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Descriptor English: Bedridden Persons
Descriptor Spanish: Personas Encamadas
Descriptor personas encamadas
Entry term(s) paciente encamado
paciente postrado en cama
pacientes encamados
persona encamada
persona inmovilizada
persona postrada en cama
personas inmovilizadas
Scope note: Personas incapaces de levantarse de la cama debido a enfermedades físicas o mentales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pessoas Acamadas
Descriptor French: Personnes grabataires
Entry term(s): Bedridden Patient
Bedridden Patients
Bedridden Person
Non-Mobile Person
Non-Mobile Persons
Patient, Bedridden
Patients, Bedridden
Person, Bedridden
Person, Non Mobile
Person, Non-Mobile
Persons, Bedridden
Persons, Non-Mobile
Tree number(s): M01.079
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000075482
Scope note: Persons unable or unwilling, or otherwise incapacitated and not able to leave the bed due to physical or mental conditions.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Related: Disabled Persons MeSH
Frail Elderly MeSH
DeCS ID: 57321
Unique ID: D000075482
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2018/01/01
Date of Entry: 2017/07/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/05
Bedridden Persons - Preferred
Concept UI M000630598
Scope note Persons unable or unwilling, or otherwise incapacitated and not able to leave the bed due to physical or mental conditions.
Preferred term Bedridden Persons
Entry term(s) Bedridden Patient
Bedridden Patients
Bedridden Person
Non-Mobile Person
Non-Mobile Persons
Patient, Bedridden
Patients, Bedridden
Person, Bedridden
Person, Non Mobile
Person, Non-Mobile
Persons, Bedridden
Persons, Non-Mobile



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