2012
Multilevel Interventions: Study Design and Analysis Issues
Cleary PD, Gross CP, Zaslavsky AM, Taplin SH. Multilevel Interventions: Study Design and Analysis Issues. JNCI Monographs 2012, 2012: 49-55. PMID: 22623596, PMCID: PMC3482964, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgs010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicContinuity of Patient CareData Interpretation, StatisticalDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEarly Detection of CancerEducation, Medical, ContinuingFamilyHealth BehaviorHealth EducationHealth PromotionHealth Services ResearchHumansMedicaidMedicareNeoplasmsOrganizationsPatient Care TeamPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignResidence CharacteristicsRisk AssessmentSchoolsUnited StatesWorkplaceConceptsSingle-level interventionsMultilevel interventionsImpact of interventionsPatient outcomesCancer preventionIntervention componentsHealth care organizationsStudy designFocused interventionsHealth careInterventionSustained changesOutcomesKind of interventionLittle evidenceLevelsPatientsClinicCommunity levelCancerPhysiciansIndividualsCarePrevention
2009
Associations Between Organizational Characteristics and Quality Improvement Activities of Clinics Participating in a Quality Improvement Collaborative
Deo S, McInnes K, Corbett CJ, Landon BE, Shapiro MF, Wilson IB, Cleary PD. Associations Between Organizational Characteristics and Quality Improvement Activities of Clinics Participating in a Quality Improvement Collaborative. Medical Care 2009, 47: 1026-1030. PMID: 19704356, PMCID: PMC3748716, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31819a5937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement collaborativesPercent of interventionsClinic characteristicsIntervention activitiesPrimary care clinicsCross-sectional studyRyan White CARE ActSurvey of cliniciansQuality Improvement CollaborativeQuality of careNumber of interventionsQuality improvement activitiesHIV careCare clinicsMultidisciplinary teamClinicMore interventionsHealth care organizationsImprovement activitiesCare ActInterventionImprovement collaborativesCare organizationsIntervention choicesMonths
2008
Evaluating the use of a modified CAHPS® survey to support improvements in patient‐centred care: lessons from a quality improvement collaborative
Davies E, Shaller D, Edgman‐Levitan S, Safran DG, Oftedahl G, Sakowski J, Cleary PD. Evaluating the use of a modified CAHPS® survey to support improvements in patient‐centred care: lessons from a quality improvement collaborative. Health Expectations 2008, 11: 160-176. PMID: 18494960, PMCID: PMC5060434, DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2007.00483.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient experienceClinical Systems ImprovementSample of patientsPatient-centered careCAHPS surveyHealthcare providersSimple interventionMedical groupConsumer AssessmentSystem surveyProcess evaluationHealthcare systemHarvard Medical SchoolQuality improvementBaseline dataCareInterventionPowerful stimulusMeasurable improvementResource manualGroupSmall improvementEngaged leadershipSuccessful groupSubsequent changes
2007
The Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Systems, Processes, and Structures in Medical Clinics
McInnes DK, Landon BE, Wilson IB, Hirschhorn LR, Marsden PV, Malitz F, Barini-Garcia M, Cleary PD. The Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Systems, Processes, and Structures in Medical Clinics. Medical Care 2007, 45: 463-471. PMID: 17446833, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000256965.94471.c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention clinicsHuman immunodeficiency virus clinicHigher post-intervention scoresQuality Improvement ProgramPost-intervention scoresHIV careHIV clinicSurvey response rateIntervention cliniciansControl clinicsClinic structureResponse rateCare processesClinicMedical clinicsIntensive interventionMedical directorsQuality improvement techniquesCliniciansQuality improvementE-mail listsInterventionImprovement programs
1995
A randomized trial of an education, and support program for HIV-infected individuals
Cleary P, Van Devanter N, Steilen M, Stuart A, Shipton-Levy R, McMullen W, Rogers T, Singer E, Avorn J, Pindyck J. A randomized trial of an education, and support program for HIV-infected individuals. AIDS 1995, 9: 1271-1278. PMID: 8561981, DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199511000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnsafe sexual activitySexual behaviorHIV-positive donorsSexual activityNew York Blood CenterIntervention programsBehavior changeSafer sexual behaviorsSeropositive individualsReferral groupImmune functionMore behavior changeDonor characteristicsBlood centersStructured interventionPsychological distressSupport groupsHIVInterventionGroupSupport programsNew York CityDonorsPsychological helpCohort
1988
Adolescent smoking: research and health policy.
Cleary P, Hitchcock J, Semmer N, Flinchbaugh L, Pinney J. Adolescent smoking: research and health policy. Milbank Quarterly 1988, 66: 137-71. PMID: 3050419, DOI: 10.2307/3349988.Peer-Reviewed Original Research