"Comprehension" 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 act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
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D032882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.357
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Jia JS, Shukla AG, Lee D, Razeghinejad R, Myers JS, Kolomeyer NN. What Glaucoma Patients Are Reading on the?Internet: A Systematic Analysis of Online Glaucoma Content. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2022 Jul-Aug; 5(4):447-451.
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Okatch H, Pitts E, Ritchey E, Givler K, Kuon M. Readability levels and thematic content analysis of online and printed lead poisoning informational materials. BMC Public Health. 2021 10 17; 21(1):1874.
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Redick DW, Hwang JC, Kloosterboer A, Yannuzzi NA, Patel NA, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J. Content, Readability, and Accountability of Freely Available Online Information for Patients Regarding Epiretinal Membranes. Semin Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 02; 37(1):67-70.
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Kloosterboer A, Yannuzzi N, Topilow N, Patel N, Kuriyan A, Sridhar J. Assessing the Quality, Content, and Readability of Freely Available Online Information for Patients Regarding Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Semin Ophthalmol. 2021 Aug 18; 36(5-6):400-405.
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Kalavar M, Hubschman S, Hudson J, Kuriyan AE, Sridhar J. Evaluation of Available Online Information Regarding Treatment for Vitreous Floaters. Semin Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 17; 36(1-2):58-63.
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Barbarite E, Shaye D, Oyer S, Lee LN. Quality Assessment of Online Patient Information for Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin. Aesthet Surg J. 2020 10 24; 40(11):NP636-NP642.
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Vigliocco G, Krason A, Stoll H, Monti A, Buxbaum LJ. Multimodal comprehension in left hemisphere stroke patients. Cortex. 2020 12; 133:309-327.
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Bababekov YJ, Hung YC, Rickert CG, Njoku FC, Cao B, Adler JT, Brega AG, Pomposelli JJ, Chang DC, Yeh H. Health Literacy Burden Is Associated With Access to Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2019 03; 103(3):522-528.
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Howard CM, Smith LL, Coslett HB, Buxbaum LJ. The role of conflict, feedback, and action comprehension in monitoring of action errors: Evidence for internal and external routes. Cortex. 2019 06; 115:184-200.
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Antal H, Bunnell HT, McCahan SM, Pennington C, Wysocki T, Blake KV. A cognitive approach for design of a multimedia informed consent video and website in pediatric research. J Biomed Inform. 2017 02; 66:248-258.