Parents

"Parents" 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.

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Persons functioning as natural, adoptive, or substitute parents. The heading includes the concept of parenthood as well as preparation for becoming a parent.

Descriptor ID	D010290
MeSH Number(s)	F01.829.263.500.320 I01.880.853.150.500.340 M01.620
Concept/Terms	Parents Parents Parent Parenthood Status Parenthood Status Status, Parenthood Step-Parents Step-Parents Step Parents Step-Parent Stepparent Stepparents Parental Age Parental Age Age, Parental Ages, Parental Parental Ages

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Parents".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Psychology, Social [F01.829]
Family [F01.829.263]
Nuclear Family [F01.829.263.500]
Parents [F01.829.263.500.320]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Sociological Factors [I01.880.853]
Family [I01.880.853.150]
Nuclear Family [I01.880.853.150.500]
Parents [I01.880.853.150.500.340]
Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Parents [M01.620]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Parents".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Parents".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Parents" by people in this website by year, and whether "Parents" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 193 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	1	2
1999	3	1	4
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	3	5	8
2005	3	0	3
2006	5	1	6
2007	2	4	6
2008	2	1	3
2009	4	1	5
2010	5	3	8
2011	5	5	10
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	1	3
2014	8	1	9
2015	4	3	7
2016	7	5	12
2017	8	5	13
2018	8	3	11
2019	9	3	12
2020	3	10	13
2021	3	12	15
2022	3	8	11
2023	1	9	10
2024	7	2	9
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Parents" by people in Profiles.

Rios-Vega L, Rising K, Fields M, Freedman B, Toole N, Ramos J, Schaaf R. Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Improve Therapy Access for Hispanic and Latino Autistic Individuals and Families. Am J Occup Ther. 2025 Mar 01; 79(2).

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Wiener L, Buff K, Canter K, Pariseau E, Scialla MA, Brown VS, Kazak AE. Partnership With Patient Advocacy Organizations Improves Research Recruitment. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Mar; 72(3):e31474.

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Weissinger GM, Bluteau-James VA, Mensinger JL. Parents' Role as Care Managers During and After Adolescent Suicide Crises. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2025 Nov-Dec; 31(6):631-642.

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Zaidi AH, Sood E, De Ferranti S, Gidding S, Zadokar V, Miller J, Kazak A. Parent and Primary Care Clinician Perceptions About Pediatric Hypertension. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2451103.

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Nematollahi S, Rampakakis E, Amara M, Hamdy RC, Rauch F, Hyer LC, James MA, Altiok H, Raney E, Pellett J, Mielke C, Nossov SB, Tavukcu S, Giampietro PF, Dahan-Oliel N. Health-related quality of life in 205 children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Qual Life Res. 2025 Jan; 34(1):247-260.

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Belans R, Odom J, Kolm P, Rethy JA. The Association Between Food Insecurity, Parental Stress, and Child Development. Fam Community Health. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 47(4):275-279.

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Nemeth ZH, Ghodasara SK, Stopper PB, Durling-Grover R, DiFazio LT. Letter re: "Opioid Use, Disposition, and Parent Satisfaction Following Common Pediatric Surgical Procedures". Am Surg. 2024 Nov; 90(11):3151-3152.

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Lemin S, van Bosse HJP, Hutka L, Soberdash S, Patibandla J. Prenatal diagnosis (or lack thereof) of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and its impact on the perinatal experience of parents: A retrospective survey. Prenat Diagn. 2024 05; 44(5):614-622.

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Kelly MM, Copel L, Herbers JE, Knight AC, McKay MA, McKeever A, Pariseault C. Family experiences reported by healthcare worker parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Jul-Aug; 77:53-62.

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Brochier A, Torres A, Tyrrell H, Paz KB, Wexler MG, Griffith M, Joiner T, Magardino A, Messmer E, Rogers S, Scheindlin B, Serwint JR, Sharif I, Shone LP, Stockwell MS, Tripodis Y, Garg A, Drainoni ML. Addressing adverse social determinants of health in pediatric primary care: Study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial in two national pediatric practice-based research networks. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 03; 138:107436.

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