"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 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2001 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2006 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2007 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2009 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2011 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 2012 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2013 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 2014 | 28 | 35 | 63 |
| 2015 | 31 | 36 | 67 |
| 2016 | 41 | 52 | 93 |
| 2017 | 41 | 52 | 93 |
| 2018 | 38 | 44 | 82 |
| 2019 | 27 | 58 | 85 |
| 2020 | 45 | 65 | 110 |
| 2021 | 35 | 83 | 118 |
| 2022 | 32 | 97 | 129 |
| 2023 | 34 | 87 | 121 |
| 2024 | 34 | 55 | 89 |
| 2025 | 22 | 72 | 94 |
| 2026 | 15 | 30 | 45 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Determinants of quality of life in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced secondary adrenal insufficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Oct 16; 111(11):e2369-e2381.
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Investigating the effects of intrathecal baclofen and ventral-dorsal rhizotomy on dystonia in children with cerebral palsy (PREDICT-Dystonia): protocol for a prospective observational clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2026 Oct 06; 16(10):e123926.
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Symptom Tracking for Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer: User-Centered Design of the AthenaCompanion Web Application. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Aug 05; 28:e94017.
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End-of-Life Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. Cardiol Clin. 2026 Aug; 44(3):519-533.
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Measuring Perceived Goal Concordant Care Among Patients With Advanced Liver Diseases and Their Caregivers. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep 01; 17(9):e01079.
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Effectiveness of hochuekkito for colorectal cancer management: protocol for the multicenter randomized controlled AMATERAS study. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2026 Jul 28; 41(1).
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Patient-reported outcomes from the TBCRC 022 study of neratinib and ado-trastuzumab emtansine for HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastases. Breast. 2026 Oct; 89:104881.
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Pediatric septoplasty and functional septorhinoplasty: A survey of ASPO members. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2026 Sep; 208:112921.
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Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery: The ENRICH-US Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial. JAMA Surg. 2026 07 01; 161(7):670-680.
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Long-Term Complications of Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Rev. 2026 Jul 01; 47(7):394-403.