Consumer Health Information
"Consumer Health Information" 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.
Information intended for potential users of medical and healthcare services. There is an emphasis on self-care and preventive approaches as well as information for community-wide dissemination and use.
| Descriptor ID |
D054626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186 N02.421.726.407.229
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Consumer Health Information".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Consumer Health Information".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Consumer Health Information" by people in Profiles.
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Accuracy, reach, and content quality of information about obsessive-compulsive disorder on TikTok. Bull Menninger Clin. 2025; 89(2):154-174.
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Family-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions among Hispanic Children and Families: A Scoping Review. Nutrients. 2021 Aug 03; 13(8).
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Digital Health Engagement in the US Population: Insights From the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey. Am J Public Health. 2021 07; 111(7):1348-1351.
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Family-Centered Perinatal Services for Children With Down Syndrome and Their Families in Florida. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2019 01; 48(1):78-89.
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Confusion Instead of Clarity: Publicly Reported Cardiac Surgery Ratings for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 02; 228(2):180-187.
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Beyond Dr. Google: the evidence on consumer-facing digital tools for diagnosis. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018 09 25; 5(3):95-105.
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Media hype: Patient and scientific perspectives on misleading medical news. Mov Disord. 2017 Sep; 32(9):1319-1323.
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Towards a HPV Vaccine Knowledgebase for Patient Education Content. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016; 225:432-6.
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The emerging diabetes online community. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2015; 11(4):261-72.
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Launching a virtual decision lab: development and field-testing of a web-based patient decision support research platform. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 Dec 12; 14:112.