"Parents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.
| Descriptor ID |
D010290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Step-Parents- Step-Parents
- Step Parents
- Step-Parent
- Stepparent
- Stepparents
Parental Age- Parental Age
- Age, Parental
- Ages, Parental
- Parental Ages
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2013 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2014 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| 2015 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2016 | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| 2017 | 33 | 17 | 50 |
| 2018 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2019 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 2020 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 2021 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| 2022 | 3 | 39 | 42 |
| 2023 | 8 | 31 | 39 |
| 2024 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 2025 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Feasibility of a Large Language Model Chatbot to Support Parental Understanding in the PICU. Crit Care Explor. 2026 Apr 01; 8(4):e1378.
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AI chatbots in the PICU: parental enthusiasm contrasts with socioeconomic usage disparities. Inform Health Soc Care. 2026; 51(1):62-70.
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Surgical Intervention Among Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Parent-Child Dyads. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 04; 121(4):864-870.
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Research Burden in Pediatric Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study From the PediQUEST Response Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 12; 70(6):649-663.
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Experiences of emotional support among parents of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a qualitative study. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 Sep 01; 50(9):887-896.
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Engaging Parents of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Shared Decision-Making for Hydroxyurea: The ENGAGE-HU Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 May; 72(5):e31639.
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Modification of a parent-report sleep scale for individuals with CDKL5 deficiency disorder: a psychometric study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 12 01; 20(12):1887-1893.
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Using ChatGPT to Provide Patient-Specific Answers to Parental Questions in the PICU. Pediatrics. 2024 11 01; 154(5).
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Parent perceptions of various treatment approaches for PANS and PANDAS. J Affect Disord. 2025 Jan 15; 369:1215-1222.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Caregivers of Hospitalized Children From 2020 Through 2023. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 09 01; 14(9):701-713.