Confidentiality

"Confidentiality" 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.

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The privacy of information and its protection against unauthorized disclosure.

Descriptor ID	D003219
MeSH Number(s)	F04.096.544.335.240 I01.880.604.473.650.500 I01.880.604.583.080 N03.706.437.650.124 N03.706.535.230
Concept/Terms	Confidentiality Confidentiality Secrecy Secrecy Privileged Communication Privileged Communication Communication, Privileged Communications, Privileged Privileged Communications Confidential Information Confidential Information Information, Confidential Privacy of Patient Data Privacy of Patient Data Data Privacy, Patient Patient Data Privacy Privacy, Patient Data

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Confidentiality".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities [F04]
Behavioral Sciences [F04.096]
Psychiatry [F04.096.544]
Forensic Psychiatry [F04.096.544.335]
Confidentiality [F04.096.544.335.240]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
Confidentiality [I01.880.604.473.650.500]
Jurisprudence [I01.880.604.583]
Confidentiality [I01.880.604.583.080]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Patient Rights [N03.706.437.650]
Confidentiality [N03.706.437.650.124]
Jurisprudence [N03.706.535]
Confidentiality [N03.706.535.230]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Confidentiality".

Confidentiality
Duty to Warn

publications

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Bar chart showing 22 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2010	1	1	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2015	2	3	5
2016	1	2	3
2017	0	2	2
2019	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2026	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Confidentiality" by people in Profiles.

Bell DS, Saleh T, Sanz Vidorreta FJ, Pirani CN, Pevnick JM, Jenders RA, Soohoo SL. Accuracy of an XGBoost-based privacy preserving record linkage system compared with an electronic health record patient matching module in identifying patients shared between nearby academic health centers. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2026 Apr 01; 33(4):901-908.

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Sorensen JL, McCuistian C, Fokuo JK, Del Pino HE, Smith JD, Elahi S, Arnold EA. Ethical Issues in Treating Substance Use Disorders: Counselor Perspectives. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2025 Sep-Oct; 57(4):465-474.

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Iyer HS, Shi X, Satagopan JM, Cheng I, Roscoe C, McLaughlin RH, Stroup AM, Setoguchi S, Bandera EV, Hernandez BY, Doherty JA, Hsieh MC, Knowlton R, Qin B, Laden F, Rebbeck TR, Gomez SL. Advancing Social and Environmental Research in Cancer Registries Using Geomasking for Address-Level Data. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 11 01; 32(11):1485-1489.

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Wieland J, Quinn K, Stenger K, Cheng S, Acoba J. Patient Understanding of Oncologic Radiology Reports: Is Access to Electronic Medical Records Helpful? J Cancer Educ. 2023 06; 38(3):895-899.

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Kerestes C, Delafield R, Elia J, Chong E, Kaneshiro B, Soon R. "It was close enough, but it wasn't close enough": A qualitative exploration of the impact of direct-to-patient telemedicine abortion on access to abortion care. Contraception. 2021 07; 104(1):67-72.

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Roth CP, Coulter ID, Kraus LS, Ryan GW, Jacob G, Marks JS, Hurwitz EL, Vernon H, Shekelle PG, Herman PM. Researching the Appropriateness of Care in the Complementary and Integrative Health Professions Part 5: Using Patient Records: Selection, Protection, and Abstraction. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 06; 42(5):327-334.

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Ijadi-Maghsoodi R, Bath E, Cook M, Textor L, Barnert E. Commercially sexually exploited youths' health care experiences, barriers, and recommendations: A qualitative analysis. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 02; 76:334-341.

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Raidoo S, Kaneshiro B. Contraception counseling for adolescents. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Oct; 29(5):310-315.

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Ramos SR, Gordon P, Bakken S, Schnall R. Sociotechnical Analysis of Health Information Exchange Consent Processes in an HIV Clinic. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2016 Nov - Dec; 27(6):792-803.

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Ybarra ML, Prescott TL, Phillips GL, Parsons JT, Bull SS, Mustanski B. Ethical Considerations in Recruiting Online and Implementing a Text Messaging-Based HIV Prevention Program With Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Adolescent Males. J Adolesc Health. 2016 07; 59(1):44-9.

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