1999
The Stability of Preferences for Life-sustaining Care among Persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study
Weissman J, Haas J, Fowler F, Gatsonis C, Massagli M, Seage G, Cleary P. The Stability of Preferences for Life-sustaining Care among Persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Medical Decision Making 1999, 19: 16-26. PMID: 9917016, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x9901900103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining careCardiac resuscitationPatient preferencesBoston Health StudyPredictors of instabilityMedical record reviewLife-extending careSite of careHealth care providersHealth care settingsHypothetical health statesLife-extending treatmentsProgressive diseaseRecord reviewPhysical functionPatient surveyClinical severityEligible personsCare settingsCare providersHealth StudyPatientsHealth statusResuscitationCare
1995
The Role of Reluctance to Give Up life in the Measurement of the Values of Health states
Fowler F, Cleary P, Massagli M, Weissman J, Epstein A. The Role of Reluctance to Give Up life in the Measurement of the Values of Health states. Medical Decision Making 1995, 15: 195-200. PMID: 7564932, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x9501500301.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact?
Bedell S, Pelle D, Maher P, Cleary P. Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact? JAMA 1986, 256: 233-7. PMID: 3723709, DOI: 10.1001/jama.256.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAbnormal mental statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionPatient progress notesIll patientsPulmonary diseaseCardiopulmonary arrestDNR statusMyocardial infarctionUniversity HospitalMedical recordsMental statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient's illnessPercent of familiesResuscitate ordersChart ordersPatientsMedical careProgress notesHospitalDNRResuscitationIllness