Health Status

"Health Status" 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.

MeSH information

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The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.

Descriptor ID	D006304
MeSH Number(s)	I01.240.425 N01.224.425 N06.850.505.400.425
Concept/Terms	Health Status Health Status Status, Health Level of Health Health Level Health Levels

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Health Status [I01.240.425]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Health Status [N01.224.425]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Health Status [N06.850.505.400.425]

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Bar chart showing 363 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	1	3
1997	1	1	2
1998	3	2	5
1999	3	4	7
2000	0	5	5
2001	2	3	5
2002	4	4	8
2003	2	8	10
2004	4	11	15
2005	7	11	18
2006	5	10	15
2007	7	9	16
2008	3	9	12
2009	5	3	8
2010	5	10	15
2011	12	6	18
2012	8	12	20
2013	5	10	15
2014	6	12	18
2015	12	8	20
2016	12	14	26
2017	10	14	24
2018	5	7	12
2019	8	11	19
2020	6	9	15
2021	1	4	5
2022	1	5	6
2023	1	2	3
2024	3	9	12
2025	3	2	5
2026	0	1	1

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Ward M, Macia KS, Shaffer P, Hyde J, Smelson D, Blonigen DM. Personal Health Goals in Homeless-Experienced Veterans: Rates, Patterns, and Associations With Health-Related Needs. Med Care. 2026 Apr 01; 64(4):230-238.

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Mullin DJ, Littenberg B, Rose GL. The association between patient's experience of empathy and self-reported health status in a large multisite primary care trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Jan; 142:109414.

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Evans E, Jacobs M. Exploring age-related physical and cognitive decline in a nationally representative sample of US women. Womens Health (Lond). 2025 Jan-Dec; 21:17455057251379618.

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Chang AB, Gray DM, Boonjindasup W, Irwin RS, Feng W, Beltet?n E, Fortescue R, Powell Z, Shaheen SO, Dharmage SC, Grimwood K. The impact of child and adolescent health on adult respiratory health: the evidence, gaps and priorities. Eur Respir Rev. 2025 Jul; 34(177).

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Moons P, Kovacs AH, Goossens E, Luyckx K, Ladak L, Leye M, Van De Bruaene A, Leong MC, Kaneva A, Manso PH, Araujo JJ, Sasikumar N, Gabriel H, Yadeta D, Wang JK, Enomoto J, Areias ME, Kosmidis D, Coats L, Valente AM, Moon JR, Ladouceur M, Thomet C, Jackson JL, Sandberg C, Callus E, Kim YY, Lykkeberg B, Alday L, Bredy C, Saidi A, Baraona Reyes F, Menahem S, de Hosson M, Hlebowicz J, Christersson C, Zaidi AN, Johansson B, Andresen B, Ambassa JC, Mattsson E, Constantine A, Amedro P, van Melle JP, Kutty S, Ortiz L, Demir F, Khairy P, Windram J, Bouchardy J, Caruana M, Jameson SM, Mahadevan VS, McGrath LB, Mwita JC, Van Bulck L. Perceived health, psychological distress and quality of life in 8415 adults with congenital heart disease from 32 countries. Heart. 2025 Aug 12; 111(17):818-827.

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Ware JE. Improved Items for Estimating SF-36 Profile and Summary Component Scores: Construction and Validation of an 8-Item QOL General (QGEN) Survey. Med Care. 2025 Apr 01; 63(4):300-310.

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Krahn GL, Havercamp SM, Bonardi A. Through the Looking Glass: A Data Lens on Health of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2024 Dec 01; 62(6):433-445.

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Park SW, Wong M, Kiefe CI, Gordon-Larsen P, Kershaw KN. Associations of Neighborhood Food and Physical Activity Environments in Young Adulthood With Cardiovascular Health in Midlife: The CARDIA Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Nov 19; 13(22):e036035.

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Reed DE, Engel CC, Coggeshall S, Michel M, Etingen B, Bolton RE, Kroenke K, Bokhour BG, Zeliadt SB. Is the PHQ-2 a Good Measure to Inform Providers About Patient Well-Being and Functioning? Data From the Veterans Health and Life Survey. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12 Suppl 1):S76-S83.

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P?rez CM, L?pez-Cepero A, Almod?var-Rivera I, Kiefe CI, Tucker KL, Person SD, Mattei J, Rodr?guez-Orengo J, Rosal MC. Cardiovascular Health Among Young Men and Women in Puerto Rico as Assessed by the Life's Essential 8 Metrics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15; 13(20):e035052.

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