Health Behavior

"Health Behavior" 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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Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.

Descriptor ID	D015438
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.488
Concept/Terms	Health Behavior Health Behavior Behavior, Health Behaviors, Health Health Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Behavior" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 354 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 26 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	2	1	3
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	2	1	3
2001	2	0	2
2002	3	2	5
2003	8	5	13
2004	12	2	14
2005	4	7	11
2006	9	10	19
2007	12	5	17
2008	13	7	20
2009	14	12	26
2010	4	8	12
2011	7	10	17
2012	10	5	15
2013	12	8	20
2014	14	8	22
2015	11	14	25
2016	12	6	18
2017	6	5	11
2018	5	8	13
2019	8	5	13
2020	7	3	10
2021	0	9	9
2022	0	8	8
2023	1	4	5
2024	2	7	9
2025	3	5	8
2026	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in Profiles.

Richardson AS, Dubowitz T, Ye F, Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Kershaw KN, Duck W, Beckman R, Shikany JM, Kiefe CI. Associations between historical redlining and BMI: Potential indirect pathways through neighborhood socioeconomic and environment factors and their associated lifestyle behaviors in CARDIA. Health Place. 2026 Mar; 98:103623.

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Goulding M, Ryan GW, Frisard C, Crawford S, Druker S, Olendzki B, Bram J, Trivedi M, Pbert L. Parent and Child Perceived Barriers to Health Behavior Change in a Family-Centered Obesity Intervention. Am J Health Promot. 2026 Jul; 40(6):730-734.

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Yoon J, Seo HJ, Jung Y, Bae EJ, Chung J, Kim S, Son H. Community Health Perspectives on Middle-aged Adults Living Alone: A Scoping Review. J Community Health. 2026 Feb; 51(1):109-123.

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Nagarkar A, Martin G, Sadaniantz K, Iyengar S, Wisniewski HC, Denu MK, Chiriboga G, Forrester SN, Allison JJ, Kovell LC. Storytelling for Health Promotion: A Scoping Review. Am J Health Promot. 2026 Feb; 40(2):187-209.

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Tabak RG, Kandula NR, Angell SY, Brewer LC, Grandner M, Hayman LL, Ing C, Joseph JJ, Moise N, Nelson SE, Tran AH. Implementation of Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Community Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Sep 02; 152(9):e75-e87.

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Bannor R, Xu R, Kalinowski J, Leahey T, Caspi C, Idiong CI, Goetz J, Pagoto S. Prevalence and Predictors of Posting Health-Related Content Among US Facebook Users: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 10; 22(6).

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Blake KD, Moser RP, D'Angelo H, Gaysynsky A, Vanderpool RC. The evolution of NCI's Health Information National Trends Survey: methods, data, and future directions. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jun 01; 117(6):1110-1116.

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Filiau A, Boucher J, Pugnaire M, Casimir T. Hope for the Future: Key Informants' Perspectives on HIV Prevention in Dominican Republic Batey Communities: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2025 Mar 26; 36(4):427-436.

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Forrester SN, Gallo JJ, Leoutsakos JM, Thorpe RJ, Hughes TM, Fitzpatrick AL, Rapp SR, Seeman TE. Measuring the Interrelationships Between Cognitive Performance, Race/Ethnicity, Discrimination, Health Behaviors, and Physiological Dysregulation: A Path Analysis of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Aging Health. 2025 Mar; 37(3-4_suppl):40S-52S.

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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 02; 41(1):151763.

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