"Self 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.
Performance of activities or tasks traditionally performed by professional health care providers. The concept includes care of oneself or one's family and friends.
| Descriptor ID |
D012648
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.900 N02.421.784.680
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Care" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-Effectiveness of the I'm Ready HIV Self-Testing Programme Among High-Risk Populations in Canada. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026 Apr; 29(4):e70097.
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The Work of Faith Care: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis on the Role of Spirituality and Religion in Diabetes Self-Management Among Black Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2026 Apr; 52(2):113-123.
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Lean on me: Social factors and diabetes outcomes among young adults with type 1 diabetes prior to transitioning to adult care. Diabet Med. 2026 Mar; 43(3):e70205.
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Group concept mapping to develop a salon-based HPV self-collection intervention. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec; 36(12):1753-1762.
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Stepping stones to adolescent asthma self-management: dealing with ups and downs. J Asthma. 2025 Nov; 62(11):1862-1870.
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SCI - U: Validation of an updated Self-Care Inventory for contemporary diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2025 Jun; 224:112218.
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Long COVID and New Onset Disability Nearly 2 Years After Initial Infection. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Jun; 68(6):1168-1172.
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Self-Collection for Primary HPV Testing: Acceptability in a Large Urban Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 85(3):249-257.
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Development of Self-Management Skills in 14- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions: A Qualitative Study. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Nov; 50(6):e70012.
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DiaBetter Together: Clinical trial protocol for a strengths-based Peer Mentor intervention for young adults with type 1 diabetes transitioning to adult care. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Dec; 147:107713.