Decision Making

"Decision Making" 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.

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The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.

Descriptor ID	D003657
MeSH Number(s)	F02.463.785.373
Concept/Terms	Decision Making Decision Making Decision Making, Shared Decision Making, Shared Decision Makings, Shared Making, Shared Decision Makings, Shared Decision Shared Decision Making Shared Decision Makings

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Processes [F02.463]
Thinking [F02.463.785]
Decision Making [F02.463.785.373]

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Bar chart showing 314 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 24 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	2	1	3
1999	1	1	2
2000	0	3	3
2001	1	2	3
2002	3	2	5
2003	2	5	7
2004	4	7	11
2005	3	3	6
2006	6	6	12
2007	4	4	8
2008	3	12	15
2009	5	5	10
2010	4	6	10
2011	5	5	10
2012	1	13	14
2013	15	4	19
2014	12	6	18
2015	7	15	22
2016	14	7	21
2017	16	8	24
2018	9	8	17
2019	10	6	16
2020	6	5	11
2021	1	3	4
2022	3	6	9
2023	3	6	9
2024	4	8	12
2025	3	3	6
2026	3	1	4

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Chary AN, Bhananker AR, Franks R, Bowman J, Haimovich AD, Martell V, Schoenfeld EM, Gettel CJ, Liu SW, Ouchi K, Kennedy M, Naik A, Shah MN. Disposition at Equipoise: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Physicians' Decision-Making About Hospitalizing People With Dementia. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Mar; 33(3):e70272.

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Olszewski AE, Butler RA, Ashana DC, Carson S, Cox CE, Hough CL, Hwang DY, Maloney D, Mayr F, Menon V, Steingrub JS, Sullivan DR, Vincent G, Wendlandt B, White D. Protocol for a randomized trial of a scalable, interactive tool to support surrogate decision-makers of critically ill patients. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 May; 164:108262.

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Gould D, Walker R, Makari-Judson G, Seven M. The Experiences and Needs of Individuals with a Variant of Uncertain Significance on Genetic Tests for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes:A Grounded Theory Study. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2026 04; 42(2):152148.

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Kim MJ, Yoo SH, Woo KS, Choi H, Chang E, Choi K, Park YS, Kim Y, Kim DH, Kim J, Shin DW. Toward the Implementation of Shared Decision-Making in Korean Clinical Practice: Study Protocol for a Foundational Research Project. J Korean Med Sci. 2026 Jan 26; 41(4):e38.

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Irfan B, Venugopal K, Ibsais A, Abu Alamrain A, Abu Shammala A, Ghali A, Leister M, Khawaja H, Fikry K, Obeid H, Sammour AA, Seliga A, Venugopal M, Lulu I, Hamawy A. The limits of ethical models: insights from paediatric trauma care in Gaza. Med Confl Surviv. 2026 Mar; 42(1):30-60.

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Mehta AK, Makowski S, Daly FN. Using the Word Want in Health Care May Leave Patients Wanting. J Palliat Med. 2026 Jul; 29(7):997-999.

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Porteny T, Lynch M, Covaleski A, Tjia J, Gazarian P, Reich AJ, Perez S, Kennefick K, Weissman JS, Ladin K. Medical decision-making experiences of persons with dementia and their carepartners: a qualitative study. BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Apr 09; 24(1):99.

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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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D'Addario AE, Fukunaga MI, King AM, Singh S, Mazor KM, Fisher KA. Lung cancer screening: What do physicians say to reluctant patients and what do patients want them to say? Patient Educ Couns. 2025 May; 134:108698.

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Riss V, Hartman-Munick SM, Shubkin CD, Lahey T. A Bitter Pill: The Ethics of Involuntary Treatment of Adolescents With Severe Eating Disorders. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 Feb 01; 15(2):e66-e72.

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