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J E Ware

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1 The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): II. Psychometric and clinical tests of validity in measuring physical and mental health constructs. Med Care 1993 27.05
2 The MOS short-form general health survey. Reliability and validity in a patient population. Med Care 1988 21.00
3 The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): III. Tests of data quality, scaling assumptions, and reliability across diverse patient groups. Med Care 1994 19.87
4 Assessing the effects of physician-patient interactions on the outcomes of chronic disease. Med Care 1989 15.28
5 Patients' participation in medical care: effects on blood sugar control and quality of life in diabetes. J Gen Intern Med 1988 13.57
6 Expanding patient involvement in care. Effects on patient outcomes. Ann Intern Med 1985 12.89
7 Functional status and well-being of patients with chronic conditions. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA 1989 11.97
8 The Medical Outcomes Study. An application of methods for monitoring the results of medical care. JAMA 1989 10.36
9 Cross-validation of item selection and scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in nine countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 10.03
10 The Primary Care Assessment Survey: tests of data quality and measurement performance. Med Care 1998 8.88
11 Performance of a five-item mental health screening test. Med Care 1991 8.76
12 Variations in resource utilization among medical specialties and systems of care. Results from the medical outcomes study. JAMA 1992 6.88
13 Linking primary care performance to outcomes of care. J Fam Pract 1998 6.83
14 Characteristics of physicians with participatory decision-making styles. Ann Intern Med 1996 6.23
15 Defining and measuring patient satisfaction with medical care. Eval Program Plann 1983 6.15
16 Patients' ratings of outpatient visits in different practice settings. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA 1993 6.09
17 Patient and visit characteristics related to physicians' participatory decision-making style. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Med Care 1995 5.17
18 Translating health status questionnaires and evaluating their quality: the IQOLA Project approach. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 5.15
19 Does free care improve adults' health? Results from a randomized controlled trial. N Engl J Med 1983 5.10
20 The measurement and meaning of patient satisfaction. Health Med Care Serv Rev 1979 5.06
21 The validity and relative precision of MOS short- and long-form health status scales and Dartmouth COOP charts. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Med Care 1992 4.58
22 Evaluation of a preliminary physical function item bank supported the expected advantages of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). J Clin Epidemiol 2008 4.55
23 The Swedish SF-36 Health Survey--I. Evaluation of data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and construct validity across general populations in Sweden. Soc Sci Med 1995 4.47
24 Comparisons of the costs and quality of norms for the SF-36 health survey collected by mail versus telephone interview: results from a national survey. Med Care 1994 4.37
25 Comparison of health outcomes at a health maintenance organisation with those of fee-for-service care. Lancet 1986 4.22
26 Measuring patients' views: the optimum outcome measure. BMJ 1993 3.74
27 Determining minimally important changes in generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaires in clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2000 3.64
28 The structure of psychological distress and well-being in general populations. J Consult Clin Psychol 1983 3.60
29 A six-item short-form survey for measuring headache impact: the HIT-6. Qual Life Res 2003 3.53
30 Patient satisfaction and change in medical care provider: a longitudinal study. Med Care 1983 3.53
31 Psychometric and clinical tests of validity of the Japanese SF-36 Health Survey. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 3.52
32 Differences in the mix of patients among medical specialties and systems of care. Results from the medical outcomes study. JAMA 1992 3.32
33 Dimensions of patient attitudes regarding doctors and medical care services. Med Care 1975 3.23
34 Overview of adult health measures fielded in Rand's health insurance study. Med Care 1979 3.20
35 The Doctor Fox Lecture: a paradigm of educational seduction. J Med Educ 1973 3.18
36 Do physicians preach what they practice? A study of physicians' health habits and counseling practices. JAMA 1984 3.05
37 Detection of depressive disorder for patients receiving prepaid or fee-for-service care. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA 1989 2.79
38 Evaluation of the MOS SF-36 physical functioning scale (PF-10): I. Unidimensionality and reproducibility of the Rasch item scale. J Clin Epidemiol 1994 2.79
39 Physician conduct and other factors that affect consumer satisfaction with medical care. J Med Educ 1977 2.69
40 Choosing measures of health status for individuals in general populations. Am J Public Health 1981 2.60
41 Effects of acquiescent response set on patient satisfaction ratings. Med Care 1978 2.59
42 Involving consumers in quality of care assessment. Health Aff (Millwood) 1988 2.46
43 A health status questionnaire using 30 items from the Medical Outcomes Study. Preliminary validation in persons with early HIV infection. Med Care 1991 2.30
44 Asian-American patient ratings of physician primary care performance. J Gen Intern Med 1997 2.26
45 Methods for validating and norming translations of health status questionnaires: the IQOLA Project approach. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 2.24
46 Canadian-French, German and UK versions of the Child Health Questionnaire: methodology and preliminary item scaling results. Qual Life Res 1998 2.22
47 Tests of data quality, scaling assumptions, and reliability of the SF-36 in eleven countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 2.22
48 Cross-cultural comparisons of the content of SF-36 translations across 10 countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 2.05
49 Behavioral consequences of consumer dissatisfaction with medical care. Eval Program Plann 1983 2.04
50 Standards for validating health measures: definition and content. J Chronic Dis 1987 2.03
51 Advances in the measurement of functional status: construction of aggregate indexes. Med Care 1981 2.02
52 Consumer acceptance of prepaid and fee-for-service medical care: results from a randomized controlled trial. Health Serv Res 1986 2.00
53 Health status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and in general population and disease comparison groups. Am J Med 1996 1.98
54 Base-line quality-of-life assessment in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst 1995 1.94
55 Quality of life in asthma. I. Internal consistency and validity of the SF-36 questionnaire. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994 1.88
56 Testing the equivalence of translations of widely used response choice labels: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.86
57 How sophisticated are consumers about the medical care delivery system? Med Care 1981 1.85
58 Use of structural equation modeling to test the construct validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in ten countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.79
59 The SF-36 Health Survey as a generic outcome measure in clinical trials of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: tests of data quality, scaling assumptions and score reliability. Med Care 1999 1.78
60 Evaluation of the MOS SF-36 Physical Functioning Scale (PF-10): II. Comparison of relative precision using Likert and Rasch scoring methods. J Clin Epidemiol 1997 1.77
61 The SF-36 Health Survey as a generic outcome measure in clinical trials of patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: relative validity of scales in relation to clinical measures of arthritis severity. Med Care 1999 1.75
62 Effects of cost sharing on seeking care for serious and minor symptoms. Results of a randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 1986 1.72
63 Comparison of Rasch and summated rating scales constructed from SF-36 physical functioning items in seven countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.69
64 Methods for assessing condition-specific and generic functional status outcomes after total knee replacement. Med Care 1992 1.66
65 Construction and validation of an alternate form general mental health scale for the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey. Med Care 1995 1.58
66 Measuring components of children's health status. Med Care 1979 1.56
67 Organizational and financial characteristics of health plans: are they related to primary care performance? Arch Intern Med 2000 1.52
68 Health status and the use of outpatient mental health services. Am Psychol 1984 1.51
69 The effects of interferon alpha-2b in combination with ribavirin on health related quality of life and work productivity. J Hepatol 2001 1.50
70 Scales for measuring general health perceptions. Health Serv Res 1976 1.48
71 Sociodemographic factors and the use of outpatient mental health services. Med Care 1986 1.47
72 Health as a value: methodological and theoretical considerations. Health Psychol 1986 1.46
73 Differential item functioning in the Danish translation of the SF-36. J Clin Epidemiol 1998 1.44
74 Social support and stressful life events: age differences in their effects on health-related quality of life among the chronically ill. Qual Life Res 1992 1.43
75 Measuring the functional status and well-being of patients with migraine headache. Headache 1994 1.42
76 My medical care is better than yours. Social desirability and patient satisfaction ratings. Med Care 1986 1.41
77 Acute effects of fluoxetine versus placebo on functional health and well-being in late-life depression. Int Psychogeriatr 1995 1.38
78 Comparison of responses to SF-36 Health Survey questions with one-week and four-week recall periods. Health Serv Res 1997 1.38
79 Methodology in behavioral and psychosocial cancer research. Conceptualizing disease impact and treatment outcomes. Cancer 1984 1.33
80 Sleep problems, health-related quality of life, work functioning and health care utilization among the chronically ill. Qual Life Res 2001 1.29
81 Consumer perceptions of health care services: implications for academic medicine. J Med Educ 1975 1.25
82 The Dr. Fox effect: a study of lecturer effectiveness and ratings of instruction. J Med Educ 1975 1.19
83 Prepaid group practice effects on the utilization of medical services and health outcomes for children: results from a controlled trial. Pediatrics 1989 1.19
84 Assessing the quality of medical care using outcome measures: an overview of the method. Med Care 1977 1.13
85 Physicians' practices in counseling patients about health habits. Med Care 1984 1.13
86 What are we measuring? An examination of self-reported functional status measures. Arthritis Rheum 1988 1.12
87 A questionnaire to assess the generic and disease-specific health outcomes of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Qual Life Res 1998 1.11
88 Patient judgments of hospital quality. Conclusions and recommendations. Med Care 1990 1.11
89 The effects of recombinant human erythropoietin on functional health and well-being in chronic dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 1996 1.10
90 Monitoring health outcomes among patients with arthritis using the SF-36 Health Survey: overview. Med Care 1999 1.09
91 Paradigm for the management of patient outcomes. Am J Hosp Pharm 1991 1.07
92 Usefulness of the SF-36 Health Survey in measuring health outcomes in the depressed elderly. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1996 1.06
93 Profile of men randomized to the prostate cancer prevention trial: baseline health-related quality of life, urinary and sexual functioning, and health behaviors. J Clin Oncol 2000 1.03
94 How to survey patient satisfaction. Drug Intell Clin Pharm 1981 1.03
95 The SF-36 Arthritis-Specific Health Index (ASHI): II. Tests of validity in four clinical trials. Med Care 1999 1.01
96 The health-related quality of life of adults with Gaucher's disease receiving enzyme replacement therapy: results from a retrospective study. Qual Life Res 1998 1.00
97 Sustained virologic response is associated with improved health-related quality of life in relapsed chronic hepatitis C patients. Semin Liver Dis 1999 0.97
98 Health-related quality of life among patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Urology 1997 0.96
99 Do depressed patients in different treatment settings have different levels of well-being and functioning? J Consult Clin Psychol 1993 0.95
100 How the medical comorbidity of depressed patients differs across health care settings: results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Am J Psychiatry 1991 0.95
101 Cost-sharing and the use of general medical physicians for outpatient mental health care. Health Serv Res 1987 0.95
102 Cost sharing and the use of ambulatory mental health services. Am Psychol 1984 0.94
103 The Patient Judgments of Hospital Quality (PJHQ) Questionnaire. Med Care 1990 0.92
104 The responsiveness of headache impact scales scored using 'classical' and 'modern' psychometric methods: a re-analysis of three clinical trials. Qual Life Res 2003 0.92
105 How cost sharing affects the use of ambulatory mental health services. JAMA 1986 0.92
106 Reliability and validity of French, German, Italian, Dutch, and UK English translations of the Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey. Med Care 1999 0.91
107 Gender differences in medical treatment: the case of physician-prescribed activity restrictions. Soc Sci Med 1997 0.91
108 A new tool for monitoring asthma outcomes: the ITG Asthma Short Form. Qual Life Res 2000 0.91
109 A longitudinal study of hospitalization rates for patients with chronic disease: results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Health Serv Res 1998 0.91
110 Consequences of cost-sharing for children's health. Pediatrics 1985 0.91
111 Physicians' attitudes in counseling patients about smoking. Med Care 1984 0.90
112 The meaning of health: understanding functional limitations. Med Care 1977 0.90
113 Using generic measures of functional health and well-being to increase understanding of disease burden. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2000 0.90
114 Measuring patient satisfaction with dental care. Soc Sci Med A 1981 0.89
115 Improvement of quality of life by treatment with cetirizine in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis as determined by a French version of the SF-36 questionnaire. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996 0.89
116 The effect of systematically varying components of nursing care on satisfaction in elderly ambulatory women. West J Nurs Res 1984 0.86
117 Health insurance, medical care, and children's health. Pediatrics 1986 0.86
118 Psychosocial problems in chronically ill children: physician concern, parent satisfaction, and the validity of medical records. J Community Health 1982 0.86
119 Patient judgments of hospital quality. Pilot study methods. Design of study. Med Care 1990 0.86
120 The patient comment card: a system to gather customer feedback. QRB Qual Rev Bull 1991 0.86
121 Evaluation of weekend seminars for physicians. J Med Educ 1972 0.86
122 Use of outpatient mental health services by a general population with health insurance coverage. Hosp Community Psychiatry 1986 0.85
123 Advances in methods for assessing the impact of epilepsy and antiepileptic drug therapy on patients' health-related quality of life. Qual Life Res 1995 0.85
124 The sensitivity of mental health care use and cost estimates to methods effects. Med Care 1984 0.85
125 A quality of life study in five hundred and eighty-one duodenal ulcer patients. Maintenance versus intermittent treatment with nizatidine. Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl 1994 0.85
126 Monitoring and evaluating health services. Med Care 1985 0.84
127 Patients' perspectives on the quality of medical care. J Fam Pract 1988 0.82
128 Effects of physical and mental health on health-state preferences. Med Care 1982 0.80
129 Impact of changes in asthma severity on health-related quality of life in pediatric and adult asthma patients: results from the asthma outcomes monitoring system. Allergy Asthma Proc 2000 0.79
130 What does it mean to have migraine? Neurology 2000 0.78
131 Income group differences in relationships among survey measures of physical and mental health. Health Serv Res 1976 0.78
132 The PJHQ questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis and empirical scale construction. Med Care 1990 0.78
133 Further evaluations of the PJHQ scales. Med Care 1990 0.77
134 A negative relationship between understanding interviewing principles and interview performance. J Med Educ 1971 0.77
135 Changes in medical interviewing style after instruction with two closed-circuit television techniques. J Med Educ 1970 0.76
136 Captopril, enalapril, and quality of life. N Engl J Med 1993 0.76
137 Psychiatrist interest in continuing education. Results of a Southwestern survey. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1971 0.75
138 A cecal anomaly in a white leghorn cockerel. Poult Sci 1969 0.75
139 Prepaid vs. fee-for-service study reveals consumers' attitudes. Mich Hosp 1987 0.75
140 A behavioral and clinical evaluation of two psychotropic agents: doxepin-hydrochloride and perphenazine-amitriptylin hydrochloride. Psychosomatics 1974 0.75
141 Continuing education, clinical competence, and specialty certification. J Med Educ 1971 0.75
142 What role for consumers? The new decision-makers: are they qualified? Internist 1978 0.75
143 Atypical foci of histomoniasis lesions in a study of direct oral transmission. Avian Dis 1969 0.75
144 Effects of cost sharing in health insurance on disability days. Health Policy 1991 0.75
145 Factors associated with relief from chest pain following emergency care. Med Care 1980 0.75
146 Monitoring health care from the patient's point of view. Hosp Pract (Off Ed) 1994 0.75
147 Adherence to health care regimens among elderly women. Nurs Res 1985 0.75