"Decision Making" 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 process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.
| Descriptor ID |
D003657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785.373
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| Concept/Terms |
Decision Making, Shared- Decision Making, Shared
- Decision Makings, Shared
- Making, Shared Decision
- Makings, Shared Decision
- Shared Decision Making
- Shared Decision Makings
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Decision Making" by people in this website by year, and whether "Decision Making" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2008 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2010 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2013 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 2017 | 19 | 10 | 29 |
| 2018 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| 2019 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| 2020 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 2021 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decision Making" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of hunger and resource scarcity on children's fairness judgments and behaviors: A developmental cross-national investigation. J Exp Child Psychol. 2027 Jan; 273:106640.
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Exploring decision-making preferences around treatment in patients with advanced and recurrent uterine cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2026 Sep; 36(9):104834.
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Psychological predictors of financial technology adoption: The role of trust, attitude, and demographics in AI based financial ChatBots use. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Aug; 268:107124.
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The role of social norms, empathy, and religiosity in assisted dying decisions: an fMRI study. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2026 Oct; 26(5):2261-2281.
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Who would you save? Children and mothers' life-or-death decisions. Cognition. 2026 Jun; 271:106468.
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The ethical problems with informed consent: How inconsistencies undermine patient autonomy. Am J Surg. 2026 Mar; 253:116821.
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The Role of the Physician in Caring for Patients Pursuing VSED: Challenging the Conventional Approach. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 12; 73(12):3844-3848.
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Distinct contributions of anterior and posterior orbitofrontal cortex to outcome-guided behavior. Curr Biol. 2025 Nov 17; 35(22):5549-5559.e7.
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Patient notification about pragmatic clinical trials conducted with a waiver of consent: A qualitative study. Clin Trials. 2026 02; 23(1):65-74.
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The ICU Care Plan: Human-Centered Design of a Tool to Support Time-Limited Trials for Older Adults With Critical Illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3747-3756.