"Comprehension" 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.
The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
| Descriptor ID |
D032882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.357
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Shared Decision-Making Communication and Prognostic Misunderstanding in the ICU. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 01; 7(10):e2439715.
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Generative artificial intelligence as a source of breast cancer information for patients: Proceed with caution. Cancer. 2025 Jan 01; 131(1):e35521.
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Assessing the accuracy, usefulness, and readability of artificial-intelligence-generated responses to common dermatologic surgery questions for patient education: A double-blinded comparative study of ChatGPT and Google Bard. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 May; 90(5):1078-1080.
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Commentary: Unlocking knowledge: Navigating readability challenges in thoracic surgery patient education materials. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May; 167(5):1659-1660.
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Atrophic autoimmune gastritis: 'a muddled or misguided core concept compromises our overall comprehension of the problem'. Gut. 2023 12 07; 73(1):207-208.
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Contributions of attentional control, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and reading skills to performance on a fourth-grade state writing test. J Sch Psychol. 2023 08; 99:101220.
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Socially Stratified Epigenetic Profiles Are Associated With Cognitive Functioning in Children and Adolescents. Psychol Sci. 2023 02; 34(2):170-185.
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Assessing the readability and quality of online information about benign prostatic hyperplasia. World J Urol. 2023 Jan; 41(1):257-262.
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Quality and content evaluation of websites with information about immune checkpoint inhibitors: An environmental scan. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0275676.
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Readability, Quality, and Timeliness of Patient Online Health Resources for Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing. Dermatitis. 2022 Mar-Apr 01; 33(2):155-160.