"Terminal 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.
Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.
| Descriptor ID |
D013727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.905 N02.421.585.905
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| Concept/Terms |
Terminal Care- Terminal Care
- Care, Terminal
- End of Life Care
- Care End, Life
- Care Ends, Life
- Life Care End
- Life Care Ends
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Terminal Care" by people in Profiles.
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End-of-Life Nutrition Considerations: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Outcomes. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Aug; 38(8):1028-1041.
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Hospice Staff Perspectives on Caring for People with Dementia: A Multisite, Multistakeholder Study. J Palliat Med. 2020 Aug; 23(8):1013-1020.
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Caring community and relationship centred care on an end-stage dementia special care unit. Age Ageing. 2019 Sep 01; 48(5):727-734.
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Initial Efficacy Testing of an Autobiographical Memory Intervention on Advance Care Planning for Patients With Terminal Cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2017 11 01; 44(6):751-763.
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Sense of Control in End-of-Life Decision-Making. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Mar; 65(3):e70-e75.
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Disregard of patients' preferences is a medical error: comment on "Failure to engage hospitalized elderly patients and their families in advance care planning". JAMA Intern Med. 2013 May 13; 173(9):787.