2024
Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients
Elliott M, Brown J, Hambarsoomian K, Parast L, Beckett M, Lehrman W, Giordano L, Goldstein E, Cleary P. Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e234929. PMID: 38241055, PMCID: PMC10799262, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsHospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsOther Pacific IslanderDiverse patient populationsMultiracial patientsPatient surveyConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsHealthcare Providers and SystemsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRandomized clinical trialsUS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesWhite patientsResponse rateQuality improvement effortsService linesPacific Islander patientsSurvey protocolPacific IslandersPatient populationIslander patientsPatient-importantUnderserved patient groupsMedicaid ServicesAlaska NativesMain Outcomes
1994
The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma
Haas J, Cleary P, Guadagnoli E, Fanta C, Epstein A. The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 121-126. PMID: 8195909, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-hospital dischargeIntensive therapyLow socioeconomic statusHealth outcomesRegular sourceSocioeconomic statusWorse healthIntensity of therapyIntensity of careSource of careHigher socioeconomic statusHospital dischargeNonwhite patientsAmbulatory treatmentIADL scoresInsurance statusPrimary diagnosisIntensive treatmentBaseline healthPatientsHealth statusSimilar associationTherapyFurther adjustmentAsthma
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 groupDepressive symptoms in blood donors notified of HIV infection.
Cleary P, Van Devanter N, Rogers T, Singer E, Shipton-Levy R, Steilen M, Stuart A, Avorn J, Pindyck J. Depressive symptoms in blood donors notified of HIV infection. American Journal Of Public Health 1993, 83: 534-9. PMID: 8460730, PMCID: PMC1694482, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.83.4.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultBlood DonorsCounselingDepressive DisorderEducational StatusFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMarital StatusMass ScreeningMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalMultivariate AnalysisNew York CityPatient Acceptance of Health CarePsychological TestsRacial GroupsSeverity of Illness IndexSexual BehaviorSocial SupportSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsHIV infectionBlood donorsAverage depressive symptom scoresHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionNew York Blood CenterDepressive symptom scoresRepresentative population sampleNeeds of personsSymptom scoresMedical historyVirus infectionPsychiatric servicesDepressive symptomsDrug useMedical examinationBlood centersInfectionSexual behaviorHIVPopulation sampleWeeksWomenSubjectsMen
1991
The relation between hypochondriasis and age
Barsky A, Frank C, Cleary P, Wyshak G, Klerman G. The relation between hypochondriasis and age. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 923-928. PMID: 2053634, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal patientsMedical morbidityMedical recordsSelf-report questionnairesAggregate medical morbidityComparison groupGeneral medical clinicPatients' medical recordsYears of ageConsecutive patientsPossible confounding influenceStudy groupMedical statusAxis IPsychiatric disordersCutoff levelPatientsOverall healthMedical clinicsHypochondriacal groupGlobal assessmentHypochondriacal attitudesHypochondriasisResearch batteryMorbidity