"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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| Concept/Terms |
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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 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 2019 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2021 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 2022 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 2023 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Mapping Behavioral Research in Post-Treatment Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. Psychooncology. 2025 Mar; 34(3):e70106.
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Financial Toxicity in Older Adults With Cancer and Their Caregivers. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Jan; 21(1):92-99.
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Symptom trajectories over time by cannabis use status among patients undergoing cancer treatment. Sci Rep. 2024 11 16; 14(1):28319.
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Bridging the Gap: A Community Advisory Board Promoting Community Engagement in Cancer Research for Ethnically Diverse Populations. Am J Mens Health. 2024 Sep-Oct; 18(5):15579883241280826.
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"How do You Take that Much Time for One Person's Life?" Experiences of Dementia Caregivers Who are Not Immediate Family. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jan; 44(1):166-175.
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Palliative Care for Patients With Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Jul 01; 42(19):2336-2357.
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Person-Centered, Goal-Oriented Care Helped My Patients Improve Their Quality of Life. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 May-Jun; 37(3):506-511.
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Association between atrial fibrillation and heart failure patient reported outcomes across the ejection fraction spectrum. Am Heart J. 2024 07; 273:61-71.
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Ultra-processed food consumption and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Iranian women. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1351510.
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A case-control study on health-related quality of life of systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Sci Rep. 2024 03 04; 14(1):5234.