1997
The Boston AIDS Survival Score (BASS): a multidimensional AIDS severity instrument.
Seage G, Gatsonis C, Weissman J, Haas J, Cleary P, Fowler F, Massagli M, Stone V, Craven D, Makadon H, Goldberg J, Coltin K, Levin K, Epstein A. The Boston AIDS Survival Score (BASS): a multidimensional AIDS severity instrument. American Journal Of Public Health 1997, 87: 567-73. PMID: 9146433, PMCID: PMC1380834, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.87.4.567.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 centersHRQoLAgranulocytosisFunctional disability screening of ambulatory patients
Calkins D, Rubenstein L, Cleary P, Davies A, Jette A, Fink A, Kosecoff J, Young R, Brook R, Delbanco T. Functional disability screening of ambulatory patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 590-592. PMID: 7823232, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl group physiciansGroup physiciansFunctional disabilityInternal medicine group practiceExperimental group physiciansSelf-administered questionnaireAmbulatory patientsPatient functionFunctional statusPatient responseDisability screeningControl groupPatientsPhysiciansGroup practiceSignificant differencesDisabilityReportGroupSocial functionTrialsMonthsResponseDifferences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis
Katz J, Wright E, Guadagnoli E, Liang M, Karlson E, Cleary P. Differences between men and women undergoing major orthopedic surgery for degenerative arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1994, 37: 687-694. PMID: 8185695, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor orthopedic surgeryWorse functional statusFunctional status scoresFunctional statusSpinal stenosisDegenerative arthritisClinical characteristicsStatus scoreOrthopedic surgeryPreoperative functional status scoreDegenerative lumbar spinal stenosisAdvanced degenerative arthritisTime of laminectomyOutcome of surgeryDegenerative spinal stenosisLumbar spinal stenosisBody mass indexGreater functional improvementTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySelf-administered questionnaireHospital complicationsConsecutive patientsComorbid conditionsThe influence of age on clinical and patient-reported outcomes after cholecystectomy
Mort E, Guadacnoli E, Schroeder S, Greenfield S, Mulley A, McNeil B, Cleary P. The influence of age on clinical and patient-reported outcomes after cholecystectomy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1994, 9: 61-65. PMID: 8164078, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative complication rateYounger patientsLength of stayOlder patientsComplication rateAbdominal painCholecystectomy patientsSymptom reliefFunctional statusPatient satisfactionMedical recordsMajor postoperative complication rateOverall major complication rateUniversity-affiliated teaching hospitalPreoperative abdominal painMajor complication ratePatient-reported outcomesPatients' medical recordsQuestionnaire three monthsInfluence of ageHospital complicationsHospital dischargePostoperative complicationsSurgical complicationsLess recurrence
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 measureStatusUsing 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
Determinants of perceived health status of medical outpatients
Barsky A, Cleary P, Klerman G. Determinants of perceived health status of medical outpatients. Social Science & Medicine 1992, 34: 1147-1154. PMID: 1641676, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90288-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical morbidityHealth statusHypochondriacal attitudesFunctional statusPsychiatric disordersAggregate medical morbidityGlobal health statusGeneral medical clinicLarge academic teaching hospitalOverall health statusAcademic teaching hospitalPre-established cutoffsFunctional disabilityPsychiatric morbidityClinic visitorsPatients' opinionsMedical outpatientsTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesEntire clinicMorbidityMedical clinicsScreening cutoffClinicPersonality disorder
1991
Variations in Length of Stay and Outcomes for Six Medical and Surgical Conditions in Massachusetts and California
Cleary P, Greenfield S, Mulley A, Pauker S, Schroeder S, Wexler L, McNeil B. Variations in Length of Stay and Outcomes for Six Medical and Surgical Conditions in Massachusetts and California. JAMA 1991, 266: 73-79. PMID: 2046132, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1991.03470010077034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCaliforniaCholecystectomyComorbidityConsumer BehaviorCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHip ProsthesisHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMassachusettsMyocardial InfarctionOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareProstatectomySurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLength of stayAcute myocardial infarctionHospital dischargeTotal hip replacementMyocardial infarctionFunctional statusPatient satisfactionMedical recordsHospital careCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryHip replacementArtery bypass graft surgeryInterinstitutional differencesBypass graft surgeryProbability of readmissionPatients' medical recordsAvailable outcome dataCase-mix differencesFollow-up questionnaireHospital complicationsGraft surgeryPatient characteristicsTransurethral prostatectomyWorse outcomesSurgical conditions
1989
Improving patient function: a randomized trial of functional disability screening.
Rubenstein L, Calkins D, Young R, Cleary P, Fink A, Kosecoff J, Jette A, Davies A, Delbanco T, Brook R. Improving patient function: a randomized trial of functional disability screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1989, 111: 836-42. PMID: 2683917, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-111-10-836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedBlack or African AmericanData Interpretation, StatisticalDisability EvaluationEducation, Medical, ContinuingFemaleHumansInternal MedicineMaleOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient ParticipationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsExperimental group physiciansFunctional Status QuestionnaireControl group patientsExperimental group patientsGroup patientsGroup physiciansStatus QuestionnaireFunctional statusPatient outcomesControl groupEducational sessionsControl group physiciansOffice-based internistsNumber of medicationsInternal medicine practiceHealth outcome measuresCommunity office practicesAnonymous evaluation questionnaireStudy patientsPatient diariesStudy entryExercise programFunctional disabilityPatient functionFunctional status information
1987
Hip fracture
Campion E, Jette A, Cleary P, Harris B. Hip fracture. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1987, 2: 78-82. PMID: 3559780, DOI: 10.1007/bf02596300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital complicationsHip fracturePrefracture functional statusRecent hip fractureCent of patientsHip fracture patientsUrinary tract infectionHeart rhythm disturbancesHigh-cost patientsStepwise multivariate regressionFracture patientsPatient ageTract infectionsSurgical repairHospital chargesIntertrochanteric fracturesProspective studyFunctional statusRhythm disturbancesHospital costsFunctional impairmentPatientsStayMean length
1986
The functional status questionnaire
Jette A, Davies A, Cleary P, Calkins D, Rubenstein L, Fink A, Kosecoff J, Young R, Brook R, Delbanco T. The functional status questionnaire. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1986, 1: 143-149. PMID: 3772582, DOI: 10.1007/bf02602324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional Status QuestionnaireBeth Israel HospitalFunctional statusStatus QuestionnaireFunctional assessmentBoston's Beth Israel HospitalPatients' functional statusInternal medicine practiceComprehensive functional assessmentSystematic functional assessmentBusy clinical practiceSelf-administered questionnaireSingle-item scoresAmbulatory patientsPrimary careOne-page reportClinical practiceRegular usersScale scoreMedicine practiceRole functionIsrael HospitalHealthcare associatesConstruct validityFeasible assessment