 Patient-Centered Care
"Patient-Centered Care" 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.
Design of patient care wherein institutional resources and personnel are organized around patients rather than around specialized departments. (From Hospitals 1993 Feb 5;67(3):14)
| Descriptor ID |
D018802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.727.407
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Home- Medical Home
- Home, Medical
- Homes, Medical
- Medical Homes
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2010 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2011 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2012 | 13 | 9 | 22 | | 2013 | 18 | 9 | 27 | | 2014 | 15 | 14 | 29 | | 2015 | 20 | 5 | 25 | | 2016 | 21 | 5 | 26 | | 2017 | 21 | 11 | 32 | | 2018 | 15 | 9 | 24 | | 2019 | 14 | 7 | 21 | | 2020 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2021 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2025 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient-Centered Care" by people in Profiles.
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Singh S, Mann S, Dorsey C, Lahoff D, McDermott W, Cagle J, Min SJ, Lum HD, Fischer SM. Assessing and Listening to Individual Goals and Needs (ALIGN) versus enhanced usual care for hospitalized older patients with cancer discharged to skilled nursing facilities: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 May; 17(4):102956.
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Geetha Manukumar A, Rahimipour Anaraki N, Etchegary H, Walsh A, Hurley O, Patey C, Norman P, Asghari S. Voices from the emergency department: A theoretical framework analysis on patient experiences of care in emergency departments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. PLoS One. 2026; 21(2):e0342555.
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Kessler ER, Min SJ, Hoover K, Coats H, Fischer SM. Feasibility and Acceptability of the ABC123 Framework for Advanced Cancer Care: Study Protocol. Nurs Res. 2026 May-Jun 01; 75(3):241-245.
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Phillips EM, Edwards JG, Aiello L, Gilliam CA, Seltz LB, Spencer DJ, Rassbach CE. The Effect of Mistreatment From Patients and Families on Pediatric Resident Professional Identity Formation. Acad Pediatr. 2026 04; 26(3):103221.
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SanInocencio C, Demarest S, Weitzman S, Thomas H, Chandran I, DeWoody Y. Development of a patient-centered conceptual disease model in Ring 14 syndrome: a patient-centered model of lived experience. Qual Life Res. 2026 Jan 14; 35(2):47.
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Amura CR, Techau A, Ritchie ND, Sorrell TR, Weber M, Kwan BM, Morrato EH, Cook PF. Planning for implementation scale-up of a medication for opioid use disorder program across rural Colorado: Ensuring fit to context. Eval Program Plann. 2026 Apr; 115:102749.
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Schuttner L, Theis M, Wong E, Staloff J, McQueen RB, Nelson K, Ralston JD, Coyle L, Hagan S, Schult T, Solt T, Ritchey K, Rosland AM. Patient-Centered Prioritization of Health Care Processes for Multimorbidity. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2549693.
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Thaxton L, Arey W, Pérez GA, Paramasivam P, Lerma K, White K. Texas' Abortion Ban Conflicts With Person-Centered Health Care: Experiences of Texans With Medically Complex Pregnancies. Womens Health Issues. 2026 Mar-Apr; 36(2):106-111.
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Shepherd MH, McDevitt A, Keter D, Albers N, Clewley D, Cook C. The person-centered hypothesis framework: Advancing clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal pain management. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2025 11; 80:103395.
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Nuffer W, Thompson A, Stenhoff K, Bjork M. Caring for communities: A 4-year pharmacy partnership focused on diabetes and cardiovascular health. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2025 Aug; 31(8):828-834.
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