"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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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management in individuals with recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis (IMPACT-2): study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Trials. 2026 Feb 09; 27(1).
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Longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the prospective ABC-DO cohort. Int J Cancer. 2026 Jul 01; 159(1):78-91.
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Temporal Changes in Quality of Life in Patients With Alcohol-Associated Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas. 2026 01 01; 55(1):e15-e20.
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Prevalence and Patterns of Opioid Use in Chronic Pancreatitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2025 May 01; 16(5):e00807.
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Using Bundled Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes for Black Cisgender and Transgender Women: Findings From the Black Women First Initiative. Am J Public Health. 2025 Apr; 115(S1):S46-S56.
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Differences in HIV Outcomes and Quality of Life Between Older and Younger Black Women With HIV in the United States, 2021-2023. Am J Public Health. 2025 Apr; 115(S1):S57-S67.
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Patient experience with eosinophilic esophagitis symptoms and impacts on daily life based on in-trial qualitative interviews. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2025 Jan 08; 9(1):3.
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Incremental hemodialysis transition in veterans and nonveterans with kidney failure. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):33-40.
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Sleep Disturbance Mediates the Associations Between HIV Stigma and Mental and Physical Health Among Black Adults with HIV. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 08; 12(4):2707-2716.
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Preventing adverse events during paediatric cancer treatment: protocol for a multi-site hybrid randomised controlled trial of catheter lock solutions (the CLOCK trial). BMJ Open. 2024 07 09; 14(7):e085637.