2020
The How Matters
Lee YSH, King MD, Anderson D, Cleary PD, Nembhard IM. The How Matters. Medical Care 2020, 58: 643-650. PMID: 32520838, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient healthPrimary care providersQualified health centersDisease managementChronic disease managementPCP participationPatient characteristicsCare teamHealth centersHigher oddsPCP communicationCare providersPatient health managementPatientsHypertensionPractice sitesDisease controlDiabetesElectronic recordsLongitudinal studyMultilevel regression modelsTeam membersRegression modelsHealthPCP
2016
Advice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+
Winpenny E, Elliott MN, Haas A, Haviland AM, Orr N, Shadel WG, Ma S, Friedberg MW, Cleary PD. Advice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+. Health Services Research 2016, 52: 207-219. PMID: 27061081, PMCID: PMC5264017, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesMedicare Consumer AssessmentCessation advicePhysician advicePatient assessmentAged 65Physician communicationPhysician ratingsHealthcare providersSmokingFixed-effects linear regression modelsConsumer AssessmentCross-sectional survey dataSystem surveyHealth careExperience measuresSmokersPositive associationLinear regression modelsRegression modelsRepresentative sampleAdvicePhysicians
2015
Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting
Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG, Goldstein EH, Cleary PD, Giordano LA, Beckett MK, Zaslavsky AM. Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting. Health Services Research 2015, 50: 1850-1867. PMID: 25854292, PMCID: PMC4693845, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital care experiencesAdult inpatientsHospital characteristicsPublic reportingLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed effects regression modelsPatient characteristicsHCAHPS measuresHospital careHospital typePatient experienceHCAHPS scoresHospitalMeaningful improvementsCare experiencesPatient mixLarge hospitalsU.S. hospitalsPercent decreaseInpatientsNational probability sampleGreater improvementProbability sampleNarrowing GapsRegression models
2011
Market characteristics and awareness of managed care options among elderly beneficiaries enrolled in traditional Medicare.
Mittler JN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Cleary PD. Market characteristics and awareness of managed care options among elderly beneficiaries enrolled in traditional Medicare. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2011, 1: e1-19. PMID: 22340776, PMCID: PMC4010617, DOI: 10.5600/mmrr.001.03.a03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarket characteristicsBeneficiaries' awarenessTraditional MedicareMedicare risk plansCoverage choicesChoice setsMedicare riskMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey dataCare penetrationSurvey dataBeneficiary knowledgeRisk plansBeneficiariesElderly beneficiariesMore plansTraditional Medicare beneficiariesMedicareCross-sectional analysisRegression modelsChoiceMore accurate knowledgeMedicare beneficiariesMore successConsumersCare options
2009
Peace of Mind and Sense of Purpose as Core Existential Issues Among Parents of Children With Cancer
Mack JW, Wolfe J, Cook EF, Grier HE, Cleary PD, Weeks JC. Peace of Mind and Sense of Purpose as Core Existential Issues Among Parents of Children With Cancer. JAMA Pediatrics 2009, 163: 519-524. PMID: 19487607, DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentBostonChildChild, PreschoolCommunicationCross-Sectional StudiesCultureData CollectionExistentialismHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantMotivationNeoplasmsParentsPersonality InventoryProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisPsychometricsQuality of LifeSpiritualityTrustConceptsChronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual WellParents of childrenPrognostic informationFunctional assessmentDana-Farber Cancer InstituteMultivariable logistic regression modelCross-sectional surveyDetailed prognostic informationLogistic regression modelsOncologist judgmentChildren's HospitalMAIN OUTCOMECancer InstituteCancerCancer treatmentPeace of mindOncologistsHospitalScoresChildrenFirst yearHigh peaceRegression modelsMedical informationSubscale responses
2007
Voluntary Physician Switching by Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals
Rodriguez HP, Wilson IB, Landon BE, Marsden PV, Cleary PD. Voluntary Physician Switching by Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals. Medical Care 2007, 45: 189-198. PMID: 17304075, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000250252.14148.7e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveContinuity of Patient CareDecision MakingFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicinePatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsPhysiciansQuality of Health CareRegression AnalysisSocioeconomic FactorsSpecializationTrustConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusImmunodeficiency virusVoluntary physiciansServices Utilization StudyMultilevel logistic regression modelsQuality of careCARE Act fundingLogistic regression modelsUsual cliniciansHIV CostChronic illnessCare sitesPatientsUtilization studiesPatient volumePatient trustPhysiciansStudy periodMultivariate modelCareCliniciansLongitudinal studyTechnical qualityRegression modelsRepresentative sample
2005
The Reliability of Survey Assessments of Characteristics of Medical Clinics
Marsden PV, Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Hirschhorn LR, Ding L, Cleary PD. The Reliability of Survey Assessments of Characteristics of Medical Clinics. Health Services Research 2005, 41: 265-283. PMID: 16430611, PMCID: PMC1681534, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00480.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV careHigh-quality HIV careMedical clinicsRyan White CARE ActSurvey of cliniciansQuality improvement initiativesCross-sectional surveyQuality improvement activitiesClinic assessmentMultiple informantsMedical directorsPsychometric performanceClinicImprovement initiativesCare ActCareHierarchical regression modelsCliniciansSubstantial itemRegression modelsReliability of measuresSurvey assessmentAdequate reliabilitySurvey itemsMost measures
2002
Factors Affecting Response Rates to the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study Survey
Zaslavsky AM, Zaborski LB, Cleary PD. Factors Affecting Response Rates to the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study Survey. Medical Care 2002, 40: 485-499. PMID: 12021675, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200206000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateLow response rateHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHigh response rateHealth Care SurveyLogistic regression modelsPlan characteristicsNonwhite beneficiariesCare SurveyChi2 testDeterminants of nonresponseCAHPS surveySociodemographic representativenessConsumer AssessmentContact informationDisabled beneficiariesInterStudy dataHigh rateRegression modelsAssociationFurther effortsMore residentsTelephoneProfit plansStudy survey