"Truth Disclosure" 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.
Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).
| Descriptor ID |
D014342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.401.046.800 I01.880.604.583.080.134.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Truth Disclosure- Truth Disclosure
- Disclosures, Truth
- Truth Disclosures
- Disclosure, Truth
Disclosure, Error- Disclosure, Error
- Disclosures, Error
- Error Disclosure
- Error Disclosures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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If students cannot deliver bad news, they should not be the first to see patients awaiting bad news. Acad Med. 2014 Jan; 89(1):9.
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Preparing prelicensure and graduate nursing students to systematically communicate bad news to patients and families. J Nurs Educ. 2014 Jan 01; 53(1):52-5.
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Cognitive and emotional responses to human papillomavirus test results in men. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Nov; 36(6):770-85.
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Divergent views of hope influencing communications between parents and hospital providers. Qual Health Res. 2012 Sep; 22(9):1232-46.
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Accuracy in publishing: where does the responsibility lie? J Sch Nurs. 2011 Oct; 27(5):324-7.
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Parent decision making for life support for extremely premature infants: from the prenatal through end-of-life period. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Jan-Mar; 25(1):52-60.
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Disclosure of the HIV infection status in children. Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Aug; 76(8):805-8.
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Life support decisions for extremely premature infants: report of a pilot study. J Pediatr Nurs. 2005 Oct; 20(5):347-59.
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Communication. Lancet. 2002 Apr 06; 359(9313):1245.
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Psychological distress and the role of significant others in a population of gay/bisexual men in the era of HIV. AIDS Care. 1993; 5(1):43-54.