"Advance Directives" 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.
Declarations by patients, made in advance of a situation in which they may be incompetent to decide about their own care, stating their treatment preferences or authorizing a third party to make decisions for them. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D016223
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.020 N03.706.535.020 N04.590.233.624.124.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Advance Directives- Advance Directives
- Advance Directive
- Directive, Advance
- Directives, Advance
Psychiatric Wills- Psychiatric Wills
- Psychiatric Will
- Will, Psychiatric
- Wills, Psychiatric
- Ulysses Contracts
- Contract, Ulysses
- Contracts, Ulysses
- Ulysses Contract
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Directives" by people in Profiles.
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Patient Engagement With Early Stage Advance Care Planning at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Oncologist. 2023 06 02; 28(6):542-550.
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Using Preanesthesia Clinic Visits to Improve Advance Directives Completion: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. Anesth Analg. 2023 10 01; 137(4):906-916.
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Changes in Cancer Patients' and Caregivers' Disease Perceptions While Receiving Early Palliative Care: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis. Oncologist. 2021 12; 26(12):e2274-e2287.
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Comparison of Two Methods for Implementing Comfort Care Order Sets in the Inpatient Setting: a Cluster Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 07; 36(7):1928-1936.
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An Integrated Approach to Selecting a Prepared Medical Decision-Maker. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2021 06; 61(6):1305-1310.
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Patient Versus Informal Caregiver Proxy Reports of Pain Interference in Persons With Dementia. J Appl Gerontol. 2021 04; 40(4):414-422.
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Systematic Approach to Selecting and Preparing a Medical Power of Attorney in the Gynecologic Oncology Center. J Oncol Pract. 2019 12; 15(12):e1092-e1097.
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Choosing between Practicing Good Medicine and Following the Law in Texas. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 08 15; 200(4):513-514.
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Psychiatric Advance Directives: Origins, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Jul; 25(4):303-307.
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Legislating Medicine: The Need for Evidence, Argument, and Alliance. Crit Care Med. 2018 05; 46(5):788-790.