Aftercare

"Aftercare" 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.

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The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.

Descriptor ID	D000359
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.063 N02.421.585.169.063 N04.590.233.727.210.063
Concept/Terms	Aftercare Aftercare After Care After-Treatment After Treatment After-Treatments Follow-Up Care Care, Follow-Up Cares, Follow-Up Follow Up Care Follow-Up Cares Postabortion Postabortion Postabortal Programs Postabortal Programs Postabortal Program Program, Postabortal Programs, Postabortal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Aftercare".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Continuity of Patient Care [N02.421.585.169]
Aftercare [N02.421.585.169.063]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Comprehensive Health Care [N04.590.233]
Primary Health Care [N04.590.233.727]
Continuity of Patient Care [N04.590.233.727.210]
Aftercare [N04.590.233.727.210.063]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Aftercare".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Aftercare".

Aftercare
Rehabilitation

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Bar chart showing 52 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	2	1	3
2002	1	0	1
2005	0	2	2
2007	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	1	2
2018	0	2	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	2	4
2021	0	11	11
2022	2	7	9
2023	3	3	6
2025	1	0	1

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Mascarenhas M, Peacock-Chambers E, Fraiman YS, Kerzner LS, Schiff DM. Engagement With Recommended Developmental Follow-up and Supports Among Infants With Intrauterine Opioid Exposure. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2025 Jun 24; 46(4):e375-e382.

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Ramirez JL, Sung E, Jaramillo E, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Boitano L, Iannuzzi JC. Development and Validation of a Novel Preoperative Risk Score to Identify Patients at Risk for Nonhome Discharge after Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). Ann Vasc Surg. 2024 Feb; 99:341-348.

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Huth K, Hotz A, Emara N, Robertson B, Leaversuch M, Mercer AN, Khan A, Campos ML, Liss I, Hahn PD, Graham DA, Rossi L, Thomas MV, Elias N, Morris M, Glader L, Pinkham A, Bardsley KM, Wells S, Rogers J, Berry JG, Mauskar S, Starmer AJ. Reduced Postdischarge Incidents After Implementation of a Hospital-to-Home Transition Intervention for Children With Medical Complexity. J Patient Saf. 2023 10 01; 19(7):493-500.

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Kim J, Sheldrick RC, Gallagher K, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Feinberg E, Morris A, Cole MB. Association of Integrating Mental Health Into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers With Utilization and Follow-up Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 04 03; 6(4):e239990.

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Matteson KA, Schimpf MO, Jeppson PC, Thompson JC, Gala RB, Balgobin S, Gupta A, Hobson D, Olivera C, Singh R, White AB, Balk EM, Meriwether KV. Prescription Opioid Use for Acute Pain and Persistent Opioid Use After Gynecologic Surgery: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 04 01; 141(4):681-696.

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Kessler RC, Bauer MS, Bishop TM, Bossarte RM, Castro VM, Demler OV, Gildea SM, Goulet JL, King AJ, Kennedy CJ, Landes SJ, Liu H, Luedtke A, Mair P, Marx BP, Nock MK, Petukhova MV, Pigeon WR, Sampson NA, Smoller JW, Miller A, Haas G, Benware J, Bradley J, Owen RR, House S, Urosevic S, Weinstock LM. Evaluation of a Model to Target High-risk Psychiatric Inpatients for an Intensive Postdischarge Suicide Prevention Intervention. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 03 01; 80(3):230-240.

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Lopez MA, Yu X, Hetrick R, Raman S, Lee J, Hall J, Tran K, Vonasek B, Garg A, Raphael J, Bocchini C. Social Needs Screening in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 02 01; 13(2):95-114.

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McAlearney AS, Walker DM, Sieck CJ, Fareed N, MacEwan SR, Hefner JL, Di Tosto G, Gaughan A, Sova LN, Rush LJ, Moffatt-Bruce S, Rizer MK, Huerta TR. Effect of In-Person vs Video Training and Access to All Functions vs a Limited Subset of Functions on Portal Use Among Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2231321.

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Taylor SP, Bray BC, Chou SH, Burns R, Kowalkowski MA. Clinical Subtypes of Sepsis Survivors Predict Readmission and Mortality after Hospital Discharge. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 08; 19(8):1355-1363.

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Ober AJ, Murray-Krezan C, Page K, Friedmann PD, Chan Osilla K, Ryzewicz S, Huerta S, Mazer MW, Leamon I, Messineo G, Watkins KE, Nuckols T, Danovitch I. The Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Team (START) study: protocol for a multi-site randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention to improve initiation of medication and linkage to post-discharge care for hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 07 28; 17(1):39.

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