 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.
Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.
| Descriptor ID |
D015438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Behavior- Health Behavior
- Behavior, Health
- Behaviors, Health
- Health Behaviors
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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.
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2002 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2003 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2004 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2005 | 14 | 7 | 21 | | 2006 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2007 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2008 | 16 | 9 | 25 | | 2009 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | 2010 | 12 | 16 | 28 | | 2011 | 23 | 12 | 35 | | 2012 | 22 | 12 | 34 | | 2013 | 16 | 21 | 37 | | 2014 | 22 | 11 | 33 | | 2015 | 20 | 17 | 37 | | 2016 | 12 | 15 | 27 | | 2017 | 18 | 10 | 28 | | 2018 | 26 | 7 | 33 | | 2019 | 14 | 17 | 31 | | 2020 | 10 | 13 | 23 | | 2021 | 5 | 18 | 23 | | 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2023 | 8 | 16 | 24 | | 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 2025 | 10 | 5 | 15 | | 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Petito LC, Zmora R, Chopra A, Wang Y, Phillips D, Rios I, Pletcher M, Gandhi R, Khan H, Lefaiver C, Luff A, Narayan R, De Ferranti S, Gooding HC, Daniels S, Appelhans B, Lui K, Alenghat FJ, Caskey R, Davis MM, Rosenman MB, Labarthe DR, Lloyd-Jones DM, Perak AM, Allen NB. A Large, Diverse, Urban Cardiovascular Health e-Cohort in Childhood and Adolescence: Protocol for the Young Hearts Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 May 21; 15:e82619.
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Küng P, Bierbauer W, Berli C, Höhener PS, Lüscher J, Bermudez T, Banik A, Luszczynska A, Scholz U. Does preference for self-reliance moderate associations of health-related social control with physical activity and smoking cessation? Two intensive longitudinal studies. Br J Health Psychol. 2026 May; 31(2):e70082.
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Gray KE, Benson S, Robustelli BL, Perez L, Taylor L, Nelson KM, Hoerster KD. Protocol for HealthyTogether: A randomized controlled trial testing a virtual, dyadic weight management intervention for a veteran and a support person. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jun; 165:108309.
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Tensun FA, Cervantes L, Uvina KA, Welles CC, Wittmer N, DeRoeck J, Pineda D, Pereira RI. Understanding Latino Individual and Family Perspectives in a National Diabetes Prevention Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Apr 01; 9(4):e264780.
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Kafyra M, Kalafati IP, Bruins S, Episkopou C, Gryspeerdt D, Heggie L, Kaltenbrunner S, Kampshoff S, Karaglani E, Prändl HÖ, Papathanail I, Symianakis PG, Silchenko D, Vavouraki V, Boomsma D, Delopoulos A, Diou C, Eriksson A, Kaprio J, Krzywicka P, Luszczynska A, Manios Y, Marouli E, Moulos P, Mougiakakou S, Pool R, Silventoinen K, Verhaege N, Willems R, Dedoussis GV. Advancing Personalized Strategies for Obesity Prevention Through Biologically and Behaviorally Tailored Interventions: The Strategic Framework for the BETTER4U Initiative. Obes Rev. 2026 Mar; 27(3):e70083.
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Lu AD, Chavez C, Daugherty SL, Dhar P, Derington CG, Everhart R, Morse EF, Novins-Montague S, Trinkley KE, Waughtal JM, Zucker R, Carey E, Bull S, Peterson PN, Ho PM. Using artificially intelligent text messaging to improve health behaviors to reduce cardiovascular risk: study protocol for a pragmatic randomized control trial. Trials. 2026 Feb 20; 27(1).
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Finlay J, Savard G, Alvarez-McNelis D, Sagehorn M, Bowman G, Sun Y, Esposito M. Cognability across adulthood: A qualitative investigation of neighborhoods and cognitive health behaviors. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Mar; 392:118971.
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Creasy SA, Oselinsky KM, Willis EA, Caldwell AE, Rosenberg R, Ostendorf DM, Panter S, Wayland L, Bing K, Lorentzen J, Breit M, Clark K, Sandoval A, Donnelly JE, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. Comparison of morning vs evening exercise on weight loss and related health behaviors in individuals with overweight or obesity: study protocol for a 56-week randomized controlled trial (TIMEX). Trials. 2025 Dec 12; 27(1):45.
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Kowalski AJ, Armstrong B, Trude ACB, Arbaiza R, Czinn A, Bellows LL, Johnson SL, Wang Y, Hager ER, Black MM. Creating healthy habits for Maryland preschoolers (CHAMP): a cluster-randomized controlled trial among childcare centers. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Dec 10; 22(1):156.
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Boberska M, Wietrzykowska D, Kulis E, Kuzminska J, Zalewska-Lunkiewicz K, Karaglani E, Mourouti N, Manios Y, Luszczynska A. Behaviour change techniques used in effective interventions, promoting physical activity, healthy nutrition, and healthy body mass among women with breast cancer and breast cancer survivors: a meta-review. Health Psychol Rev. 2026 Jun; 20(2):357-385.
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