1994
Differences 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 conditions
1991
Assessing quality of life after surgery
Cleary P, Greenfield S, McNeil B. Assessing quality of life after surgery. Contemporary Clinical Trials 1991, 12: s189-s203. PMID: 1663855, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-2456(05)80023-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAgedAttitude to HealthBostonCaliforniaCholecystectomyCoronary Artery BypassFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHip ProsthesisHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodProstatectomyQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeConceptsHealth-related qualityCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryPostsurgical health-related qualityArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryOutcome of surgeryType of surgeryStudy of patientsTraditional clinical indicatorsTotal hip replacementQuality of lifeGraft surgeryMedical therapyTransurethral prostatectomyClinical indicatorsSurgical conditionsTeaching hospitalSurgeryHip replacementHealth statusCognitive functioningOutcomesInternal consistencySelf-report scalesConstruct validity