"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2012 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2014 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 2015 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2016 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 2017 | 29 | 14 | 43 |
| 2018 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 2020 | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| 2021 | 19 | 30 | 49 |
| 2022 | 3 | 37 | 40 |
| 2023 | 8 | 30 | 38 |
| 2024 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Parent education, not income-to-needs ratio, relates to preschool home executive function environment. J Exp Child Psychol. 2025 Oct; 258:106292.
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Feasibility and acceptability of the TEAM pilot trial with African American and Latino families. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 May 01; 50(5):388-398.
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Relationship Between Parental Distress and Proxy Symptom Reports in Pediatric Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Jun; 69(6):654-662.e1.
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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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Missed opportunities to support parents' use of healthy discipline. Child Abuse Negl. 2025 Mar; 161:107257.
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Assessing the supportive care needs of parents of children with rare diseases in Ireland. J Pediatr Nurs. 2025 Mar-Apr; 81:31-42.
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Parenting and Family Concerns of Couples Navigating Advanced Breast Cancer: Exploring Discussions Around Parenting Challenges and Targets for Intervention. Psychooncology. 2025 Jan; 34(1):e70069.
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Family genetic risk communication and reverse cascade testing in the BabySeq project. Genet Med. 2025 Mar; 27(3):101350.
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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 Dec 01; 20(12):1887-1893.
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A family-based approach to cascade genetic testing in a pediatric cancer genetics clinic. Fam Cancer. 2024 Nov 20; 24(1):8.