in the Acquisition of Prescribed Drugs
Svarstad B, Cleary P, Mechanic D, Robers P. Gender Differences in the Acquisition of Prescribed Drugs. Medical Care 1987, 25: 1089-1098. PMID: 3695639, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198711000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore prescribed drugsPrescribed drugsFemale-specific conditionsChild-bearing yearsSelf-reported drug usePharmacy recordsDrug categoriesGender differencesDrug useMedical careAge groupsStudy periodWomenDrugsHigh anxietyPhysiciansMenPrevious studiesDifferencesGross measuresIllnessReproductive rolesDiagnosisCare
1980
Factors associated with the maintenance of positive health behavior
Mechanic D, Cleary P. Factors associated with the maintenance of positive health behavior. Preventive Medicine 1980, 9: 805-814. PMID: 7454703, DOI: 10.1016/0091-7435(80)90023-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research