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 18
2003
Guideline Recommendations for Treatment of Schizophrenia: The Impact of Managed Care
Dickey B, Normand SL, Hermann RC, Eisen SV, Cortes DE, Cleary PD, Ware N. Guideline Recommendations for Treatment of Schizophrenia: The Impact of Managed Care. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 340-348. PMID: 12695310, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAttitude to HealthFee-for-Service PlansFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGuideline AdherenceHealth Services ResearchHospitalizationHumansMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicaidMedicareMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePersonal SatisfactionPractice Guidelines as TopicProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSchizophreniaConceptsTreatment of schizophreniaTreatment guidelinesMedicaid beneficiariesSchizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) treatment recommendationsOutpatient mental health facilitiesDisabled Medicaid beneficiariesProspective observational studyHealth-related qualityHigh-risk adultsAdult Medicaid beneficiariesOutpatient medical recordsMain outcome measuresSchizophrenia treatment guidelinesClinician-reported outcomesWay mental health careMental health careSelf-reported qualityBehavioral health care organizationsMental health facilitiesDelivery of treatmentMental health benefitsClinical outcomesGuideline recommendationsOutpatient treatmentMedical records
2000
Health-related quality of life in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States: results from the HIV cost and services utilization study
Hays R, Cunningham W, Sherbourne C, Wilson I, Wu A, Cleary P, McCaffrey D, Fleishman J, Crystal S, Collins R, Eggan F, Shapiro M, Bozzette S. Health-related quality of life in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States: results from the HIV cost and services utilization study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 108: 714-722. PMID: 10924648, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00387-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityServices Utilization StudyHIV diseaseChronic diseasesPhysical functioningGeneral populationHIV CostUtilization studiesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionSF-36 physical functioningMental health summary scoresMental healthAsymptomatic HIV diseaseImmunodeficiency virus infectionSymptomatic HIV diseaseWorse physical functioningHealth summary scoresUS general populationHealth insurance statusAttention of cliniciansCD4 countAdult patientsSubstantial morbidityImmunodeficiency syndrome
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
1996
The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study.
Weissman J, Cleary P, Seage G, Gatsonis C, Haas J, Chasan-Taber S, Epstein A. The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Medical Care 1996, 34: 1037-56. PMID: 8843929, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199610000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems of careHealth-related qualityHospital useMedical chartsDisease burdenNeuropsychological StatusBoston Health StudyTotal hospital daysOdds of admissionHealth-related factorsHospital daysIndependent predictorsImmunodeficiency syndromeStudy enrollmentPatient groupPatient interviewsProphylactic drugsSerious opportunistic diseaseOpportunistic diseasesHospital careDaily livingPatterns of useHealth StudyHospital billsClinical model
1995
Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guadagnoli E, Hauptman P, Ayanian J, Pashos C, McNeil B, Cleary P. Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 573-578. PMID: 7623908, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508313330908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPatterns of treatmentAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac proceduresRate of useCoronary angiographyMyocardial infarctionMore metabolic equivalentsLikelihood of deathYears of ageLarge geographic differencesMetabolic equivalentsClinical subgroupsMortality ratePatientsCase mixGreater riskInfarctionAngiographyEnergy expenditureTwo-year periodFrequency of useHigh rateTreatmentPhysiciansHealth-related quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer: A multinational perspective
Cleary P, Morrissey G, Oster G. Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer: A multinational perspective. Quality Of Life Research 1995, 4: 207-220. PMID: 7613531, DOI: 10.1007/bf02260860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityAdvanced prostate cancerProstate cancerSelf-administered patient questionnaireUntreated metastatic prostate cancerObjective tumor responseDomains of HRQOLMetastatic prostate cancerAntiandrogen therapyPatient questionnaireStudy entryTreatment failureStudy treatmentTumor responseClinical trialsPatientsCancerTrialsTreatmentQuestionnaireHRQoLAntiandrogensTherapyCastrationFocus of concernLinking clinical variables with health-related quality of life. A conceptual model of patient outcomes.
Wilson I, Cleary P. Linking clinical variables with health-related quality of life. A conceptual model of patient outcomes. JAMA 1995, 273: 59-65. PMID: 7996652, DOI: 10.1001/jama.273.1.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical variablesMeasures of HRQLHealth-related qualityGeneral health perceptionTraditional clinical variablesHealth care systemPatient outcomesHealth perceptionOutcome measuresHealth outcomesCare systemOutcomesPhysiological factorsSpecific causal relationshipsOverall qualityHRQLCausal relationshipHealth-related quality of life after coronary revascularization in older patients
Cleary P, Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J. Health-related quality of life after coronary revascularization in older patients. Developments In Cardiovascular Medicine 1995, 161: 167-177. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-0209-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of HRQLPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyHealth-related qualitySurgical conditionsCoronary artery bypassTransluminal coronary angioplastyPatient-based measuresAcademic medical centerArtery bypassCoronary revascularizationOlder patientsCardiac surgeryCoronary angioplastySurgical treatmentSymptom reliefHospital studyWomen's HospitalMedical CenterMedical careHeart attackHRQLPatientsPhysiologic functionCABGTreatment
1994
The effects of rG-CSF on health-related quality of life in children with congenital agranulocytosis
Cleary P, Morrissey G, Yver A, Oster G. The effects of rG-CSF on health-related quality of life in children with congenital agranulocytosis. Quality Of Life Research 1994, 3: 307-315. PMID: 7841964, DOI: 10.1007/bf00451722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityGeneral health perceptionStudy patientsCongenital agranulocytosisHealth perceptionMulticentre phase II clinical trialPhase II clinical trialRecombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factorRG-CSF therapyAspects of HRQOLInitiation of treatmentGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorHuman granulocyte colony-stimulating factorValue of treatmentColony-stimulating factorPatient populationFunctional statusOne-half monthsSuch therapyClinical trialsActivity limitationsTherapyStudy centersHRQoLAgranulocytosis
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 measureStatusThe Importance of Co-existent Disease in the Occurrence of Postoperative Complications and One-Year Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement
Greenfield S, Apolone G, McNeil B, Cleary P. The Importance of Co-existent Disease in the Occurrence of Postoperative Complications and One-Year Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement. Medical Care 1993, 31: 141-154. PMID: 8433577, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199302000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdultAgedCohort StudiesComorbidityDemographyFemaleHealth StatusHip ProsthesisHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsCo-existent diseaseTotal hip replacementPostoperative complicationsHip replacementFunctional outcomeMedical recordsTotal hip replacement patientsFunctional outcome 1 yearHealth-related qualityTime of surgeryPost-operative complicationsSeverity of illnessOutcomes 1 yearHip replacement patientsPatients' medical recordsSignificant predictorsEffectiveness of careOne-year recoveryMedical record informationHospital complicationsICED scoreComorbid diseasesComplication rateHospital dischargePatient characteristicsUsing 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
1992
Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years
Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Cleary P. Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 70: 60-64. PMID: 1615871, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91390-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassProportion of patientsOlder patientsElective CABGArtery bypassPostsurgical health-related qualitySevere co-morbid diseaseAge groupsElective coronary artery bypassLife outcomesImpact of CABGLife outcome scoresCo-morbid diseasesHealth-related qualityPatient-reported outcomesFunctional benefitsMental health statusMajor teaching hospitalYounger onesPreadmission statusMarried patientsOutcome scoresTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily living
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