Palliative Care

"Palliative Care" 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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Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor ID	D010166
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.666 N02.421.585.666
Concept/Terms	Palliative Care Palliative Care Care, Palliative Therapy, Palliative Palliative Therapy Palliative Treatment Palliative Treatments Treatment, Palliative Treatments, Palliative Palliative Surgery Palliative Surgery Surgery, Palliative

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

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Palliative Care [E02.760.666]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Palliative Care [N02.421.585.666]

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

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

Bar chart showing 269 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 18 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	2	5	7
1998	0	3	3
1999	3	1	4
2000	1	3	4
2001	0	2	2
2002	4	4	8
2003	2	2	4
2004	2	5	7
2005	5	6	11
2006	1	6	7
2007	7	3	10
2008	6	4	10
2009	3	2	5
2010	7	7	14
2011	1	8	9
2012	6	3	9
2013	2	6	8
2014	6	5	11
2015	7	4	11
2016	7	1	8
2017	9	4	13
2018	9	4	13
2019	8	4	12
2020	7	9	16
2021	4	9	13
2022	9	9	18
2023	7	5	12
2024	12	4	16
2025	1	0	1

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

Bassah N, Tendongfor N, Ebob-Anya BA, Eta VAE, Esembeson M, Ngah NE, Abdul-Rahim SA. Impact of Psychosocial and Palliative Care Training on Nurses' Competences and Care of Patients With Cancer in Cameroon: Protocol for Quasi-Experimental Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jan 03; 14:e64871.

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Drouin K, Hayes A, Archer E, Miller EG, Hildenbrand AK. Virtual Support for Bereaved Parents: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy of HOPE Group. J Palliat Med. 2025 Apr; 28(4):508-512.

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Fenwick K, Kreider M, Kates J. The Development and Clinical Impact of an Innovative Palliative Care Lever Tool for Individuals With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Quality Improvement Project. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1161-1168.

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Kates J, Brown C, Campolieto J, Brucato M. Health Professions Students' Reflections About Principles of Interprofessional Collaboration after Shadowing Interprofessional Palliative Care Rounds. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Nov; 42(11):1102-1108.

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Ragsdale L, Ullrich CK, Thienprayoon R, Miller EG, Humphrey L, Williams CSP, Linebarger J, Ajayi T, Jones E, Friebert S. Leading a Palliative Care Team Through Times of Growth And Change. J Palliat Med. 2024 Nov; 27(11):1439-1449.

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Verma M, Grudzen CR, Izumi S, Wenger N, El-Jawahri A, Ejem D, Aslakson RA. Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning Intervention Fidelity Monitoring: Methods and Lessons Learned From PCORI-Funded Large-Scale, Pragmatic Clinical Trials. Med Care. 2024 Oct 01; 62(10):680-692.

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Walling AM, Verma M, Grudzen CR, Enguidanos S, Barrett NJ, Johnson KS, Combe AK, Johnston FM, Greer JA. Implementing Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Stakeholder Engagement Principles in Models of Palliative Care Delivery and Advance Care Planning Research. Med Care. 2024 Oct 01; 62(10):693-700.

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James C, Sarvode Mothi S, Miller EG, Kaye EC, Morvant A, Stafford C, Autrey AK. Outpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Development: Guidance on Building Sustainable Programs. J Palliat Med. 2024 Nov; 27(11):1489-1496.

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Wong J, Loomba R, Allen KY, Chan T, Coolidge N, Del Grippo E, Horsley M, Slater N, Spader-Cloud M, Steltzer M, Marcuccio E. Structured Tube Weaning Using the Hunger Provocation Method in Infants with Single Ventricle Heart Defects: A Multicenter Study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jun; 46(5):1372-1380.

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Tucker M, Hovern D, Liantonio J, Collins E, Binder AF. End of Life Outcomes Following Comfort Care Orders: A Single Center Experience. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025 Apr; 42(4):321-325.

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