1994
ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures
Cullen D, Apolone G, Greenfield S, Guadagnoli E, Cleary P. ASA Physical Status and Age Predict Morbidity After Three Surgical Procedures. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 3-9. PMID: 8024356, PMCID: PMC1234280, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199407000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAnesthesiologyCaliforniaCholecystectomyDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHip ProsthesisHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMassachusettsMiddle AgedMorbidityOffice VisitsPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisProstatectomySeverity of Illness IndexSocieties, MedicalConceptsLength of stayASA-PS scoreTotal hip replacementComplication rateTransurethral prostatectomySurgical patientsAnesthesiologists physical status scoreLonger LOSPreoperative risk factorsPostoperative complication rateASA physical statusPhysician office visitsHigh complication rateCase-mix differencesAcademic medical centerSelf-administered questionnairePostoperative morbidityCoexistent diseasePhysician visitsSurgical morbidityOffice visitsStatus scoreMedical recordsRisk factorsMedical CenterHistories of childhood trauma in adult hypochondriacal patients
Barsky A, Wool C, Barnett M, Cleary P. Histories of childhood trauma in adult hypochondriacal patients. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1994, 151: 397-401. PMID: 8109648, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.3.397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood illnessesMedical morbidityHypochondriacal patientsNonhypochondriacal patientsSociodemographic differencesAggregate medical morbidityMedical record auditGeneral medical clinicChildhood traumaMultivariate regression analysisDegree of traumaMore childhood traumaChildhood Traumatic Events ScaleEight-item questionnaireRecord auditPhysical illnessPatientsParental attitudesTraumatic Events ScaleMedical clinicsIllnessSexual contactTraumaHealth reasonsMorbidity
1993
The course of transient hypochondriasis
Barsky A, Cleary P, Sarnie M, Klerman G. The course of transient hypochondriasis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1993, 150: 484-488. PMID: 8434667, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.150.3.484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal symptomsHypochondriacal patientsMedical record reviewMore functional disabilityGeneral medical clinicStructured diagnostic interviewMore psychopathological symptomsOnly significant predictorComparison patientsMedical morbidityFunctional disabilityRecord reviewBaseline evaluationSelf-report questionnairesPrevious episodesPatientsNonhypochondriacal patientsLongitudinal courseMedical careMultivariate analysisDiagnostic InterviewMedical clinicsSymptomsDSM-IIIBodily sensations
1991
The relation between hypochondriasis and age
Barsky A, Frank C, Cleary P, Wyshak G, Klerman G. The relation between hypochondriasis and age. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 923-928. PMID: 2053634, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.7.923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypochondriacal patientsMedical morbidityMedical recordsSelf-report questionnairesAggregate medical morbidityComparison groupGeneral medical clinicPatients' medical recordsYears of ageConsecutive patientsPossible confounding influenceStudy groupMedical statusAxis IPsychiatric disordersCutoff levelPatientsOverall healthMedical clinicsHypochondriacal groupGlobal assessmentHypochondriacal attitudesHypochondriasisResearch batteryMorbidity
1982
Sex differences in medical care utilization: an empirical investigation.
Cleary P, Mechanic D, Greenley J. Sex differences in medical care utilization: an empirical investigation. Journal Of Health And Social Behavior 1982, 23: 106-19. PMID: 7108177, DOI: 10.2307/2136508.Peer-Reviewed Original Research