"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785.373
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| Concept/Terms |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decision Making" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluating the impact of the global evidence, local adaptation (GELA) project for enhancing evidence-informed guideline recommendations for newborn and young child health in three African countries: a mixed-methods protocol. Health Res Policy Syst. 2024 Aug 19; 22(1):114.
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A qualitative exploration of the reasons and influencing factors for pregnancy termination among young women in Soweto, South Africa: a Socio-ecological perspective. Reprod Health. 2024 Jul 23; 21(1):109.
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Opening decision spaces: A case study on the opportunities and constraints in the public health sector of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0304775.
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Limitations of life-sustaining therapies in South Africa. J Crit Care. 2024 Aug; 82:154797.
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Response to a commentary by Barr (2022) on Edoka and Stacey (2020) estimating a cost-effectiveness threshold for healthcare decision-making in South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2022 Sep 13; 37(8):1070-1073.
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''Ask the way from those who have walked it before"-Grandmothers' roles in health-related decision making and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0271684.
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An insight into patients' perspectives on barriers affecting participation in shared decision making among patients with diabetes mellitus in Malawi. BMC Prim Care. 2022 03 10; 23(1):42.
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Variations in end-of-life practices in intensive care units worldwide (Ethicus-2): a prospective observational study. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 10; 9(10):1101-1110.
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Essential medicine selection during the COVID-19 pandemic: Enabling access in uncharted territory. S Afr Med J. 2020 09 29; 110(11):1077-1080.
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Policy context, coherence and disjuncture in the implementation of the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance programme in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. Health Res Policy Syst. 2020 Jun 03; 18(1):55.