"Health Services Misuse" 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.
Excessive, under or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.
| Descriptor ID |
D006300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380 N05.300.150.395
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Services Misuse- Health Services Misuse
- Health Services Misuses
- Misuses, Health Services
- Misuse, Health Services
- Misuse of Health Services
Health Services Underutilization- Health Services Underutilization
- Health Services Underutilizations
- Underutilization, Health Services
- Underutilizations, Health Services
- Underuse, Health Services
- Health Services Underuses
- Underuses, Health Services
- Health Services Underuse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Misuse" by people in Profiles.
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Forsyth AM, Simons JP. An Assessment of the Society for Vascular Surgery Appropriate Use Criteria for the Management of Intermittent Claudication: Key Findings and Considerations for Implementation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Oct; 107:13-16.
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Ioannou P, Tsagkaraki E, Andrianaki AM, Papadakis JA. Unnecessary hospitalizations for DVT in the era of NOACs. Eur J Intern Med. 2017 Oct; 44:e40-e41.
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Hunnicutt JN, Ulbricht CM, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Pain and pharmacologic pain management in long-stay nursing home residents. Pain. 2017 06; 158(6):1091-1099.
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Tjia J, Briesacher BA. Inappropriate drug use in advanced dementia?reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Feb; 175(2):315-6.
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Allam A, Kostova Z, Nakamoto K, Schulz PJ. The effect of social support features and gamification on a Web-based intervention for rheumatoid arthritis patients: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Jan 09; 17(1):e14.
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Tjia J, Briesacher BA, Peterson D, Liu Q, Andrade SE, Mitchell SL. Use of medications of questionable benefit in advanced dementia. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Nov; 174(11):1763-71.
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Moen M, Walter A, Harmanli O, Cornella J, Nihira M, Gala R, Zimmerman C, Richter HE. Considerations to improve the evidence-based use of vaginal hysterectomy in benign gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Sep; 124(3):585-588.
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Salazar ML, English TM, Eiland LS. Caregivers' baseline understanding and expectations of antibiotic use for their children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Jul; 51(7):632-7.
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Tjia J, Gurwitz JH, Briesacher BA. Challenge of changing nursing home prescribing culture. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012 Feb; 10(1):37-46.
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Zilberberg MD, Tjia J. Growth in dementia-associated hospitalizations among the oldest old in the United States: implications for ethical health services planning. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Nov 14; 171(20):1850-1.