"Sick Role" 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.
Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D012803
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.316.616.751
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| Concept/Terms |
Sick Role- Sick Role
- Role, Sick
- Roles, Sick
- Sick Roles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sick Role" by people in Profiles.
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Association between school closure and subsequent absenteeism during a seasonal influenza epidemic. Epidemiology. 2009 Nov; 20(6):787-92.
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Brief report: a qualitative analysis of discussions about HIV in families of parents with HIV. J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Jul; 34(6):677-80.
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[Illness behavior in chronic pain]. Salud Publica Mex. 2008 Mar-Apr; 50(2):147-54.
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Agreement between parents and children regarding anxiety and depression diagnoses in children with asthma. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Nov; 195(11):897-904.
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The cancer chemotherapy drug etoposide (VP-16) induces proinflammatory cytokine production and sickness behavior-like symptoms in a mouse model of cancer chemotherapy-related symptoms. Biol Res Nurs. 2006 Oct; 8(2):157-69.
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Gender differences in asthma management and quality of life. J Asthma. 2006 Sep; 43(7):549-52.
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Psychological distress among minority and low-income women living with HIV. Behav Med. 2002; 28(2):53-60.
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Changes in health-related quality of life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Dec; 72(6):2026-32.
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Factors associated with depression in a heterogeneous HIV-infected sample. J Psychosom Res. 1996 Apr; 40(4):407-15.