"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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.873
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 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 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Deathbed wills: assessing testamentary capacity in the dying patient. Int Psychogeriatr. 2014 Feb; 26(2):209-16.
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Costs of end-of-life care. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2012 Sep; 26(3):296-7.
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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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Irish views on death and dying: a national survey. J Med Ethics. 2010 Aug; 36(8):454-8.