Terminally Ill
"Terminally Ill" 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.
Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)
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D019452
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M01.873
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1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminally Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Asano R, Kellogg A, Sulmasy D, Anderson KM, Nolan MT. Religious Involvement, Depressive Symptoms, and Burden in Caregivers of Terminally Ill Patients. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2021 06 01; 23(3):271-276.
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Frush BW, Eberly JB, Curlin FA. What Should Physicians and Chaplains Do When a Patient Believes God Wants Him to Suffer? AMA J Ethics. 2018 Jul 01; 20(7):E613-620.
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Ho GW, Skaggs L, Yenokyan G, Kellogg A, Johnson JA, Lee MC, Heinze K, Hughes MT, Sulmasy DP, Kub J, Terry PB, Astrow AB, Zheng J, Lehmann LS, Nolan MT. Patient and caregiver characteristics related to completion of advance directives in terminally ill patients. Palliat Support Care. 2017 02; 15(1):12-19.
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Smyre CL, Yoon JD, Rasinski KA, Curlin FA. Limits and responsibilities of physicians addressing spiritual suffering in terminally ill patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Mar; 49(3):562-9.
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Dobríková P, Pcolková D, AlTurabi LK, West DJ. The Effect of Social Support and Meaning of Life on the Quality-of-Life Care for Terminally Ill Patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Nov; 32(7):767-71.
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Mott ML, Gorawara-Bhat R, Marschke M, Levine S. Medical students as hospice volunteers: reflections on an early experiential training program in end-of-life care education. J Palliat Med. 2014 Jun; 17(6):696-700.
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Peisah C, Luxenberg J, Liptzin B, Wand AP, Shulman K, Finkel S. Deathbed wills: assessing testamentary capacity in the dying patient. Int Psychogeriatr. 2014 Feb; 26(2):209-16.
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Zeytinoglu M. Talking it out: helping our patients live better while dying. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jun 21; 154(12):830-2, W-300.
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McCarthy J, Weafer J, Loughrey M. Irish views on death and dying: a national survey. J Med Ethics. 2010 Aug; 36(8):454-8.
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Astrow AB, Sood JR, Nolan MT, Terry PB, Clawson L, Kub J, Hughes M, Sulmasy DP. Decision-making in patients with advanced cancer compared with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Med Ethics. 2008 Sep; 34(9):664-8.
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