"Communication" 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 exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups.
| Descriptor ID |
D003142
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209 L01.143
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| Concept/Terms |
Communication Programs- Communication Programs
- Communication Program
- Program, Communication
- Programs, Communication
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Communication" by people in this website by year, and whether "Communication" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2016 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2017 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2023 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Communication" by people in Profiles.
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Tag Teaming Trauma-Informed Care in Nursing Education: Shifting Passive to Active Learning. Nurse Educ. 2026 May-Jun 01; 51(3):E183-E187.
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A qualitative exploration of patient perspectives regarding patient education during their colorectal surgical experience. Colorectal Dis. 2026 May; 28(5):e70485.
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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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'In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics': reducing inappropriate antibiotic expectations and use with a provider-patient communication tool in primary care. Fam Med Community Health. 2025 11 11; 13(4).
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A Qualitative Study of Health Priorities of People With Dementia and Care Partners in Emergency Department and Hospital Care in a Public Safety-Net Setting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3719-3728.
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The Role of Support and Communication on Postpartum Pain: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Experiences. Birth. 2026 Jun; 53(2):332-340.
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Development of an electronic system for self/proxy symptom tracking alongside children with cancer and their caregivers: a co-design exemplar. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Aug 26; 33(9):810.
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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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A comparative analysis of the STAT taxonomy and T-NOTECHS for assessing trauma team non-technical skills: A secondary analysis using trauma video review. Injury. 2025 Sep; 56(9):112537.
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Effectiveness of bi-directional patient-provider communication tools aimed at changing patient medication behavior in the outpatient setting: a scoping review. Fam Pract. 2025 06 04; 42(4).