1995
The influence of socioeconomic status on change in health status after hospitalization
Guadagnoli E, Cleary P, Mcneil B. The influence of socioeconomic status on change in health status after hospitalization. Social Science & Medicine 1995, 40: 1399-1406. PMID: 7638648, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)00266-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-SES patientsHigh-income patientsHealth statusChest painSurgical patientsHospital recordsSocioeconomic statusDaily livingUniversity-affiliated teaching hospitalLow-SES patientsHealth status scoresPatients' hospital recordsWorse health statusHospital dischargeHospital admissionStatus scoreTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesPatientsBasic activitiesHospitalizationPainAmount of declineAdmissionVariety of outcomes
1994
The 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