"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 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 1999 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2000 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2002 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2003 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2005 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2007 | 13 | 31 | 44 |
| 2008 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| 2009 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2010 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2011 | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| 2012 | 19 | 26 | 45 |
| 2013 | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 2014 | 20 | 31 | 51 |
| 2015 | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| 2016 | 21 | 48 | 69 |
| 2017 | 27 | 42 | 69 |
| 2018 | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| 2019 | 23 | 38 | 61 |
| 2020 | 27 | 69 | 96 |
| 2021 | 31 | 53 | 84 |
| 2022 | 16 | 99 | 115 |
| 2023 | 22 | 79 | 101 |
| 2024 | 30 | 56 | 86 |
| 2025 | 10 | 38 | 48 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy for Central Sleep Apnea in Patients with Heart Failure: A Multisite, Double-Blind, Sham-controlled Randomized Clinical Trial (LOFT-HF). Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1951-1960.
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Establishing the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures used in neuro-oncology based on the WHO ICF framework: Part of the RANO-PRO initiative. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Oct 14; 27(9):2399-2414.
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Treatable traits in interstitial lung disease: opportunities and challenges. Respir Med. 2025 Nov; 248:108353.
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Spinal fractures in patients with versus without ankylosing spinal disorders: a nationwide propensity score-matched study on survival and health-related quality of life. J Neurosurg Spine. 2025 Sep 05; 43(6):742-750.
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Incorporation of patient-reported outcomes in pediatric cancer clinical trials: design, implementation, and dissemination. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Sep 01; 117(9):1764-1773.
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Association of Quality of Life Domains and Clinical Symptoms in Patients With Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Sep 02; 14(17):e035926.
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Quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic and survival outcomes among breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Nov; 214(2):205-214.
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Long-term outcomes of Zenker's peroral endoscopic myotomy: endoscopic suturing is effective for large Zenker's diverticula. Surg Endosc. 2025 Oct; 39(10):6765-6772.
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Transfusion Strategy Effect on Quality of Life in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Anemia: A Secondary Analysis of the MINT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Aug 01; 185(8):947-954.
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A Guide to the Patient-Centric Use of Vedolizumab for Crohn's Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2025 Aug 01; 31(8):2269-2285.