"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Truth Disclosure" by people in Profiles.
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Smulowitz P. The illusion of perfection. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 04; 29(4):345-347.
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Elwy AR, Itani KM, Bokhour BG, Mueller NM, Glickman ME, Zhao S, Rosen AK, Lynge D, Perkal M, Brotschi EA, Sanchez VM, Gallagher TH. Surgeons' Disclosures of Clinical Adverse Events. JAMA Surg. 2016 11 01; 151(11):1015-1021.
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Mazor K, Roblin DW, Greene SM, Fouayzi H, Gallagher TH. Primary care physicians' willingness to disclose oncology errors involving multiple providers to patients. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016 10; 25(10):787-95.
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Anderson WG, Cimino JW, Ernecoff NC, Ungar A, Shotsberger KJ, Pollice LA, Buddadhumaruk P, Carson SS, Curtis JR, Hough CL, Lo B, Matthay MA, Peterson MW, Steingrub JS, White DB. A multicenter study of key stakeholders' perspectives on communicating with surrogates about prognosis in intensive care units. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb; 12(2):142-52.
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McDoom MM, Bokhour B, Sullivan M, Drainoni ML. How older black women perceive the effects of stigma and social support on engagement in HIV care. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2015 Feb; 29(2):95-101.
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Elwy AR, Bokhour BG, Maguire EM, Wagner TH, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Gallagher TH, Durfee JM, Martinello RA, Schiffner S, Jesse RL. Improving healthcare systems' disclosures of large-scale adverse events: a Department of Veterans Affairs leadership, policymaker, research and stakeholder partnership. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Dec; 29 Suppl 4:895-903.
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Pahade J, Rosen MP. Direct communication of results to patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014 Jan; 202(1):W121.
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Gallagher TH, Mello MM, Levinson W, Wynia MK, Sachdeva AK, Snyder Sulmasy L, Truog RD, Conway J, Mazor K, Lembitz A, Bell SK, Sokol-Hessner L, Shapiro J, Puopolo AL, Arnold R. Talking with patients about other clinicians' errors. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31; 369(18):1752-7.
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Pirraglia PA, Kravitz RL. Social media: new opportunities, new ethical concerns. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Feb; 28(2):165-6.
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Bell SK, Smulowitz PB, Woodward AC, Mello MM, Duva AM, Boothman RC, Sands K. Disclosure, apology, and offer programs: stakeholders' views of barriers to and strategies for broad implementation. Milbank Q. 2012 Dec; 90(4):682-705.