"Truth Disclosure" 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.
Truthful revelation of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS) or embarrassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors).
| Descriptor ID |
D014342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.401.046.800 I01.880.604.583.080.134.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Truth Disclosure- Truth Disclosure
- Disclosures, Truth
- Truth Disclosures
- Disclosure, Truth
Disclosure, Error- Disclosure, Error
- Disclosures, Error
- Error Disclosure
- Error Disclosures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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Experiences of prognosis disclosure versus nondisclosure among family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer. Death Stud. 2024; 48(9):905-915.
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Teaching perspectives on the communication of difficult news of genetic conditions to medical students. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 01; 191(1):299-305.
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Communicating bad news to patients and families in African oncology settings. Psychooncology. 2023 01; 32(1):47-57.
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Sharing Serious News With Cancer Patients: Strategies That Can Help. Oncology (Williston Park). 2018 07 15; 32(7):334-8.
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Portero versus portador: Spanish interpretation of genomic terminology during whole exome sequencing results disclosure. Per Med. 2017 11; 14(6):503-514.
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Correlates of reasons for not reporting rape to police: results from a national telephone household probability sample of women with forcible or drug-or-alcohol facilitated/incapacitated rape. J Interpers Violence. 2013 Feb; 28(3):455-73.
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Voice analysis during bad news discussion in oncology: reduced pitch, decreased speaking rate, and nonverbal communication of empathy. Support Care Cancer. 2012 May; 20(5):1073-8.
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Communication training in oncology: results of intensive communication workshops for Italian oncologists. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2011 Mar; 20(2):196-203.
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Patient preferences for the delivery of bad news - the experience of a UK Cancer Centre. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2011 Jan; 20(1):56-61.
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Lowering the risk of secondary HIV transmission: insights from HIV-positive youth and health care providers. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2010 Jun; 42(2):110-6.