2005
Pain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey
Oster G, Harding G, Dukes E, Edelsberg J, Cleary PD. Pain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey. Journal Of Pain 2005, 6: 356-363. PMID: 15943957, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.01.359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPoor health-related qualityPostherpetic neuralgiaOlder personsPain interferenceUse of medicationsHealth index scoresYears of ageQuality of lifeMedication usePain intensityEnjoyment of lifeSubstantial painCurrent painPrescription medicationsMean durationPainIndex scoreOverall healthPrior weekNeuralgiaMedicationsGeneral activityHealthPersons
2004
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Preferences Among Black and White Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
Hicks LS, Cleary PD, Epstein AM, Ayanian JZ. Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life and Treatment Preferences Among Black and White Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. Quality Of Life Research 2004, 13: 1129-1138. PMID: 15287279, DOI: 10.1023/b:qure.0000031350.56924.cc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal transplantationPhysical activityRenal diseaseWhite patientsEffect of ESRDOverall healthWhite womenWhite menHealth-related qualityMeasures of HRQLRacial differencesBetter overall healthQuality of lifeBlack womenBlack menBetter HRQLClinical characteristicsBlack patientsHRQL measuresPotential confoundersPatient preferencesTreatment preferencesPatientsAge 18Physicians’ beliefs about racial differences in referral for renal transplantation
Ayanian JZ, Cleary PD, Keogh JH, Noonan SJ, David-Kasdan JA, Epstein AM. Physicians’ beliefs about racial differences in referral for renal transplantation. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2004, 43: 350-357. PMID: 14750101, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2003.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsianAttitude of Health PersonnelBlack or African AmericanHealth Services AccessibilityHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMiddle AgedNephrologyPatient Acceptance of Health CarePhysician-Patient RelationsQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationSurvival RateUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsRenal transplantationWhite patientsPatient-physician communicationBlack patientsQuality of lifeRacial differencesEnd-stage renal diseaseNephrologist's viewComorbid illnessesRenal diseaseTreatment optionsPatient preferencesPhysician biasPhysicians' beliefsPatientsPhysicians' viewsTransplantationPhysiciansCareSurvivalImportant reasonUS regionsNephrologistsDifferencesReferral
1997
Uses of Information about Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with AIDS and Cancer
Cleary P. Uses of Information about Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with AIDS and Cancer. 1997, 63-72. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9570-7_9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Cleary P, Fowler F, Weissman J, Massagli M, Wilson I, Seage G, Gatsonis C, Epstein A. Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Medical Care 1993, 31: 569-580. PMID: 8326772, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199307000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHealth-related qualityQuality of lifeHealth statusAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeGlobal health assessmentImmune deficiency syndromeFunctioning of personsHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusFunctional statusPrimary careDeficiency syndromeFunctional impairmentBest predictorDiscrete symptomsSymptomsMental healthImportant signHealth assessmentAverage severityStrongest correlateFace interviewsValid measureStatus
1991
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
Cleary P, Epstein A, Oster G, Morrissey G, Stason W, Debussey S, Plachetka J, Zimmerman M. Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. Medical Care 1991, 29: 939-950. PMID: 1921527, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199110000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBiphenyl CompoundsCoronary DiseaseEvaluation Studies as TopicHealth Status IndicatorsHeptanoic AcidsHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePsychometricsQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesTelephoneUnited StatesConceptsPercutaneous transluminal coronary artery angioplastyPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyCoronary artery angioplastyHealth-related qualityTransluminal coronary angioplastyNew antiplatelet agentsRandomized clinical trialsQuality of lifeArtery angioplastyAntiplatelet agentsCoronary angioplastyPatient questionnaireStudy entryPatient populationSeparate clinical sitesClinical trialsPatientsClinical sitesSexual functioningTelephone administrationHome managementPhysical wellAngioplastyPsychometric propertiesTrialsAssessing quality of life after surgery
Cleary P, Greenfield S, McNeil B. Assessing quality of life after surgery. Contemporary Clinical Trials 1991, 12: s189-s203. PMID: 1663855, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-2456(05)80023-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAttitude to HealthBostonCaliforniaCholecystectomyCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHip ProsthesisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodProstatectomyQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsHealth-related qualityCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryPostsurgical health-related qualityArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryOutcome of surgeryType of surgeryStudy of patientsTraditional clinical indicatorsTotal hip replacementQuality of lifeGraft surgeryMedical therapyTransurethral prostatectomyClinical indicatorsSurgical conditionsTeaching hospitalSurgeryHip replacementHealth statusCognitive functioningOutcomesInternal consistencySelf-report scalesConstruct validity