"Quality of Health Care" 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.
The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D011787
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761 N05.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality of Health Care- Quality of Health Care
- Health Care Quality
- Quality of Healthcare
- Healthcare Quality
- Quality of Care
- Care Qualities
- Care Quality
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Quality of Health Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2008 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Health Care" by people in Profiles.
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A rapid evaluation of quality of sedation and ventilation care processes for critically ill patients in Vietnam. PLoS One. 2026; 21(4):e0339157.
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Patient Perspectives on Quality of Care in Mental Health Settings: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Samples From Norway and Sweden. Scand J Caring Sci. 2026 Mar; 40(1):e70190.
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Evaluation of Quality of Care in Chagas Disease Cardiomyopathy. Glob Heart. 2026; 21(1):6.
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Comorbidities, Utilization, and Quality of Care as Predictors of Diabetes Complications. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 39(1).
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Modification of the Association Between Hearing Trouble and Satisfaction With Care by Accompaniment to Health Care Visits. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Jan; 74(1):85-95.
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Global prioritised indicators for measuring WHO's quality-of-care standards for small and/or sick newborns in health facilities: development, global consultation and expert consensus. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 20; 15(10):e100338.
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Patient and Caregiver Outcomes of Health System, Community-Based, and Usual Dementia Care: A Prespecified Analysis of the Dementia Care Study (D-CARE) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 10 01; 185(10):1227-1236.
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Nonprofit Hospital CEO Compensation: Does Quality Matter? Med Care. 2025 Oct 01; 63(10):787-793.
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Impact of Primary Care Team Configuration on Access and Quality of Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 12; 40(16):4006-4014.
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A Norwegian adaptation of the quality in psychiatric care - inpatient staff (QPC-IPS): psychometric evaluation and staff assessment of quality of care. Nord J Psychiatry. 2025 Feb; 79(2):146-155.