2005
Religiousness and Spirituality Among HIV-Infected Americans
Lorenz K, Hays R, Shapiro M, Cleary P, Asch S, Wenger N. Religiousness and Spirituality Among HIV-Infected Americans. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2005, 8: 774-781. PMID: 16128651, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2005.8.774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersYears of ageHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCare of HIVImmunodeficiency virus infectionImportance of religiousnessOlder patientsPercent of respondentsClinical factorsClinical stageRisk factorsVirus infectionRepresentative cohortPatientsResidents of regionsDrug usersInfectionLess educationLongitudinal studyHIVUnited StatesCareWomenAgePain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey
Oster G, Harding G, Dukes E, Edelsberg J, Cleary PD. Pain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey. Journal Of Pain 2005, 6: 356-363. PMID: 15943957, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.01.359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPoor health-related qualityPostherpetic neuralgiaOlder personsPain interferenceUse of medicationsHealth index scoresYears of ageQuality of lifeMedication usePain intensityEnjoyment of lifeSubstantial painCurrent painPrescription medicationsMean durationPainIndex scoreOverall healthPrior weekNeuralgiaMedicationsGeneral activityHealthPersons
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
Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Guadagnoli E, Hauptman P, Ayanian J, Pashos C, McNeil B, Cleary P. Variation in the Use of Cardiac Procedures after Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 1995, 333: 573-578. PMID: 7623908, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199508313330908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPatterns of treatmentAcute myocardial infarctionCardiac proceduresRate of useCoronary angiographyMyocardial infarctionMore metabolic equivalentsLikelihood of deathYears of ageLarge geographic differencesMetabolic equivalentsClinical subgroupsMortality ratePatientsCase mixGreater riskInfarctionAngiographyEnergy expenditureTwo-year periodFrequency of useHigh rateTreatmentPhysicians
1992
Risk 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 use
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