"Personhood" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.
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D028723
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MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.566.479.660 N05.350.917
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2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Personhood" by people in Profiles.
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Gazarian PK, Morrison CRC, Lehmann LS, Tamir O, Bates DW, Rozenblum R. Patients' and Care Partners' Perspectives on Dignity and Respect During Acute Care Hospitalization. J Patient Saf. 2021 08 01; 17(5):392-397.
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Ziedonis D, Larkin C, Appasani R. Dignity in mental health practice & research: Time to unite on innovation, outreach & education. Indian J Med Res. 2016 Oct; 144(4):491-495.
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Perry DJ. Transcendent Pluralism: A Middle-Range Theory of Nonviolent Social Transformation Through Human and Ecological Dignity. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2015 Oct-Dec; 38(4):317-29.
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Jacelon CS. Strategies used by older adults to maintain or restore attributed dignity. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec; 7(6):273-83.
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Jacelon CS, Henneman EA. Dignity in the older critically ill adult: the family member's perspective. Heart Lung. 2014 Sep-Oct; 43(5):432-6.
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Jacelon CS, Dixon J, Knafl KA. Development of the Attributed Dignity Scale. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2009 Jul; 2(3):202-13.
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Stempsey WE. End-of-life decisions: Christian perspectives. Christ Bioeth. 1997 Dec; 3(3):249-61.