"Truth Disclosure" 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.
Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).
| Descriptor ID |
D014342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.401.046.800 I01.880.604.583.080.134.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Truth Disclosure- Truth Disclosure
- Disclosures, Truth
- Truth Disclosures
- Disclosure, Truth
Disclosure, Error- Disclosure, Error
- Disclosures, Error
- Error Disclosure
- Error Disclosures
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in this website by year, and whether "Truth Disclosure" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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Parent-to-Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Mar; 73(3):e70098.
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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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Prognosis conversations in advanced liver disease: A qualitative interview study with health professionals and patients. PLoS One. 2022; 17(2):e0263874.
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Omphalocele-What should we tell the prospective parents? Prenat Diagn. 2021 03; 41(4):486-496.
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Communication of Pharmacogenomic test results and treatment plans in pediatric oncology: deliberative stakeholder consultations with parents. BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Jan 12; 20(1):15.
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Illness Narratives of Children Living with HIV Who Do Not Know Their HIV Status in Ghana: I'm Sick, But I Don't Know the Sickness-A Qualitative Study. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3225-3231.
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Care experiences that foster trust between parents and physicians of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 11; 67(11):e28399.
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The Ethics of Disclosing Diagnostic Errors: What Is the Researcher's Duty? JAMA Pediatr. 2020 05 01; 174(5):405-406.
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Inclusion of children in the initial conversation about their cancer diagnosis: impact on parent experiences of the communication process. Support Care Cancer. 2019 Apr; 27(4):1319-1324.
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An Interprofessional Standardized Patient Case for Improving Collaboration, Shared Accountability, and Respect in Team-Based Family Discussions. MedEdPORTAL. 2019 01 04; 15:10791.