"Advance Directives" 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.
Declarations by patients, made in advance of a situation in which they may be incompetent to decide about their own care, stating their treatment preferences or authorizing a third party to make decisions for them. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D016223
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.020 N03.706.535.020 N04.590.233.624.124.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Advance Directives- Advance Directives
- Advance Directive
- Directive, Advance
- Directives, Advance
Psychiatric Wills- Psychiatric Wills
- Psychiatric Will
- Will, Psychiatric
- Wills, Psychiatric
- Ulysses Contracts
- Contract, Ulysses
- Contracts, Ulysses
- Ulysses Contract
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Directives" by people in Profiles.
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Zhukovsky DS, Soliman PT, Mathew B, Mills S, Bodurka D, Frumovitz M, Meyer LA, Westin S, Nowitz M, Archie L, Fenton S, Lang K, Williams JL, Boving V, Bruera E. Systematic Approach to Selecting and Preparing a Medical Power of Attorney in the Gynecologic Oncology Center. J Oncol Pract. 2019 12; 15(12):e1092-e1097.
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Bibler TM. Choosing between Practicing Good Medicine and Following the Law in Texas. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 08 15; 200(4):513-514.
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Murray H, Wortzel HS. Psychiatric Advance Directives: Origins, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Jul; 25(4):303-307.
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Bruce CR, Bibler T, Childress A, Fedson S. Legislating Medicine: The Need for Evidence, Argument, and Alliance. Crit Care Med. 2018 05; 46(5):788-790.
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Edwards LA, Bui C, Cabrera AG, Jarrell JA. Improving outpatient advance care planning for adults with congenital or pediatric heart disease followed in a pediatric heart failure and transplant clinic. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 May; 13(3):362-368.
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Luck GR, Eggenberger T, Newman D, Cortizo J, Blankenship DC, Hennekens CH. Advance Directives in Hospice Healthcare Providers: A Clinical Challenge. Am J Med. 2017 11; 130(11):e487-e489.
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Elsayem AF, Bruera E, Valentine A, Warneke CL, Wood GL, Yeung SJ, Page VD, Silvestre J, Brock PA, Todd KH. Advance Directives, Hospitalization, and Survival Among Advanced Cancer Patients with Delirium Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study. Oncologist. 2017 11; 22(11):1368-1373.
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Braun UK. Experiences with POLST: Opportunities for Improving Advance Care Planning : Editorial & Comment on: "Use of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment among California Nursing Home Residents". J Gen Intern Med. 2016 10; 31(10):1111-2.
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Brown AJ, Shen MJ, Urbauer D, Taylor J, Parker PA, Carmack C, Prescott L, Kolawole E, Rosemore C, Sun C, Ramondetta L, Bodurka DC. Room for improvement: An examination of advance care planning documentation among gynecologic oncology patients. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 09; 142(3):525-30.
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Bruce CR, Bibler T, Childress AM, Stephens AL, Pena AM, Allen NG. Navigating Ethical Conflicts Between Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision-Makers' Interpretations of Patient Wishes. Chest. 2016 Feb; 149(2):562-567.