 Chronic Disease
"Chronic Disease" 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.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D002908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Disease- Chronic Disease
- Chronic Diseases
- Disease, Chronic
- Diseases, Chronic
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Illnesses
- Illness, Chronic
- Illnesses, Chronic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in this website by year, and whether "Chronic Disease" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 1996 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 1998 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | 1999 | 1 | 15 | 16 | | 2000 | 0 | 25 | 25 | | 2001 | 2 | 19 | 21 | | 2002 | 1 | 32 | 33 | | 2003 | 7 | 24 | 31 | | 2004 | 6 | 30 | 36 | | 2005 | 5 | 47 | 52 | | 2006 | 0 | 33 | 33 | | 2007 | 9 | 38 | 47 | | 2008 | 5 | 46 | 51 | | 2009 | 5 | 40 | 45 | | 2010 | 4 | 49 | 53 | | 2011 | 7 | 44 | 51 | | 2012 | 9 | 36 | 45 | | 2013 | 6 | 46 | 52 | | 2014 | 16 | 43 | 59 | | 2015 | 7 | 54 | 61 | | 2016 | 5 | 48 | 53 | | 2017 | 13 | 43 | 56 | | 2018 | 12 | 44 | 56 | | 2019 | 17 | 42 | 59 | | 2020 | 4 | 35 | 39 | | 2021 | 5 | 37 | 42 | | 2022 | 1 | 42 | 43 | | 2023 | 1 | 42 | 43 | | 2024 | 0 | 51 | 51 | | 2025 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Butler J, McMullan CJ, Anstrom KJ, Barash I, Bonaca MP, Borentain M, Corda S, Ezekowitz JA, Felker GM, Gates D, Lam CSP, Lewis EF, Lindenfeld J, Mentz RJ, O'Connor CM, Ponikowski P, Reddy YNV, Rosano GMC, Saldarriaga C, Senni M, She L, Teixeira PP, Udelson J, Urbinati A, Vlajnic V, Voors AA, Xing A, Patel MJ, Zannad F. Vericiguat in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (VICTOR): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2025 Sep 27; 406(10510):1341-1350.
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Salois JR, Heinle KL, Slovarp LJ, Jetté ME, Manchaiah V, Vlaescu G, Andersson G. Internet-Based Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy for Refractory Chronic Cough: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 Sep 04; 34(5):2864-2876.
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Botchway-Commey E, DPsych CB, Pace C, Ehrenreich-May J, Kennedy SM, Williams J, DPsychClin ZP, DPsychClin AM, Anderson V, Crowe L. A waitlist randomised control trial of the unified protocol for the treatment of emotional disorders in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions (The UP-CAM Study): protocol paper. BMC Psychol. 2025 Aug 06; 13(1):873.
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Pearl RL, Saunders D, Groshon LC, Li Y, Shonrock A, Puhl RM, Driscoll KA, Manavalan P, Gelfand JM, Wadden TA, Westen SC, Montanez-Wiscovich M, Lou XY. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Psychological Intervention for Internalized Health-Related Stigma Among Adults With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Investigation. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jul 29; 9:e69548.
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Boggess K, Leach J, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Hughes BL, Bell J, Aagaard K, Edwards R, Gibson K, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz T, Casey B, Longo S, Hoffman MK, Saade GR, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Owens M, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, Kinzler W, Su E, Krishna I, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Librizzi R, Pereira L, Habli M, Williams S, Pridijan G, McKenna DS, Chang E, Osmundson S, Galis Z, Harper L, Ambalavanan N, Szychowski J, Tita A. Relationship Between Third-Trimester Low Maternal Blood Pressure and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth Weight in Pregnant Individuals With Mild Chronic Hypertension. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jul 10; 146(3):405-412.
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Jessome MG, Huyser KR, Collins KA, Einhorn T, Chavez T, Dawydiuk N, Johnson-Jennings M. The Influence of Sociocultural Determinants on the Number of Diagnosed Chronic Illness Reported by Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the United States During SARS-CoV2. J Prim Care Community Health. 2025 Jan-Dec; 16:21501319251354833.
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Perzow SED, Hu J, Bristol M, Ruzicka EB, Clementi MA, Handing EP, Vargas E, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Gulley LD, Shomaker LB. Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions for depression symptoms in young people with long-term physical health conditions. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 Jul 01; 50(7):699-714.
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Park AJ, Fandl HK, Garcia VP, Berry AR, Wegerson KN, Ostrander EI, Cardenas HL, DeSouza NM, Greiner JJ, Stauffer B, DeSouza CA. Different Circulating Endothelial Microvesicle Subtype Signature in Subacute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2025; 31(2):29-38.
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Flack KD, Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Anderson RE, Handlery R, Creasy SA, Catenacci VA. Exploring Strategies to Promote Exercise as a Viable Obesity and Chronic Disease Treatment. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 13; 17(12).
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Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Nat Commun. 2025 May 07; 16(1):4235.
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