"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Advance Directives" by people in Profiles.
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Bazargan M, Cobb S, Assari S. Completion of advance directives among African Americans and Whites adults. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 11; 104(11):2763-2771.
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Bazargan M, Cobb S, Assari S, Kibe LW. Awareness of Palliative Care, Hospice Care, and Advance Directives in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of California Adults. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Jun; 38(6):601-609.
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Sperry BP, Doyle CK, Kramer DB, Dudzinski DM, Sulmasy DP, Siegler M, Mueller PS, DeMartino ES. Decision-making Laws for "Unrepresented" Patients. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 11; 17(11):1484-1486.
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DeMartino ES, Sperry BP, Doyle CK, Chor J, Kramer DB, Dudzinski DM, Mueller PS. US State Regulation of Decisions for Pregnant Women Without Decisional Capacity. JAMA. 2019 04 23; 321(16):1629-1631.
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Solis GR, Mancera BM, Shen MJ. Strategies used to facilitate the discussion of advance care planning with older adults in primary care settings: A literature review. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2018 May; 30(5):270-279.
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Sodeke SO. Commentary on "Discussing Advance Care Planning and Directives in the General Population". South Med J. 2017 09; 110(9):569-570.
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DeMartino ES, Wordingham SE, Stulak JM, Boilson BA, Fuechtmann KR, Singh N, Sulmasy DP, Pajaro OE, Mueller PS. Ethical Analysis of Withdrawing Total Artificial Heart Support. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 05; 92(5):719-725.
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Feely MA, Hildebrandt D, Edakkanambeth Varayil J, Mueller PS. Prevalence and Contents of Advance Directives of Patients with ESRD Receiving Dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 12 07; 11(12):2204-2209.
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Nkomo VT, Suri RM, Pislaru SV, Greason KL, Mathew V, Rihal CS, Mueller PS. Advance directives of patients with high-risk or inoperable aortic stenosis. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Sep; 174(9):1516-8.
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Bui GT, Edakkanambeth Varayil J, Hurt RT, Neutzling KA, Cook KE, Head DL, Mueller PS, Swetz KM. Prevalence and Contents of Advance Directives in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 Mar; 40(3):399-404.