"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 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 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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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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It's Okay to Say "I'm Sorry". Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 11 01; 148(5S):48S-50S.
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Losing control to bad relatives. Blood. 2021 06 24; 137(25):3462-3463.
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Management of Symptomatic Patients with Textured Implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May 01; 147(5S):58S-68S.
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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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"PENS" approach for breaking bad news-a short and sweet way! Support Care Cancer. 2021 Mar; 29(3):1157-1159.
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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.