A5073962608- Health disparities and outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2013-2025
Science Wares (United States)
2012-2025
Tufts University
1996-2023
University Medical Center
2023
Tufts Medical Center
1990-2021
Cleveland Clinic
2016
Baylor University
2016
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (United States)
2016
Biogen (United States)
2016
Medical University of Lodz
2016
Growing interest in the doctor-patient relationship focuses attention on specific elements of that affect patients' health outcomes. Data are presented for four clinical trials conducted varied practice settings among chronically ill patients differing markedly sociodemographic characteristics. These demonstrated "better health" measured physiologically (blood pressure or blood sugar), behaviorally (functional status), more subjectively (evaluations overall status) was consistently related...
Objectives. The authors examine the data quality and measurement performance of Primary Care Assessment Survey (PCAS), a patient-completed questionnaire that operationalizes formal definitions primary care, including definition recently proposed by Institute Medicine Committee on Future Care. Methods. PCAS measures seven domains care through 11 summary scales: accessibility (organizational, financial), continuity (longitudinal, visit-based), comprehensiveness (contextual knowledge patient,...
This paper presents the results of two studies that compared methods for measuring patient satisfaction with specific medical encounters. One form used six-point response scales ranging from "very satisfied" to dissatisfied" (S6 scale); other five-point "excellent" "poor" (E5 scale). Forms were assigned randomly outpatients in fee-for-service (N = 136) and prepaid systems care 363) terms variability, reliability, validity. In both studies, E5 showed greater variability better predicted...
This article identifies the characteristics of patients and office visits associated with decreased mutual decision-making between physicians patients. In baseline cross-sectional survey Medical Outcomes Study we measured specific patient hypothesized to influence participatory decisionmaking (PDM) styles physicians. We related these PDM style scores for their The study was conducted in solo practices, multi-specialty groups, health maintenance organizations Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles....
Many current health status instruments either are too long to use in many acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) clinical trials or omit important concepts. In this study, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-relevant items developed for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) from subscales cognitive function, energy/fatigue, distress, and a single quality of life item were added portion MOS Short-form General Health Survey. The resulting 30-item questionnaire reliably distinctly measured ten...
Objective To define clinically meaningful changes in 2 widely used health-related quality of life (HQL) instruments studies patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients RA (n = 693) who were enrolled double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials completed the Short Form 36 (SF-36) modified health survey and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability index at baseline 6-week followup assessments. Data on 5 severity measures also collected 6 weeks (patient physician...
Asthma is a chronic disease in which social life altered. The importance of restrictions on may be greater severe asthma or when symptoms are not adequately controlled. General scales quality-of-life (QOL) used to detect the impairment, but it yet known whether scores such QOL measures reliable and valid asthmatic patients. A study was carried out 252 patients with variable severity (FEV1 ranging from 25 131% predicted) assess validity general scale, first French version SF-36 health status...
The factor analytic development and validation of numerous index scores to measure patient attitudes regarding characteristics doctors medical care services is described. Index meeting criteria found be reliable were used study the nature number attitudinal dimensions underlying satisfaction. use which have met logical empirical in contrast common practice using individual questionnaire items as unit analysis. Four major identified described, including toward doctor conduct (humanness...
Hepatitis C infects nearly 4 million Americans. Most have chronic hepatitis (CHC), which progresses to cirrhosis in about 20% of patients. Interferon treatment leads transient responses 40% patients and apparent eradication infection 7% In this report, we document the impact CHC on health-related quality life (HQL), changes HQL among responders. Three hundred twenty-four from 10 countries who had relapsed after responding interferon-alfa therapy were randomized monotherapy (IFN alfa-2b +...
Compare adult migraineurs' health related quality of life to adults in the general U.S. population reporting no chronic conditions, and samples patients with other conditions.Subjects (n = 845) were surveyed 2-6 months after participation a placebo-controlled clinical trial asked complete questionnaire including SF-36 Health Survey, migraine severity measurement scale demographics. Results adjusted for illness comorbidities. Scores compared responses same survey by sample conditions.Response...