2013
Improving the quality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis
Minden S, Ding L, Cleary P, Frankel D, Glanz B, Healy B, Rintell D. Improving the quality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2013, 335: 42-47. PMID: 24183855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentMental health professionalsMultiple sclerosisMental health careHealth treatmentHealth professionalsMental health problemsMS centersCare providersHealth problemsMental health treatment experiencesMS care providersPercent of patientsHealth careHealth Outcomes SurveySerious mental illnessBetter mental health careExperience of careKessler-6 scaleMS careMS patientsTreatment optionsOutcome SurveyTreatment experiencePatients
2004
Physicians’ 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