Patient Participation

"Patient Participation" 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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Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health.

Descriptor ID	D010358
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.500.620 F01.145.488.887.500.620 N02.421.143.262.300 N03.540.245.360.300 N05.300.150.800.500.620
Concept/Terms	Patient Participation Patient Participation Participation, Patient Patient Involvement Involvement, Patient Patient Empowerment Patient Empowerment Empowerment, Patient Patient Participation Rates Patient Participation Rates Participation Rate, Patient Participation Rates, Patient Patient Participation Rate Patient Activation Patient Activation Activation, Patient Patient Engagement Patient Engagement Engagement, Patient

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

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
Patient Participation [F01.100.150.750.500.620]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
Patient Participation [F01.145.488.887.500.620]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Community Participation [N02.421.143.262]
Patient Participation [N02.421.143.262.300]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Consumer Organizations [N03.540.245]
Community Participation [N03.540.245.360]
Patient Participation [N03.540.245.360.300]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
Patient Participation [N05.300.150.800.500.620]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Patient Participation".

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

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Participation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Participation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 76 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2002	1	3	4
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	3	4
2007	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	2	4	6
2011	0	1	1
2012	5	0	5
2013	1	2	3
2014	5	0	5
2015	2	1	3
2016	4	2	6
2017	1	0	1
2018	6	2	8
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	2	4
2021	1	3	4
2022	4	0	4
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	2	2
2025	2	0	2
2026	3	0	3

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

Barsha RAA, Assari S, Byiringiro S, Hussain Z, Miller HN, Plante TB, Himmelfarb CR, Michos ED, Sheikhattari P. Understanding Motivation to Participate in Clinical Trials: Insights to Diversify Clinical Research Using Health Information National Trends Survey. Clin Transl Sci. 2026 May; 19(5):e70558.

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Farmer MM, Hamilton AB, Finley EP, Lee ML, Chanfreau C, Than C, Brunner J, Schweizer CA, Moin T, Bean-Mayberry B. Implementation of a cardiovascular toolkit in primary care increased women Veterans' engagement in behavior change programs: results from a non-randomized stepped wedge trial. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jan 08; 27(1).

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Taylor BD, Albert SL, Marti HK, Donohue SE, Castro-Baucom L, Thomas G, Briscoe J, Chung A, Yin HS, Sharareh N, Linton J, Lindsay J, Blakely FD, Wiley Z, Horowitz CR, Thuluvath PJ, Brim H, Ashktorab H, Laiyemo AO, Sherif ZA, Rhoads KF, Williams RINJ. A Roadmap for Development of Community Engagement: Early Lessons Learned From the RECOVER Initiative. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2026; 20(1):161-170.

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Taira DA, Tengan K, Takata J, Porter C, Ranken MS, Sentell TL, Seto TB. Exploring Diabetes Clinical Trial Participation: A Diverse Group Interview Study. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2026 Jan; 60(1):172-181.

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Leger P, Frencher S, Nauseef JT, Jones B, Bilen MA, Brown A, Ullah A, McDevitt S, Tsao CK. A multi-perspective study assessing Black and African American participation barriers in prostate cancer clinical trials. Future Oncol. 2025 Apr; 21(8):967-973.

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Downs J, Keeley J, Skoss R, Mills J, Nevill T, Schippers A, Lindly O, Thompson S. Perspectives on the essential skills of healthcare decision making in children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Int J Equity Health. 2024 Jun 07; 23(1):119.

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Churchill V, Schoenberger YM, Carter VL, Chevrin JY, Dean-Colomb W, Matthews R, Rivers D, Sodeke SO, Ezer J, Rivers BM. Addressing Barriers and Facilitators to African Americans' and Hispanics' Participation in Clinical and Genomic Research Through a Bioethical Sensitive Video. J Cancer Educ. 2024 Aug; 39(4):464-470.

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Duru OK, Mangione CM, Turk N, Chon J, Fu J, Cheng G, Cheng F, Moss A, Frosch D, Jeffers KS, Castellon-Lopez Y, Tseng CH, Maranon R, Norris KC, Moin T. The Effectiveness of Shared Decision-making for Diabetes Prevention: 24- and 36-Month Results From the Prediabetes Informed Decision and Education (PRIDE) Trial. Diabetes Care. 2023 12 01; 46(12):2218-2222.

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McCarthy MJ, Garcia YE, Cassady M, Mall NS, Bosch PR, Barger SD. Barriers and strategies for engagement and retention of rural Latino and Native American dyads in psychosocial interventions after stroke. Patient Educ Couns. 2023 10; 115:107869.

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Fairley R, Lillard JW, Berk A, Cornew S, Gaspero J, Gillespie J, Horne LL, Kidane S, Munro SB, Parsons M, Powers ER, Rizzo SE, Tishcler A, Wohl H, Weiss MC. Increasing Clinical Trial Participation of Black Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 06; 11(3):1701-1717.

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