"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in quality of life by race, gender, and sexual orientation: An intersectional analysis of population-representative data in Gauteng, South Africa. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb; 366:117651.
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Dementia and Its Profound Impact on Family Members and Partners: A Large UK Cross-Sectional Study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 38(4):338-343.
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Patient journey, disease burden, and functional disability in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in South Africa: results of International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS). Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Nov; 43(11):3335-3343.
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The effectiveness of exercise prehabilitation on aerobic capacity, muscle strength and body composition in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 03; 13(1):225.
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Quality of life of survivors following road traffic orthopaedic injuries in Rwanda. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1405697.
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Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder 6 weeks and 6 months after ICU: Six out of 10 survivors affected. S Afr Med J. 2024 Jul 01; 114(7):e1988.
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Implementation research: a protocol for two three-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trials on continuous glucose monitoring devices in people with type 1 diabetes in South Africa and Kenya. Trials. 2024 May 21; 25(1):331.
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Three-year outcomes of valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene therapy for hemophilia A. J Thromb Haemost. 2024 Jul; 22(7):1880-1893.
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Measurement of the major ignored burden of multiple myeloma, pernicious anaemia and of other haematological conditions on partners and family members: A cross-sectional study. Eur J Haematol. 2024 Jul; 113(1):117-126.
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Limitations of life-sustaining therapies in South Africa. J Crit Care. 2024 Aug; 82:154797.