Narration

"Narration" 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 act, process, or an instance of narrating, i.e., telling a story. In the context of MEDICINE or ETHICS, narration includes relating the particular and the personal in the life story of an individual.

Descriptor ID	D033262
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.502 F01.145.209.459 L01.399.250.660 N05.715.360.300.480 N06.850.520.308.502
Concept/Terms	Narration Narration Narrations Narrative Ethics Narrative Ethics Ethics, Narrative

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Narration [E05.318.308.502]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Communication [F01.145.209]
Narration [F01.145.209.459]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Information Management [L01.399]
Data Collection [L01.399.250]
Narration [L01.399.250.660]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Narration [N05.715.360.300.480]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Narration [N06.850.520.308.502]

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

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Bar chart showing 34 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	2	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	1	1
2021	1	5	6
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	1	2

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Burrage RL, Gronowski CK, Tanoue L, Bento R, Manera K, Toki L, Ocampo M, Muneoka S, Kawakami KL, Braun KL. Sharing elders' stories through culturally resonant research: A narrative perspective on the Kupuna Interview Project. Am J Community Psychol. 2025 Sep; 76(1-2):12-22.

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Morgan I, Tucker C, Palmquist AEL, Baker S, Mayo-Wilson LJ, Martin CL, Hernandez N, Clarke L. Mapping fertility trajectories: An endarkened narrative inquiry of Black women's fertility experiences and pathways through infertility treatment. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Jul; 376:118082.

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Moxon SG, B SS, Penn-Kekana L, Sharma S, Talbott J, Campbell OMR, Freedman L. Evolving narratives on signal functions for monitoring maternal and newborn health services: A meta-narrative inspired review. Soc Sci Med. 2024 07; 352:116980.

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Maristany D, Hauer KE, Leep Hunderfund AN, Elks ML, Bullock JL, Kumbamu A, O'Brien BC. The Problem and Power of Professionalism: A Critical Analysis of Medical Students' and Residents' Perspectives and Experiences of Professionalism. Acad Med. 2023 11 01; 98(11S):S32-S41.

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Dreifuss HM, Yuan NP, Russo Carroll S, Bauer MC, Teufel-Shone NI. Utilizing Digital Storytelling to Develop a Public Health Professions Pathway for Native American High School Students. Health Promot Pract. 2023 11; 24(6):1174-1182.

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Luque JS. Narrative Approaches to Cancer Education: Striking the Right Tone. J Cancer Educ. 2022 12; 37(6):1577-1578.

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Ignacio M, Oesterle S, Mercado M, Carver A, Lopez G, Wolfersteig W, Ayers S, Ki S, Hamm K, Parthasarathy S, Berryhill A, Evans L, Sabo S, Doubeni C. Narratives from African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic/Latinx community members in Arizona to enhance COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination uptake. J Behav Med. 2023 04; 46(1-2):140-152.

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Huang BH, Bedore LM, Ram?rez R, Wicha N. Contributions of Oral Narrative Skills to English Reading in Spanish-English Latino/a Dual Language Learners. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 02 09; 65(2):653-671.

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Shapiro J, McMullin J, Miotto G, Nguyen T, Hurria A, Nguyen MA. Medical Students' Creation of Original Poetry, Comics, and Masks to Explore Professional Identity Formation. J Med Humanit. 2021 Dec; 42(4):603-625.

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Teufel-Shone NI, Chief C, Richards JR, Clausen RJ, Yazzie A, Begay MA, Lothrop N, Yazzie J, Begay AB, Beamer PI, Chief K. Development of a Culturally Anchored Qualitative Approach to Conduct and Analyze Focus Group Narratives Collected in Din? (Navajo) Communities to Understand the Impacts of the Gold King Mine Spill of 2015. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 09 06; 18(17).

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