"Home Care Services" 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.
Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
| Descriptor ID |
D006699
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.143.524 N02.421.539.089
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Services- Home Care Services
- Home Care Service
- Service, Home Care
- Care Services, Home
- Domiciliary Care
- Care, Domiciliary
- Services, Home Care
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Home Care Services" by people in this website by year, and whether "Home Care Services" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Home Care Services" by people in Profiles.
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Reasons to Access the Emergency Department by Patients Who Receive Palliative Home Care: A Scoping Review. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 44(4):186-195.
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Impact of Social Determinants on Home Oxygen Therapy Duration in Preterm Infants: A Study Utilizing the Childhood Opportunity Index. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2025 May; 60(5):e71132.
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Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Home Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2024 Dec; 27(12):1639-1647.
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Outcomes of infants and children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertension who required home ventilation. Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan; 97(1):387-394.
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Safety of treating acute pulmonary embolism at home: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Eur Heart J. 2024 Aug 21; 45(32):2933-2950.
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Challenges in Pediatric Home-Based Hospice and Palliative Care: A Case Series. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Oct; 68(4):e319-e324.
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Barriers and enablers for externally and internally driven implementation processes in healthcare: a qualitative cross-case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 25; 24(1):528.
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Psychological distress and social support among community paediatric palliative care programme caregivers: longitudinal analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 Jan 08; 13(e3):e767-e769.
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Volume-targeted ventilation as an invasive home ventilation strategy: A?single-center experience. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jan; 59(1):203-209.
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Transition from intensive care unit to a portable ventilator?in children with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 03; 58(3):712-719.