Search Results - "Mulley, A. G."

Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients’ preferences matter by Mulley, Albert G, Trimble, Chris, Elwyn, Glyn

“…Correct treatment recommendations require accurate diagnosis not only of the medical condition but of patients’ treatment preferences. Al Mulley, Chris…”
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Involving Patients in Clinical Decisions: Impact of an Interactive Video Program on Use of Back Surgery by Deyo, Richard A., Cherkin, Daniel C., Weinstein, James, Howe, John, Ciol, Marcia, Mulle, Albert G.

“…Background. Back surgery rates are rapidly rising in the United States. This surgery is usually elective, so patient preferences are important in the treatment…”
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Barriers to tuberculosis care delivery among miners and their families in South Africa: an ethnographic study by Adams, L. V., Basu, D., Grande, S. W., Craig, S. R., Patridge, M. T., Panth, N., Trump Redd, V., Phalaste, M., Singo, A., Osewe, P., Mulley, A. G.

“…SETTING: South African miners suffer the highest tuberculosis (TB) rates in the world. Current efforts to stem the epidemic are insufficient. Historical…”
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Patient Reactions to a Program Designed to Facilitate Patient Participation in Treatment Decisions for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Barry, Michael J., Fowler, Floyd J., Mulley, Albert G., Henderson, Joseph V., Wennberg, John E.

“…Patients often want considerable information about their conditions, and enhanced patient participation might reduce unwanted practice variation and improve…”
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The natural history of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia as diagnosed by North American urologists by Barry, M J, Fowler, Jr, F J, Bin, L, Pitts, 3rd, J C, Harris, C J, Mulley, Jr, A G

“…We defined outcomes for men with a clinical diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia. We followed for 4 years 500 candidates for elective prostatectomy…”
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Assessing Patients' Utilities: Can the Ends Justify the Means? by Mulley, Albert G.

“…Each of the elements of a utility assessment strategy-defining and describing health states of interest, identifying subjects, choosing a scaling task,…”
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Symptom Status and Quality of Life Following Prostatectomy by Fowler, Floyd J, Wennberg, John E, Timothy, Robert P, Barry, Michael J, Mulley, Albert G, Hanley, Daniel

“…When prostatectomy is proposed as treatment for the symptoms of prostatism, the decision to operate should depend on how patients evaluate their symptoms and…”
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Early detection of prostate cancer Part II : Estimating the risks, benefits, and costs by COLEY, C. M, BARRY, M. J, FLEMING, C, FAHS, M. C, MULLEY, A. G

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Smoking cessation following admission to a coronary care unit by RIGOTTI, N. A, SINGER, D. E, MULLEY, A. G, THIBAULT, G. E

“…To determine the impact of an episode of serious cardiovascular disease on smoking behavior and to identify factors associated with smoking cessation in this…”
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An Assessment of Prostatectomy for Benign Urinary Tract Obstruction: Geographic Variations and the Evaluation of Medical Care Outcomes by Wennberg, John E, Mulley, Albert G, Hanley, Daniel, Timothy, Robert P, Fowler, Floyd J, Roos, Noralou P, Barry, Michael J, McPherson, Klim, Greenberg, E. Robert, Soule, David, Bubolz, Thomas, Fisher, Elliott, Malenka, David

“…IN MAINE, the efforts of practicing urologists to understand how their clinical decisions contribute to the striking variations in rates of prostatectomy from…”
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Management of acute dysuria. A decision-analysis model of alternative strategies by Carlson, K J, Mulley, A G

“…A decision-analysis model was developed to estimate the effects and costs of alternative initial management strategies for women presenting with dysuria and…”
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An interactive videodisc program for low back pain patients by Spunt, B.S., Deyo, R.A., Taylor, V.M., Leek, K.M., Goldberg, H.I., Mulley, A.G.

“…Decisions about back pain treatment are often made in the presence of both physician and patient uncertainty. Therefore, we developed a computerized,…”
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Screening for prostate cancer

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Using Patient Reports to Assess Health-Related Quality of Life after Total Hip Replacement by P. D. Cleary, D. T. Reilly, Greenfield, S., Mulley, A. G., L. Wexler, F. Frankel, B. J. Mc Neil

“…Data on disease severity, co-morbidity, and process of care were obtained from the medical records of 356 patients without rheumatoid arthritis undergoing a…”
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Management of Nephrolithiasis: New Approaches to "Surgical" Kidney Stones by Mulley, A G

“…The majority of kidney stones that come to clinical attention are large enough to cause symptoms but small enough to pass spontaneously. Recent technological…”
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Functional outcomes following medical intensive care by Goldstein, R L, Campion, E W, Thibault, G E, Mulley, A G, Skinner, E

“…This study describes the long-term functional outcomes of a medical and coronary care ICU population. Baseline and 1-yr follow-up data were collected…”
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Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy: slam-bang effects, silent side effects? by MULLEY, A. G. JR, CARLSON, K. J, DRETLER, S. P

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Effect of workup strategy on the cost-effectiveness of fecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer by Barry, M J, Mulley, A G, Richter, J M

“…Physicians respond to a positive fecal occult blood test with a variety of workup strategies. To study the effect of the choice of strategy on the net costs…”
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Standard Consultations Are Not Enough to Ensure Decision Quality Regarding Preference-Sensitive Options by O’Connor, Annette M., Mulley, Albert G., Wennberg, John E.

“…Making a good decision about cancer treatment is a complex and difficult task. It requires a certain emotional readiness, information about options and…”
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Variations in Length of Stay and Outcomes for Six Medical and Surgical Conditions in Massachusetts and California by Cleary, Paul D, Greenfield, Sheldon, Mulley, Albert G, Pauker, Stephen G, Schroeder, Steven A, Wexler, Lewis, McNeil, Barbara J

“…Objectives.—To determine the extent to which interinstitutional variations in length of stay are explained by differences in patient characteristics and to…”
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