Patient Participation

"Patient Participation" 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.

MeSH information

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Patient involvement in the decision-making process in matters pertaining to health.

Descriptor ID	D010358
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.500.620 F01.145.488.887.500.620 N02.421.143.262.300 N03.540.245.360.300 N05.300.150.800.500.620
Concept/Terms	Patient Participation Patient Participation Participation, Patient Patient Involvement Involvement, Patient Patient Empowerment Patient Empowerment Empowerment, Patient Patient Participation Rates Patient Participation Rates Participation Rate, Patient Participation Rates, Patient Patient Participation Rate Patient Activation Patient Activation Activation, Patient Patient Engagement Patient Engagement Engagement, Patient

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

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.100.150.750.500]
Patient Participation [F01.100.150.750.500.620]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [F01.145.488.887.500]
Patient Participation [F01.145.488.887.500.620]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Community Participation [N02.421.143.262]
Patient Participation [N02.421.143.262.300]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Organizations [N03.540]
Consumer Organizations [N03.540.245]
Community Participation [N03.540.245.360]
Patient Participation [N03.540.245.360.300]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Patient Acceptance of Health Care [N05.300.150.800.500]
Patient Participation [N05.300.150.800.500.620]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Patient Participation".

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

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

Bar chart showing 134 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2019

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

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

Ito Fukunaga M, Wiener RS, Toomey S, Wagner J, Shi Q, Balakrishnan K, Nguyen A, Nguyen D, McKee MD, Bankier AA, Sadasivam RS, Crawford SL, Han PK, Houston TK, Mazor KM. Previsit Preparation for Shared Decision-Making in Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Using a Paper Decision Aid and an Automated Text Messaging Program: Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Sep 17; 9:e69044.

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Webber AA, Nehemiah A, Graham-Stephenson A, Ladin K, Wurcel AG, Saraidaridis JT. Barriers and opportunities to improve shared decision-making for patients with ulcerative colitis: a qualitative study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Sep; 29(9):102125.

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Williams BE, Martin SA, Hoffman KA, Andrus MD, Dellabough-Gormley E, Buchheit BM. "It's within your own power": shared decision-making to support transitions to buprenorphine. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Mar 07; 20(1):22.

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Zaidi M, Gazarian PK, Sheldon LK, Kragen B, Cooley ME, Li W, Enah C. Nurse PATHIT: An Adapted Framework for Nurse Support for Patient Activation Through Health Information Technology. J Adv Nurs. 2025 Aug; 81(8):5080-5091.

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Strokes N, Lloyd C, Girardin AL, Santana CS, Mangus CW, Mitchell KE, Hughes AR, Nelson BB, Gunn B, Schoenfeld EM. Can shared decision-making interventions increase trust/trustworthiness in the physician-patient encounter? A scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jun; 135:108705.

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Pendergast J, Wormwood JB, Stolzmann K, Rosen AK, Jones KF, Miller CJ, Still M, Bokhour B, Hanlon JT, Simon SR, Linsky AM. Engaging Patients in Discussions About Medication Deprescribing. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jun; 40(8):1811-1819.

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Fisher KA, Epstein MM, Nguyen N, Fouayzi H, Crawford S, Linas BP, Mazor KM. COVID-19 clinical trials: who is likely to participate and why? J Comp Eff Res. 2024 08; 13(8):e230181.

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Tunzi M, Day PG, Satin DJ. It's a spiral staircase, not just two steps: An iterative approach to assessing patient capacity for medical decision-making. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Oct; 127:108362.

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Gaalema DE, Khadanga S, Pack QR. Clinical challenges facing patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation: cigarette smoking. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2023 Jul-Dec; 21(11):733-745.

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Mehawej J, Tran KT, Filippaios A, Paul T, Abu HO, Ding E, Mishra A, Dai Q, Hariri E, Howard Wilson S, Asaker JC, Mathew J, Naeem S, Mensah Otabil E, Soni A, McManus DD. Self-reported efficacy in patient-physician interaction in relation to anxiety, patient activation, and health-related quality of life among stroke survivors. Ann Med. 2023 12; 55(1):526-532.

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