 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 | 11 | 21 | | 2010 | 12 | 16 | 28 | | 2011 | 23 | 12 | 35 | | 2012 | 22 | 12 | 34 | | 2013 | 15 | 21 | 36 | | 2014 | 21 | 11 | 32 | | 2015 | 20 | 17 | 37 | | 2016 | 12 | 15 | 27 | | 2017 | 18 | 10 | 28 | | 2018 | 27 | 7 | 34 | | 2019 | 13 | 17 | 30 | | 2020 | 10 | 12 | 22 | | 2021 | 5 | 17 | 22 | | 2022 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2023 | 8 | 17 | 25 | | 2024 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 2025 | 9 | 5 | 14 | | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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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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Benton MJ, McCormick SJ, Smith-Holmquist N, Tuffield D. Impact of Diet and Exercise Behaviors on Body Mass Index of Advanced Practice Nurses in the United States. Nutrients. 2025 Nov 22; 17(23).
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Hawksworth O, Solt J, Jang D, Norman P, Hind D, Jayasuriya R. Using protection motivation theory to support patient adherence in healthcare settings: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0330883.
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Chamberlain ER, Powell LH, Karavolos K, Daniels BT, Trabold N, Wilson CL, Nicklas JM, Masters KS. Association between self-reported behavioral habits and their respective behavioral risk factors in individuals with metabolic syndrome. Appetite. 2026 Jan 01; 216:108255.
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Peters GJ, Kwasnicka D, Ten Hoor GA, Crutzen R, Varol T, Warner LM, Algargoosh M, Ali EE, Anwar M, Asih SR, Baltas ZF, Berry E, Beyene K, Campbell KA, Carneiro BM, Castillo-Eito L, Chan AHY, Chan SS, Cipolletta S, DeSmet A, Dewi TK, Dima AL, Encantado J, Epton T, Figueiredo J, Fracaroli GD, Gauchet A, Gebretekle GB, Gérain P, Godinho CA, Graham-Wisener L, Green JA, Groarke JM, Gültzow T, Guven EB, Hermans RCJ, Hermsen S, Inauen J, Kassianos AP, Kazantseva TV, Keyaerts E, König LM, Lange D, Lauwerier E, Lie Y, Liem A, Luszczynska A, Marques MM, Moore HC, Noone C, Nurmi J, Nurwanti R, Ozbay ES, Palacz-Poborczyk I, Pedruzzi RA, Poppe L, Porter LM, Powell D, Rinaldi BSN, Ruffault A, Schmitz C, Scholz U, Schweitzer AM, Ok YS, Shree M, Silva CC, Sokang YA, Tam AW, Tang MY, Tomaino SCM, van Beurden SB, Verweij S, Vluggen S, Watkins RE, Zörgo S, Roozen S. Collecting behavioural data across countries during pandemics: Development of the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool. Behav Res Methods. 2025 Jul 14; 57(8):223.
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Gupta P, Fletcher DR, Durfee J, Martinez M, Hajoglou A, Waughtal J, Bull S, Peterson PN. Enhancing cardiac rehabilitation adherence through home-based rehabilitation and behavioral nudges: The ERA nudge study design and rationale. Am Heart J. 2025 Dec; 290:17-28.
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