2004
Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study.
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn L, Marsden PV, Gustafson D, Cleary PD. Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 140: 887-96. PMID: 15172903, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramRyan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) ActCollaborative quality improvement programProportion of patientsAppropriate screening testsOutcomes of careAntiretroviral therapyControl patientsQuality improvement strategiesHIV infectionIntervention clinicsStudy clinicRandomized trialsViral loadClinic typePostintervention studyCare measuresMedical recordsIntervention groupControl clinicsPatientsControl groupScreening testSociodemographic characteristics
2000
Impact of Sociodemographic Case Mix on the HEDIS Measures of Health Plan Quality
Zaslavsky A, Hochheimer J, Schneider E, Cleary P, Seidman J, McGlynn E, Thompson J, Sennett C, Epstein A. Impact of Sociodemographic Case Mix on the HEDIS Measures of Health Plan Quality. Medical Care 2000, 38: 981-992. PMID: 11021671, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200010000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPreventive Health ServicesQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHEDIS measuresSociodemographic characteristicsHealth Plan Employer DataPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsHealth plan membersImmunization of adolescentsHealth plan qualityInformation Set (HEDIS) measuresMeasures of screeningRetinal examPreventive servicesHEDIS dataEmployer DataCase mixPlan membersLogistic regressionMost plansPercent collegeResidential area characteristicsPercentage pointsPercent AsianPlan qualityPublic assistanceSet measuresArea characteristics
1999
The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation
Ayanian J, Cleary P, Weissman J, Epstein A. The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1661-1669. PMID: 10572155, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199911253412206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal transplantationBlack patientsPatient preferencesRenal diseaseWhite patientsRacial differencesRate of referralPerceptions of careSubstantial racial differencesEligible patientsRenal failureTransplantation centersDialysis therapyMaintenance treatmentWaiting listPatientsTransplantationDialysis facilitiesHealth statusMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsStratified random sampleWhite womenWhite men
1995
Medical patients’ assessments of their care during hospitalization
Delbanco T, Stokes D, Cleary P, Edgman-Levitan S, Walker J, Gerteis M, Daley J. Medical patients’ assessments of their care during hospitalization. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 679-685. PMID: 8770720, DOI: 10.1007/bf02602763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careHospitalized medical patientsNon-federal acute care hospitalsHospital-based careAcute care hospitalsInpatient hospital careCross-sectional surveyProbability sampleMost patientsCare hospitalMedical patientsPatient assessmentPatient's perspectivePatientsHospitalizationHospital routineHealth statusPrompt attentionSociodemographic characteristicsTelephone interviewsCareMedical servicesHospitalOne-thirdOverall satisfaction
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 groupUsing patient reports to assess health-related quality of life after total hip replacement
Cleary P, Reilly D, Greenfield S, Mulley A, Wexler L, Frankel F, McNeil B. Using patient reports to assess health-related quality of life after total hip replacement. Quality Of Life Research 1993, 2: 3-11. PMID: 8490615, DOI: 10.1007/bf00642884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip replacementHip replacementUnilateral total hip replacementHealth-related qualityOutcomes 1 yearQuestionnaire 12 monthsProcess of careGood construct validityReponse rateRheumatoid arthritisFunctional statusMedical recordsTeaching hospitalPatient reportsHip arthroplastyHealth statusDisease severitySociodemographic characteristicsPatientsStrongest predictorConstruct validityQuestionnaireStatusHospitalizationArthritis
1991
Trends in sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors.
Cleary P, Van Devanter N, Rogers T, Singer E, Avorn J, Pindyck J. Trends in sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV antibody-positive blood donors. AIDS Education And Prevention 1991, 3: 60-71. PMID: 2036292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeropositive donorsBlood screeningRisk factorsDrug usersSexual contactIntravenous drug usersNew York Blood CenterProportion of menProportion reporting useHIV antibodiesBlood donorsReporting useSociodemographic characteristicsBlood centersStudy periodHIVMenGreater increaseAntibodiesDrugsSexDonorsScreeningTransfusionEvaluation study
1988
The 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