"Quality of Life" 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.
A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D011788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.800 K01.752.400.750 N06.850.505.400.425.837
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality of Life" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2000 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2005 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 2006 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2007 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2008 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2009 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| 2010 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 2011 | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| 2012 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2013 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 2014 | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| 2015 | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| 2016 | 43 | 52 | 95 |
| 2017 | 43 | 54 | 97 |
| 2018 | 42 | 45 | 87 |
| 2019 | 24 | 60 | 84 |
| 2020 | 47 | 65 | 112 |
| 2021 | 36 | 85 | 121 |
| 2022 | 32 | 99 | 131 |
| 2023 | 34 | 88 | 122 |
| 2024 | 34 | 56 | 90 |
| 2025 | 21 | 73 | 94 |
| 2026 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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The longitudinal effects of faith and meaning on quality of life in US women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Palliat Support Care. 2026 Jun 10; 24:e164.
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Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 Jun 01; 186(6):677-686.
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Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. N Engl J Med. 2026 May 28; 394(20):2015-2025.
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Smart Pediatric Oncology Tracker of Symptoms (SPOTS), a Web-Based Interface for the Pediatric PRO-CTCAE: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 May 12; 10:e87821.
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Meal-Related Symptoms Define Distinct and Clinically Significant Phenotypes in Children With Pain-Related Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2026 May; 38(5):e70349.
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Self-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Adults With Urea Cycle Disorders. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2026 May; 49(3):e70183.
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Intralesional secukinumab for localized, recalcitrant hidradenitis suppurativa: a case series of rapid symptom relief. J Dermatolog Treat. 2026 Dec; 37(1):2660529.
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Validity and utility of a single-item patient-reported measure of treatment-related bother in rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional OMERACT study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2026 Jun; 78:152983.
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Efficacy and safety of short-cycle, dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV (BREATHER Plus): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, parallel, two-arm, non-inferiority trial. Lancet HIV. 2026 Jun; 13(6):e367-e379.
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Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat-Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jun; 73(6):e70259.