"Comprehension" 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 act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
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D032882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.357
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Williams SA, Lin SF, Jaime S, Carlson B, Keckler M. Examining Health Literacy and Appropriateness of Commercially Developed Patient Education Materials for Adults Living With Diabetes on the U.S./Mexico Border. Clin Nurs Res. 2025 Jun; 34(5):215-222.
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Aponte J, Tejada K, Figueroa K. Readability Level of Spanish Language Online Health Information: A Systematic Review. Hisp Health Care Int. 2025 Jun; 23(2):107-122.
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Fannin DK, Elleby J, Tackett M, Minga J. Intersectionality of Race and Question-Asking in Women After Right Hemisphere Brain Damage. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 01 12; 66(1):314-324.
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Snyder LE, Phan DF, Williams KC, Piqueiras E, Connor SE, George S, Kwan L, Villatoro Chavez J, Tandel MD, Frencher SK, Litwin MS, Gore JL, Hartzler AL. Comprehension, utility, and preferences of prostate cancer survivors for visual timelines of patient-reported outcomes co-designed for limited graph literacy: meters and emojis over comics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 10 07; 29(11):1838-1846.
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Huen JMY, Yip PSF, Osman A, Leung ANM. The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) and its Chinese version (C-SBQ-R): Further validity testing using the culture, comprehension, and translation bias procedure. Psychol Assess. 2022 Jul; 34(7):704-710.
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Torres-Blasco N, Castro E, Crespo-Mart?n I, Gonzalez K, Ramirez EP, Gardu?o O, Costas-Mu?iz R. Comprehension and acceptance of the Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy with a Puerto Rican patient diagnosed with advanced cancer: A case study. Palliat Support Care. 2020 02; 18(1):103-109.
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Vanidestine T, Aparicio EM. How Social Welfare and Health Professionals Understand "Race," Racism, and Whiteness: A Social Justice Approach to Grounded Theory. Soc Work Public Health. 2019; 34(5):430-443.
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Robb J, Mackay A, Rondeau N, Palomino J, Mulla ZD, Montoya TI, Mallett VT. Spanish Language Pelvic Floor Disorders Patient Information Handouts: How Readable Are They? Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan/Feb; 25(1):72-75.
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Sceats LA, Morris AM, Narayan RR, Mezynski A, Woo RK, Yang GP. Lost in translation: Informed consent in the medical mission setting. Surgery. 2019 02; 165(2):438-443.
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Jardin C, Paulus DJ, Garey L, Kauffman B, Bakhshaie J, Manning K, Mayorga NA, Zvolensky MJ. Towards a greater understanding of anxiety sensitivity across groups: The construct validity of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3. Psychiatry Res. 2018 10; 268:72-81.