Appointments and Schedules
"Appointments and Schedules" 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 different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D001071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Appointments- Patient Appointments
- Appointment, Patient
- Appointments, Patient
- Patient Appointment
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Appointments and Schedules" by people in Profiles.
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Melnick EM, O'Reilly NV, Acciai F, Lorts C, Jossefides M, Ohri-Vachaspati P. Health Communications Theory-Based Text Message Reminders Boost Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Appointment Attendance Among American Indian Populations. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 22; 17(7).
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Adepoju OE, Liaw W, Phillips CD. Longer appointment duration reduces future missed appointments in safety-net clinics. Am J Manag Care. 2025 Feb 01; 31(2):e39-e46.
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Liaw W, King B, Olaisen H, Pastoor S, Kiaghadi A, Cloven N, Reed B, Matuk-Villazon O, Waldren S, Spann S. How An Academic Direct Primary Care Clinic Served Patients from Vulnerable Communities. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 May-Jun; 37(3):455-465.
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Adepoju OE, Chae M, Liaw W, Angelocci T, Millard P, Matuk-Villazon O. Transition to telemedicine and its impact on missed appointments in community-based clinics. Ann Med. 2022 12; 54(1):98-107.
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Suzuki R, McCarthy MJ, Ganai S. Functional Limitations and Barriers to Care Influence the Likelihood of Adherence to Mammography Guideline. Am J Health Behav. 2021 03 01; 45(2):323-333.
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Guillaume D, Chandler R, Igbinoba S. Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Living With HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2020 Sep-Oct; 31(5):497-516.
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Goodwin JS, Nishi S, Zhou J, Kuo YF. Use of the Shared Decision-Making Visit for Lung Cancer Screening Among Medicare Enrollees. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):716-718.
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Trent M, Thompson C, Tomaszewski K. Text Messaging Support for Urban Adolescents and Young Adults Using Injectable Contraception: Outcomes of the DepoText Pilot Trial. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Jul; 57(1):100-6.
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Chenl PS, Robielos RA, Pala?a PK, Valencia PL, Chen GY. Scheduling Patients' Appointments: Allocation of Healthcare Service Using Simulation Optimization. J Healthc Eng. 2015; 6(2):259-80.
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Laiyemo AO, Williams CD, Burnside C, Moghadam S, Sanasi-Bhola KD, Kwagyan J, Brim H, Ashktorab H, Scott VF, Smoot DT. Factors associated with attendance to scheduled outpatient endoscopy. Postgrad Med J. 2014 Oct; 90(1068):571-5.