DeCS

Descriptor English:

Sick Role

Descriptor Spanish:

Rol del Enfermo

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	rol del enfermo
Scope note:	Conjunto de expectativas que eximen a las personas de responsabilidad por su enfermedad y las eximen de sus responsabilidades habituales.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Papel do Doente

Descriptor French:

Rôle de malade

Entry term(s):

Role, Sick
Roles, Sick
Sick Roles

Tree number(s):

F01.829.316.616.751

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012803

Scope note:

Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.

Allowable Qualifiers:

CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects

Previous Indexing:

Role (1969-1970)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

Illness Behavior MeSH

DeCS ID:

13184

Unique ID:

D012803

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1971/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2008/07/08

PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Psychology, Social [F01.829]

Psychology, Social

Group Processes [F01.829.316]

Group Processes

Role [F01.829.316.616]

Role

Professional Role [F01.829.316.616.625]

Professional Role

Sick Role [F01.829.316.616.751]

Sick Role

Sick Role - Preferred

Concept UI	M0019827
Scope note	Set of expectations that exempt persons from responsibility for their illness and exempt them from usual responsibilities.
Preferred term	Sick Role
Entry term(s)	Role, Sick Roles, Sick Sick Roles

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