"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 | 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 | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| 2017 | 29 | 14 | 43 |
| 2018 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 2019 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| 2020 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2021 | 19 | 31 | 50 |
| 2022 | 3 | 37 | 40 |
| 2023 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.
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Parent and Clinician Perspectives on Diagnostic Testing for Children With Diarrhea: A Qualitative Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Sep 02; 8(9):e2531000.
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Differences in Patient and Parent Preferences for Prognostic Communication Across Disease Milestones in Advanced Childhood Cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Nov; 72(11):e31964.
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Randomized controlled trial of brief app-based gratitude and mindfulness interventions for parents of young children. J Fam Psychol. 2025 Sep; 39(6):848-860.
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Involving Parents in the Management and Treatment of Youth Anxiety. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2025 Jul; 27(7):441-449.
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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.