 Self Care
"Self Care" 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.
Performance of activities or tasks traditionally performed by professional health care providers. The concept includes care of oneself or one's family and friends.
| Descriptor ID |
D012648
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.900 N02.421.784.680
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Care" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self Care" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2005 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 2007 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2008 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2010 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 2011 | 9 | 7 | 16 | | 2012 | 10 | 6 | 16 | | 2013 | 8 | 9 | 17 | | 2014 | 13 | 11 | 24 | | 2015 | 10 | 4 | 14 | | 2016 | 8 | 5 | 13 | | 2017 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2018 | 9 | 6 | 15 | | 2019 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Care" by people in Profiles.
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Fitzpatrick MB, Behrens CM, Hibler K, Parsons C, Kaplan C, Orso R, Parker L, Memmel L, Collins A, McNicholas C, Crane L, Hwang Y, Sutton E, Coleman J, Kuroki L, Harshberger K, Williams S, Jennings A, Buccini F, Gillis L, Novetsky AP, Hawkes D, Saville M, Depel T, Aviki E, Sheth SS, Conageski C. Clinical Validation of a Vaginal Cervical Cancer Screening Self-Collection Method for At-Home Use: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2511081.
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Crane L, Fitzpatrick MB, Sutton E, Conageski C, Favreau J, Conway K, Young S, Young J, Jennings A. Evaluation of a Self-collected Device for Human Papillomavirus Screening to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2025 Jan 01; 29(1):1-5.
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Wilmoth SR, Carrillo-McCracken LL, Wilhite B, Pan M, Parra-Medina D, Sosa ET, Reyes R, He M. Impacts of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Programs in Hispanic Church Settings: A Cluster-Randomized Trial Comparing Faith-Based and Faith-Placed Approaches. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 28; 17(1).
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Keleman AA, Bollinger RM, Rodakowski J, Chang CH, Kehrer-Dunlap AL, Ances BM, Stark SL. Exploring the Remote Administration of a Performance-Based Functional Assessment. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 Jun; 44(6):981-993.
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Knoetze M, Manchaiah V, De Sousa K, Moore DR, Swanepoel W. Comparing Self-Fitting Strategies for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids: A Crossover Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Sep 01; 150(9):784-791.
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Kwan BM, Dickinson LM, Dailey-Vail J, Glasgow RE, Gritz RM, Gurfinkel D, Hester CM, Holtrop JS, Hosokawa P, Lanigan A, Nease DE, Nederveld A, Phimphasone-Brady P, Ritchie ND, Sajatovic M, Wearner R, Begum A, Carter M, Carrigan T, Clay B, Downey D, Koren R, Trujillo SA, Waxmonsky JA. Comparative Effectiveness of Patient-Driven versus Standardized Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Nov; 39(15):2970-2979.
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Goyal P, Didomenico RJ, Pressler SJ, Ibeh C, White-Williams C, Allen LA, Gorodeski EZ. Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure: A Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statement. J Card Fail. 2024 Mar; 30(3):488-504.
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Clark SM, Reeb RN, Born CC, Hurley KE. Benefits of a health advocacy intervention intended to improve self-efficacy for self-care in residents of a homeless shelter. J Prev Interv Community. 2024 Jan-Mar; 52(1):198-217.
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Collier KM, Greene MT, Gilmartin HM, Fowler KE, Saint S. The role of spirituality, religiosity, and self-care on infection preventionist well-being: Results from a national survey in the United States. Am J Infect Control. 2024 06; 52(6):726-730.
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Rittel CM, Borg BA, Hanessian AV, Kuhar A, Fain MJ, Bime C. Longitudinal Assessment of Mobility and Self-care Among Critically Ill Older Adults. An Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative Quality Improvement Study. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 42(4):234-239.
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