2019
The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches
Fowler FJ, Cosenza C, Cripps LA, Edgman‐Levitan S, Cleary PD. The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 714-721. PMID: 30656646, PMCID: PMC6505419, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateMore primary care visitsPrimary care visitsPrimary care practicesSample of patientsLow response rateSurvey response rateCare visitsPatient populationAdministration protocolCAHPS surveyCare practicesPatientsCharacteristics of respondentsComparison of MailEmail invitationEmail addressesAdministration modeRespondent characteristicsLittle evidenceMailProtocolNonresponse biasVisits
2016
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts
Elliott MN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Edwards C, Orr N, Beckett MK, Mallett J, Cleary PD. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 456-463. PMID: 26953300, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part CMedicare Part DPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPrescription drug plansPrescription drug coverageDrug plansMedicare beneficiariesDrug coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesOverall health care costsMedicare Advantage health plansMA plansHealth care costsPercent of beneficiariesAffordable Care ActQuality bonus paymentsPlan enrolleesMedicare prescription drug coverageCare costsHealth plansCare ActPositive experiencesAge sixtyBeneficiary assessmentMedicationsMA counterpartsBeneficiariesEnrollees
2014
Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality
Xu X, Buta E, Anhang Price R, Elliott MN, Hays RD, Cleary PD. Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality. Health Services Research 2014, 50: 1146-1161. PMID: 25483571, PMCID: PMC4545351, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient care experiencesCare experiencesNational Death Index mortality dataMedical careCox proportional hazards modelNational Health Interview SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey dataOverall care experienceProportional hazards modelHealth Interview SurveyPatient experience measuresCause mortalityClinic visitsHalf of respondentsAmenable deathsHazards modelRespondents ages 18MortalityAge 18Mortality dataDoctor's officeInterview SurveyExperience measuresDeathPatients
2013
Improving the quality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis
Minden S, Ding L, Cleary P, Frankel D, Glanz B, Healy B, Rintell D. Improving the quality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2013, 335: 42-47. PMID: 24183855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentMental health professionalsMultiple sclerosisMental health careHealth treatmentHealth professionalsMental health problemsMS centersCare providersHealth problemsMental health treatment experiencesMS care providersPercent of patientsHealth careHealth Outcomes SurveySerious mental illnessBetter mental health careExperience of careKessler-6 scaleMS careMS patientsTreatment optionsOutcome SurveyTreatment experiencePatients
2011
How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare?
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Orr N, Hambarsoomian K, Cleary PD. How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare? Health Services Research 2011, 46: 1039-1058. PMID: 21306370, PMCID: PMC3165177, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01245.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFair self-rated healthHealth care providersSubgroup characteristicsSelf-rated healthHealth care experiencesLow-income subsidyMedicare Consumer AssessmentUniform careCare scoresAge 85Care providersMedicare beneficiariesService MedicareCare experiencesCAHPS measuresConsumer AssessmentHigh school degreeCareSystem surveyParticular subgroupManaged CareAssessed differencesTraditional feeLow incomeSignificant positive interaction
2005
Case‐Mix Adjustment of the CAHPS® Hospital Survey
O'Malley AJ, Zaslavsky AM, Elliott MN, Zaborski L, Cleary PD. Case‐Mix Adjustment of the CAHPS® Hospital Survey. Health Services Research 2005, 40: 2162-2181. PMID: 16316443, PMCID: PMC1361241, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00470.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral health statusCase-mix adjustmentCirculatory disordersHospital SurveyMedical servicesCase-mix variablesNon-Hispanic blacksPatient characteristicsHospital survey dataPatient ratingsHospital ratingMedical conditionsCirculatory problemsHealth statusHealthcare providersHospitalHospital qualityCAHPS Hospital SurveyHospital servicesConsumer AssessmentSurgeryImpact of adjustmentDisordersAgeScores
2001
Adjusting for Patient Characteristics When Analyzing Reports From Patients About Hospital Care
Hargraves J, Wilson I, Zaslavsky A, James C, Walker J, Rogers G, Cleary P. Adjusting for Patient Characteristics When Analyzing Reports From Patients About Hospital Care. Medical Care 2001, 39: 635-641. PMID: 11404646, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200106000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient characteristicsHospital careHealth statusPatient-reported problemsCoordination of careTypes of patientsSample of patientsQuality improvement effortsInvolvement of familyPatient genderPatient preferencesHospital differencesPatientsHospital staffPhysical careConsistent associationHospitalHospital rankingsCareTelephone surveyImportant predictorEducation levelEmotional supportReportPresent data
2000
Does the Effect of Respondent Characteristics on Consumer Assessments Vary across Health Plans?
Zaslavsky A, Zaborski L, Cleary P. Does the Effect of Respondent Characteristics on Consumer Assessments Vary across Health Plans? Medical Care Research And Review 2000, 57: 379-394. PMID: 10981191, DOI: 10.1177/107755870005700307.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 reasonsMorbidityThe 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
1992
Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years
Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Cleary P. Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after elective coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged ≥ and <65 years. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 70: 60-64. PMID: 1615871, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)91390-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypassProportion of patientsOlder patientsElective CABGArtery bypassPostsurgical health-related qualitySevere co-morbid diseaseAge groupsElective coronary artery bypassLife outcomesImpact of CABGLife outcome scoresCo-morbid diseasesHealth-related qualityPatient-reported outcomesFunctional benefitsMental health statusMajor teaching hospitalYounger onesPreadmission statusMarried patientsOutcome scoresTeaching hospitalInstrumental activitiesDaily livingAge-related item nonresponse in surveys of recently discharged patients.
Guadagnoli E, Cleary P. Age-related item nonresponse in surveys of recently discharged patients. Journal Of Gerontology 1992, 47: p206-12. PMID: 1573206, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/47.3.p206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryLess healthy patientsBypass graft surgeryTotal hip replacementTURP patientsGraft surgeryTHR patientsSurgical patientsTransurethral prostatectomyHealthy patientsSurgical conditionsPhysical functioningPatientsHip replacementHealth statusEmotional statusNonresponseData completenessQuestionnaireItem scaleTotal numberStatusCABGHigh levelsRisk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly
Schor J, Levkoff S, Lipsitz L, Reilly C, Cleary P, Rowe J, Evans D. Risk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Elderly. JAMA 1992, 267: 827-831. PMID: 1732655, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03480060073033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior cognitive impairmentRisk factorsOdds ratioCognitive impairmentIncidence of deliriumDetection of deliriumIndependent risk factorTertiary care hospitalUse of neurolepticsCohort analytic studyRisk factor dataPresence of infectionAcute care hospitalsPatients' medical recordsYears of ageStepwise logistic regressionHospital deliriumAnticholinergic useElderly patientsMedication groupCare hospitalHospitalized patientsNeuroleptic useSurgical wardsNarcotic useThe Relationship Between Reported Problems and Patient Summary Evaluations of Hospital Care
Cleary P, Edgman-Levitan S, McMullen W, Delbanco T. The Relationship Between Reported Problems and Patient Summary Evaluations of Hospital Care. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 1992, 18: 53-59. PMID: 1574321, DOI: 10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30507-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusAspects of hospitalizationPatients' overall evaluationPatient characteristicsSurgical patientsPatient evaluationGeneral HospitalHospital careNationwide telephone surveyTelephone surveyCareStrongest predictorReported problemsOverall evaluationAssociationStatusHospitalizationPatientsHospitalEvaluation
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
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 differencesChronicGroupDifferencesIllnessYearsDiagnosisIndividualsGender Differences in the Acquisition of Prescribed Drugs
Svarstad B, Cleary P, Mechanic D, Robers P. Gender Differences in the Acquisition of Prescribed Drugs. Medical Care 1987, 25: 1089-1098. PMID: 3695639, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198711000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMore prescribed drugsPrescribed drugsFemale-specific conditionsChild-bearing yearsSelf-reported drug usePharmacy recordsDrug categoriesGender differencesDrug useMedical careAge groupsStudy periodWomenDrugsHigh anxietyPhysiciansMenPrevious studiesDifferencesGross measuresIllnessReproductive rolesDiagnosisCare