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
2007
A National Survey of Physician–Industry Relationships
Campbell EG, Gruen RL, Mountford J, Miller LG, Cleary PD, Blumenthal D. A National Survey of Physician–Industry Relationships. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 356: 1742-1750. PMID: 17460228, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa064508.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Use of hormone replacement therapy by postmenopausal women in the United States.
Keating N, Cleary P, Rossi A, Zaslavsky A, Ayanian J. Use of hormone replacement therapy by postmenopausal women in the United States. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 130: 545-53. PMID: 10189323, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-7-199904060-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapyUse of HRTPostmenopausal womenReplacement therapyNational population-based cohortCardiac risk factorsPostmenopausal women 50Population-based cohortCurrent useRandom-digit telephone surveyYears of ageHRT useClinical factorsDiabetes mellitusWomen 50Multivariable analysisRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseSociodemographic factorsTherapySociodemographic variationWomenTelephone surveyCohortProbability sample
1995
Medical patients’ assessments of their care during hospitalization
Delbanco T, Stokes D, Cleary P, Edgman-Levitan S, Walker J, Gerteis M, Daley J. Medical patients’ assessments of their care during hospitalization. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 679-685. PMID: 8770720, DOI: 10.1007/bf02602763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careHospitalized medical patientsNon-federal acute care hospitalsHospital-based careAcute care hospitalsInpatient hospital careCross-sectional surveyProbability sampleMost patientsCare hospitalMedical patientsPatient assessmentPatient's perspectivePatientsHospitalizationHospital routineHealth statusPrompt attentionSociodemographic characteristicsTelephone interviewsCareMedical servicesHospitalOne-thirdOverall satisfaction
1990
The identification of psychiatric illness by primary care physicians
Cleary P, Burns B, Nycz G. The identification of psychiatric illness by primary care physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1990, 5: 355-360. PMID: 2374045, DOI: 10.1007/bf02600406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPsychiatric illnessCare physiciansGeneral Health QuestionnaireMental health problemsMultispecialty group practiceStratified probability samplePrimary careMedical recordsHealth QuestionnairePsychiatric disordersAffective disordersHealth problemsMental disordersStudy participantsPatientsIllnessPhysiciansGroup practiceDisordersSemirural areaFrequent usersProbability sampleWomenMen
1987
Differences in Determinants of Physician Use Between Aged and Middle-Aged Persons
Levkoff S, Cleary P, Wetle T. Differences in Determinants of Physician Use Between Aged and Middle-Aged Persons. Medical Care 1987, 25: 1148-1160. PMID: 3501048, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198712000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician useAge groupsNumber of diagnosesMiddle-aged personsMiddle-aged individualsPhysical health measuresIllness responseBed daysMedical recordsPsychologic factorsHealth measuresImportant predictorProbability samplePredictorsAge differencesChronicGroupDifferencesIllnessYearsDiagnosisIndividualsDifferences in the appraisal of health between aged and middle-aged adults.
Levkoff S, Cleary P, Wetle T. Differences in the appraisal of health between aged and middle-aged adults. Journal Of Gerontology 1987, 42: 114-20. PMID: 3794190, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/42.1.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressHealth assessmentMiddle-aged adultsMusculoskeletal deformitiesMedical recordsIllness behaviorDepressive symptomsNervous systemPoor healthDiagnostic categoriesMiddle AgedPhysical healthDigestive problemsStrong associationHealthProbability sampleDistressSymptomsDeformityDiagnosisRheumatism