T V Perneger
Biographic Data
| ID | 6059763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T V Perneger |
| GIVEN NAMES | T V |
| FAMILY NAME | Perneger |
| SIGNATURE | PERNEGER T V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Geneva |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Misconceptions about efficacy of mammography screening
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed accuracy of women's opinions about reduction in mortality from breast cancer attributable to mammography screening. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey. SETTING: General population of Geneva, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: 895 randomly selected women aged 40 to 80 years, free of breast cancer. RESULTS: Women estimated the proportion of deaths from breast cancer that regular mammography screening prevents in women over age 50…
Measurement of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The number of cigarettes smoked per day is an imprecise indicator of exposure to cigarette smoke, and biochemical assessment of exposure is not always feasible. The aim of this study was to develop more accurate measures of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke. DESIGN: Mail survey in 386 smokers, retest at one month in 94 participants (24%), analysis of saliva cotinine in 98 participants (25%), collection of empty cig…
Assessment of the Coop charts with and without pictures in a Swiss population
Coop Charts in French
Unexpected effects of a prior feedback letter and a professional layout on the response rate to a mail survey in Geneva
Obtaining high response rates in mail surveys is always a challenge. Several methods have been proposed to increase response. Sending partici pants a letter a few days before the question naire was effective in some studies12 but had a negative impact in another.3 Giving special attention to the questionnaire layout was also effective,4 although the effect was not always very important.2 We tested whether a prior feedback letter and an attractive…
Health care expenditures after introduction of a gatekeeper and a global budget in a Swiss health insurance plan
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the introduction of "managed care" (capitated budget and utilisation control by general practitioners) in a Swiss health insurance plan caused a selective disenrolment of plan members, and whether it achieved its goal of reducing health care expenditures. DESIGN: Controlled before-after analysis of health insurance claims. SETTING: Health insurance plan of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, which introduced…
Prospective versus retrospective measurement of change in health status
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare prospective and retrospective measurements of change in health status. DESIGN: Health status was measured using a French language version of the short form 36 (SF-36) health survey on two occasions one year apart--in 1992 and 1993. Differences in SF-36 scores measured prospectively were compared with the patients' single item retrospective evaluation of change in health (transition item). SETTING: This was a community…
Comparison of patient satisfaction with ambulatory visits in competing health care delivery settings in Geneva, Switzerland
OBJECTIVES: To measure satisfaction with medical visits in various health care settings and to assess the extent to which differences in satisfaction scores between health care settings can be attributed to patients' characteristics. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional survey to measure seven dimensions of patient satisfaction. SETTINGS: Ambulatory visits to 'gatekeepers' or specialists in a newly established managed care organisation, a private g…
Switching Swiss enrollees from indemnity health insurance to managed care
OBJECTIVES. In 1992, most members of a Swiss indemnity health insurance plan were automatically transferred into a newly created managed care organization. This study examined whether this semivoluntary change affected enrollees' health status and satisfaction with care. METHODS. Three groups of enrollees were compared: 332 plan members who accepted the switch (managed care joiners); 186 plan members who opted to maintain indemnity coverage (non-…
Cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to assess agreement on cause of death reporting in end-stage renal disease patients by comparing death certificates and reports to an end-stage renal disease registry. METHODS. Death certificates and registry reporting forms were retrieved for a random sample of 335 treated end-stage renal disease patients who died between 1980 and 1986 in Maryland. On the registry form, patient death was ascribed to 1 of…
Switching Swiss enrollees from indemnity health insurance to managed care
OBJECTIVES. In 1992, most members of a Swiss indemnity health insurance plan were automatically transferred into a newly created managed care organization. This study examined whether this semivoluntary change affected enrollees' health status and satisfaction with care. METHODS. Three groups of enrollees were compared: 332 plan members who accepted the switch (managed care joiners); 186 plan members who opted to maintain indemnity coverage (non-…
Prospective versus retrospective measurement of change in health status
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare prospective and retrospective measurements of change in health status. DESIGN: Health status was measured using a French language version of the short form 36 (SF-36) health survey on two occasions one year apart--in 1992 and 1993. Differences in SF-36 scores measured prospectively were compared with the patients' single item retrospective evaluation of change in health (transition item). SETTING: This was a community…
Misconceptions about efficacy of mammography screening
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed accuracy of women's opinions about reduction in mortality from breast cancer attributable to mammography screening. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey. SETTING: General population of Geneva, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: 895 randomly selected women aged 40 to 80 years, free of breast cancer. RESULTS: Women estimated the proportion of deaths from breast cancer that regular mammography screening prevents in women over age 50…
Measurement of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The number of cigarettes smoked per day is an imprecise indicator of exposure to cigarette smoke, and biochemical assessment of exposure is not always feasible. The aim of this study was to develop more accurate measures of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke. DESIGN: Mail survey in 386 smokers, retest at one month in 94 participants (24%), analysis of saliva cotinine in 98 participants (25%), collection of empty cig…
Health care expenditures after introduction of a gatekeeper and a global budget in a Swiss health insurance plan
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the introduction of "managed care" (capitated budget and utilisation control by general practitioners) in a Swiss health insurance plan caused a selective disenrolment of plan members, and whether it achieved its goal of reducing health care expenditures. DESIGN: Controlled before-after analysis of health insurance claims. SETTING: Health insurance plan of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, which introduced…
Cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to assess agreement on cause of death reporting in end-stage renal disease patients by comparing death certificates and reports to an end-stage renal disease registry. METHODS. Death certificates and registry reporting forms were retrieved for a random sample of 335 treated end-stage renal disease patients who died between 1980 and 1986 in Maryland. On the registry form, patient death was ascribed to 1 of…
Comparison of patient satisfaction with ambulatory visits in competing health care delivery settings in Geneva, Switzerland
OBJECTIVES: To measure satisfaction with medical visits in various health care settings and to assess the extent to which differences in satisfaction scores between health care settings can be attributed to patients' characteristics. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional survey to measure seven dimensions of patient satisfaction. SETTINGS: Ambulatory visits to 'gatekeepers' or specialists in a newly established managed care organisation, a private g…
Switching Swiss enrollees from indemnity health insurance to managed care
OBJECTIVES. In 1992, most members of a Swiss indemnity health insurance plan were automatically transferred into a newly created managed care organization. This study examined whether this semivoluntary change affected enrollees' health status and satisfaction with care. METHODS. Three groups of enrollees were compared: 332 plan members who accepted the switch (managed care joiners); 186 plan members who opted to maintain indemnity coverage (non-…
Prospective versus retrospective measurement of change in health status
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare prospective and retrospective measurements of change in health status. DESIGN: Health status was measured using a French language version of the short form 36 (SF-36) health survey on two occasions one year apart--in 1992 and 1993. Differences in SF-36 scores measured prospectively were compared with the patients' single item retrospective evaluation of change in health (transition item). SETTING: This was a community…
Coop Charts in French
Unexpected effects of a prior feedback letter and a professional layout on the response rate to a mail survey in Geneva
Obtaining high response rates in mail surveys is always a challenge. Several methods have been proposed to increase response. Sending partici pants a letter a few days before the question naire was effective in some studies12 but had a negative impact in another.3 Giving special attention to the questionnaire layout was also effective,4 although the effect was not always very important.2 We tested whether a prior feedback letter and an attractive…
Health care expenditures after introduction of a gatekeeper and a global budget in a Swiss health insurance plan
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the introduction of "managed care" (capitated budget and utilisation control by general practitioners) in a Swiss health insurance plan caused a selective disenrolment of plan members, and whether it achieved its goal of reducing health care expenditures. DESIGN: Controlled before-after analysis of health insurance claims. SETTING: Health insurance plan of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, which introduced…
Assessment of the Coop charts with and without pictures in a Swiss population
Misconceptions about efficacy of mammography screening
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed accuracy of women's opinions about reduction in mortality from breast cancer attributable to mammography screening. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey. SETTING: General population of Geneva, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS: 895 randomly selected women aged 40 to 80 years, free of breast cancer. RESULTS: Women estimated the proportion of deaths from breast cancer that regular mammography screening prevents in women over age 50…
Measurement of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke
STUDY OBJECTIVE: The number of cigarettes smoked per day is an imprecise indicator of exposure to cigarette smoke, and biochemical assessment of exposure is not always feasible. The aim of this study was to develop more accurate measures of self reported active exposure to cigarette smoke. DESIGN: Mail survey in 386 smokers, retest at one month in 94 participants (24%), analysis of saliva cotinine in 98 participants (25%), collection of empty cig…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health insurance (2 works) · Health plan (2 works)