"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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| 1996 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1997 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1999 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2000 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2003 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2005 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2007 | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 2008 | 21 | 31 | 52 |
| 2009 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 2010 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2011 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2012 | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| 2013 | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 2014 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| 2015 | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| 2016 | 22 | 49 | 71 |
| 2017 | 28 | 41 | 69 |
| 2018 | 42 | 43 | 85 |
| 2019 | 25 | 36 | 61 |
| 2020 | 27 | 72 | 99 |
| 2021 | 31 | 56 | 87 |
| 2022 | 18 | 101 | 119 |
| 2023 | 22 | 83 | 105 |
| 2024 | 32 | 61 | 93 |
| 2025 | 20 | 51 | 71 |
| 2026 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term patient-reported outcomes and toxicity following salvage radiotherapy for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Cancer. 2026 Sep 15; 132(18):e70609.
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UK SMA patient registry: a 3-year patient-reported outcome measures study supporting the drug appraisal of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy. J Neurol Sci. 2026 Nov 15; 490:126159.
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Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (IPDMA) of long-term COVID-19 outcomes in a systematic review-informed, international, multidisciplinary database. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2026 Aug; 14(29):1-160.
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-associated chronic cough: long-term outcomes and predictors of response to anti-reflux surgery. Surg Endosc. 2026 Sep; 40(9):8094-8104.
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Does Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Correlate with Celiac Disease Serology in Adolescents? Dig Dis Sci. 2026 Nov; 71(11):5691-5698.
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Differential Biventricular Strain Recovery With Selective Fibrosis Biomarker Regression After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective CMR Feature-Tracking Study. Obes Surg. 2026 Aug; 36(8):4368-4377.
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Corticosteroid-sparing effects of risankizumab versus ustekinumab in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: post hoc results from the phase 3b SEQUENCE trial. J Crohns Colitis. 2026 Jul 07; 20(7).
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Implementation and Effectiveness of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Children Undergoing Surgery: The ENRICH-US Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial. JAMA Surg. 2026 07 01; 161(7):670-680.
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Neurodiversity and Intellectual Disability: Opportunities and Challenges for Functioning and Participation Across the Life Course. Pediatr Ann. 2026 Jul; 55(7):e252-e259.
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Aquablation for LUTS due to BPH in men with localized prostate cancer. Can J Urol. 2026 Jun 26; 33(3):555-562.