"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2000 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2005 | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 2006 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2007 | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| 2008 | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 2009 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| 2010 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 2011 | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| 2012 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 2013 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 2014 | 29 | 41 | 70 |
| 2015 | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| 2016 | 47 | 54 | 101 |
| 2017 | 43 | 54 | 97 |
| 2018 | 42 | 47 | 89 |
| 2019 | 26 | 61 | 87 |
| 2020 | 47 | 67 | 114 |
| 2021 | 37 | 86 | 123 |
| 2022 | 31 | 104 | 135 |
| 2023 | 33 | 91 | 124 |
| 2024 | 36 | 56 | 92 |
| 2025 | 11 | 47 | 58 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring the link between muscle quality and erectile dysfunction: assessing the impact of mass and strength. Sex Med Rev. 2025 Oct 04; 13(4):643-651.
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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 Oct 01; 185(10):1227-1236.
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Post-Myocardial Infarction Psychological Distress: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Oct 21; 152(16):e298-e310.
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Comorbidities as treatable traits of chronic airway diseases. Respir Med. 2025 Nov; 248:108333.
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Patients' and Caregivers' Perceptions of Specialty Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Multicenter Evaluation. Muscle Nerve. 2025 Nov; 72(5):1081-1090.
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Review of Health Care Professional-Delivered Behavioral Interventions for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes. Curr Diab Rep. 2025 Aug 12; 25(1):44.
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Indications and limits of clear aligner therapy: an international modified Delphi consensus study. Prog Orthod. 2025 Aug 04; 26(1):28.
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A narrative review of the ileal pouch in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and familial adenomatous polyposis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Oct; 81(4):913-921.
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Statewide Academic Performance of High School Students With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Oct; 72(10):e31947.
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Disparities in Health Care in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 01; 59(7):607-620.