"Patient Advocacy" 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.
Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.
| Descriptor ID |
D010344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.631 N03.706.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Ombudsmen- Patient Ombudsmen
- Ombudsmen, Patient
- Patient Ombudsman
- Ombudsman, Patient
Patient Representatives- Patient Representatives
- Patient Representative
- Representative, Patient
- Representatives, Patient
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Advocacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Advocacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Advocacy" by people in Profiles.
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Putting patients first: development of a patient advocate and general practitioner-informed model of patient-centred care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Mar 20; 21(1):261.
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The role of head and neck cancer advocacy organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head Neck. 2020 Jul; 42(7):1526-1532.
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A Noninformed Patient Consents to Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 12; 108(6):1605-1606.
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Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in the Medical Record: Implicit Bias or Patient Advocacy? Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Oct; 43(5):532-536.
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Policy brief: Protecting vulnerable LGBTQ youth and advocating for ethical health care. Nurs Outlook. 2018 09; 66(5):505-507.
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Cancer Communication on Social Media: Examining How Cancer Caregivers Use Facebook for Cancer-Related Communication. Cancer Nurs. 2017 Jul/Aug; 40(4):332-338.
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Policy Campaign: One State's Journey to Influence the Reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. J Pediatr Health Care. 2016 Jul-Aug; 30(4):396-403.
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Determining patient needs: A partnership with South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy (SAFE). Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Oct; 51:294-9.
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Disparities in cancer care: perspectives from the front line. Palliat Support Care. 2014 Jun; 12(3):175-81.
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Efforts to decrease diabetes-related amputations in African Americans by the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Charleston and Georgetown Diabetes Coalition. Fam Community Health. 2011 Jan-Mar; 34 Suppl 1:S63-78.