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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publications

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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 1046 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 70 publications in 2022 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	4	4
1997	0	3	3
1998	3	1	4
1999	2	3	5
2000	1	6	7
2001	2	5	7
2002	10	10	20
2003	11	11	22
2004	7	11	18
2005	10	10	20
2006	9	12	21
2007	16	12	28
2008	10	22	32
2009	9	21	30
2010	19	12	31
2011	16	23	39
2012	14	21	35
2013	18	12	30
2014	20	39	59
2015	22	25	47
2016	20	28	48
2017	31	37	68
2018	30	28	58
2019	25	24	49
2020	21	32	53
2021	21	41	62
2022	16	54	70
2023	19	51	70
2024	30	27	57
2025	21	25	46
2026	1	2	3

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

Prashar J, Hillman T, Wall EC, Sarna A, Mi E, Bell R, Sahota J, Zandi M, McNamara P, Livingston R, Gore R, Lunken C, Bax E, Nyam R, Rafie Manzelat AM, Hishmeh L, Attree E, Cone S, Banerjee A, Heightman M. Trajectory, healthcare utilisation and recovery in 3590 individuals with long covid: a 4-year prospective cohort analysis. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 14; 16(1):e103884.

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Peprah Osei E, Antwi EO, Ekpor E, Osei GY, Asante A, Dzotrah GE, Boakye MDS. Adolescents' experiences of living with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2026 Mar-Apr; 87:160-172.

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Hantouli MN, Schmicker RH, Tufte JE, Ali FG, Bennett RD, Cohan JN, Comstock BA, Curran T, Davidson GH, Eisenstein S, Fischkoff KN, Fleming FJ, Gribovskaja-Rupp I, Jafari MD, Kessler LG, Krane MK, Lawrence SO, McCormick JT, Millas SG, Morris AM, Pullar KM, Reinke CE, Saraidaridis JT, Simianu VV, Watkins SP, White NB, Wick EC, Wieghard N, Flum DR, Read TE. Comparison of Surgery and Medicine on the Impact of Diverticulitis (COSMID) trial: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised study of diverticulitis treatment in the USA. BMJ Open. 2026 Jan 08; 16(1):e098309.

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Seneschal J, Bae JM, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I, Harris JE, Bellei B, Parsad D, Passeron T, van Geel N, Boniface K, Picardo M. Vitiligo. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2025 Dec 04; 11(1):85.

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Marzo-Ortega H, Navarro-Compan V, Dubreuil M, Mease PJ, Magrey M, Rudwaleit M, D'Agostino MA, Gaffney K, Kay J, de la Loge C, Massow U, Taieb V, Vaux T, Deodhar A. Sustained improvements in spinal pain, morning stiffness, fatigue, sleep, physical function and overall health-related quality of life with bimekizumab in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: 2-year results from two phase 3 studies. RMD Open. 2025 11 28; 11(4).

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Wood HM, Peterson AC, Breyer BN, Erickson BA, Johnsen NV, Myers J, Vanni AJ, Chaussee EL, Kaufman MR. How Artificial Urinary Sphincter Impacts Toileting Habits 1 Year After Implantation. Eur Urol Focus. 2026 Mar; 12(2):248-255.

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Bertges DJ, Corriere MA, Simons JP, Duwayri Y, Lurie F, Constantinou C, Ryan P, Stoner M, Brooke BS, Ochoa Chaar CI, Rossi PJ, Cronenwett JL, Eldrup-Jorgensen J. The My PAD study for patient-reported outcomes for peripheral vascular intervention in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg. 2026 04; 83(4):1192-1201.e5.

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Lines LM, Fujita M, Danforth KN, Barch DH, Halpern MT, Mollica MA, Eton DT, Smith AW. Hospice, palliative care, and care experiences among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2026 01; 17(1):102795.

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Fan X, Freudenreich O, Jarskog LF, McEvoy J, Harrington A. Brexpiprazole for the Treatment of Co-occurring Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder: A Multisite, Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 Oct 13; 86(4).

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Gaetani RS, Sharma S, Rizvi TZ, Abelson JS. Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes After Watch-and-Wait for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Meta-analysis. J Surg Res. 2025 11; 315:362-375.

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