"Sick Role" 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.
Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D012803
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.316.616.751
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| Concept/Terms |
Sick Role- Sick Role
- Role, Sick
- Roles, Sick
- Sick Roles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sick Role" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of ulcerative colitis on patients' lives compared to other chronic diseases: a patient survey. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Apr; 55(4):1044-52.
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Quantifying the recruitment challenges with couple-based interventions for cancer: applications to early-stage breast cancer. Psychooncology. 2009 Jun; 18(6):667-73.
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Proxy assessment of health-related quality of life in african american and white respondents with prostate cancer: perspective matters. Med Care. 2009 Feb; 47(2):176-83.
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Applying a conceptual model for examining health-related quality of life in long-term breast cancer survivors: CALGB study 79804. Psychooncology. 2008 Nov; 17(11):1108-20.
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Behavioral tolerance to endotoxin is enhanced by adaptation to winter photoperiods. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2008 May; 33(4):540-5.
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Gonadal hormone-dependent and -independent regulation of immune function by photoperiod in Siberian hamsters. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008 Feb; 294(2):R384-92.
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Extending the validity of the Memorial Anxiety Scale for Prostate Cancer (MAX-PC) at the time of prostate biopsy in a racially-mixed population. Psychooncology. 2007 May; 16(5):493-8.
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Photoperiodic regulation of behavioral responsiveness to proinflammatory cytokines. Physiol Behav. 2007 Apr 23; 90(5):717-25.
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Medical, functional, and social determinants of health-related quality of life in individuals with myelomeningocele. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2005 Sep; 47(9):609-12.
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Written emotional disclosure buffers the effects of social constraints on distress among cancer patients. Health Psychol. 2004 Nov; 23(6):555-63.