Quality of Life

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I01.800 K01.752.400.750 N06.850.505.400.425.837
Concept/Terms	Quality of Life Quality of Life Life Quality Health-Related Quality Of Life Health-Related Quality Of Life Health Related Quality Of Life HRQOL

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Quality of Life".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Quality of Life [I01.800]
Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Philosophy [K01.752]
Life [K01.752.400]
Quality of Life [K01.752.400.750]
Health Care [N]
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]
Quality of Life [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.

Bar chart showing 901 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 64 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	3	3
1996	0	4	4
1997	0	3	3
1998	3	0	3
1999	2	3	5
2000	1	6	7
2001	2	5	7
2002	9	10	19
2003	11	11	22
2004	7	11	18
2005	10	9	19
2006	9	11	20
2007	16	11	27
2008	9	22	31
2009	9	19	28
2010	18	11	29
2011	16	19	35
2012	13	21	34
2013	18	12	30
2014	19	36	55
2015	21	23	44
2016	15	27	42
2017	25	30	55
2018	26	24	50
2019	22	19	41
2020	20	30	50
2021	16	34	50
2022	11	45	56
2023	18	46	64
2024	26	20	46
2025	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality of Life" by people in Profiles.

Norweg A, Oh C, DiMango A, Hofferber B, Spinner M, Stavrolakes K, Pavol M, Lindenauer P, Murphy CG, Simon NM. Mind the Breath: Feasibility of Capnography-Assisted Learned Monitored (CALM) Breathing for Dyspnea Treatment. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2025 Mar 01; 45(2):118-131.

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Kum E, Guyatt GH, Abdulqawi R, Dicpinigaitis P, Dupont L, Field SK, French CL, Gibson PG, Irwin RS, Johnston F, McGarvey L, Newman R, Popovic N, Smith JA, Song WJ, O'Byrne PM, Satia I. The McMaster Cough Severity Questionnaire (MCSQ): a cough severity instrument for patients with refractory chronic cough. Eur Respir J. 2025 Feb; 65(2).

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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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Leitzelar BN, Crawford SL, Levine B, Ylitalo KR, Colvin AB, Gabriel KP, Greendale GA, Avis NE. Physical activity and quality of life among breast cancer survivors: Pink SWAN. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Jan 16; 33(2):101.

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Ginggeaw S, LeBlanc R, Chung J. Social Determinants of Quality of Life in the Last Year of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Multimorbidity. Clin Nurs Res. 2025 Feb; 34(2):107-119.

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Moody KA, Iofel SS, Clements MB. Health-Related Quality of Life Across the Spectrum of Bladder Cancer: A Current Review. Curr Urol Rep. 2024 Dec 11; 26(1):21.

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Phothikul J, Chung J, Faro J, Seven M. Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Breast Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2025 Feb; 41(1):151763.

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Possin KL, Dulaney S, Sideman AB, Wood AJ, Allen IE, Bonasera SJ, Merrilees JJ, Lee K, Chiong W, Braley TL, Hooper S, Kanzawa M, Gearhart R, Medsger H, Harrison KL, Hunt LJ, Kiekhofer RE, Chow C, Miller BL, Guterman EL. Long-term effects of collaborative dementia care on quality of life and caregiver well-being. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan; 21(1):e14370.

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Liechti FD, Heinzmann J, Schmutz NA, Rossen ML, Rossel JB, Limacher A, Schmidt Leuenberger JM, Baumgartner C, Wertli MM, Aujesky D, Verra M, Aubert CE. Effect of goal-directed mobilisation versus standard care on physical functioning among medical inpatients: the GoMob-in randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14; 14(11):e086921.

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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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