Psychiatry and Psychology

Patient Preference

Individual's expression of desirability or value of one course of action, outcome, or selection in contrast to others.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Individual's expression of desirability or value of one course of action, outcome, or selection in contrast to others.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Patient Preferences
  • Preference, Patient
  • Preferences, Patient

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethnology, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

PATIENT SATISFACTION is also available

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History Note

2010; use PATIENT SATISFACTION 1997-2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Patient Satisfaction (1997-2009)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.100w.150.750w.625w.500
  2. F01.145.488.887w.625w.500
  3. N04w.452.822w.700w.500
  4. N05.300w.150.800w.625w.500

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Preference. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057240. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057240
  2. Patient Preference. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67168266