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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.900 N02.421.784.680
Concept/Terms	Self Care Self Care Care, Self Self-Care

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Self Care".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Self Care [E02.900]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Rehabilitation [N02.421.784]
Self Care [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.

Bar chart showing 143 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	0	2	2
1997	1	0	1
1999	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	1	3	4
2004	4	4	8
2005	2	6	8
2006	4	2	6
2007	0	5	5
2008	4	0	4
2009	3	4	7
2010	2	4	6
2011	2	4	6
2012	6	6	12
2013	6	4	10
2014	3	3	6
2015	4	3	7
2016	0	4	4
2017	2	2	4
2018	3	3	6
2019	3	2	5
2020	6	4	10
2021	1	4	5
2022	2	3	5
2023	2	1	3
2024	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Care" by people in Profiles.

Glasofer A, Carlino-Filippone R, O'Malley K, Brown Epstein HA, Galosi G, Larsen D, Lynch M, Politsky S, Racobaldo A, DSouza P, Krieg R, Pilong K, Bocchese S, Iannaco D, Patterson J. Meaning and Joy at Work and Nurse Self-Care Practices: An Exploratory Study. Holist Nurs Pract. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 39(6):375-380.

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Mensinger JL, Weissinger GM, Cantrell MA, Baskin R, George C. A Pilot Feasibility Evaluation of a Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback App to Improve Self-Care in COVID-19 Healthcare Workers. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jun; 49(2):241-259.

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Deblinger E, Pollio E, Cooper B, Harrison JP, Steer RA. PRACTICE makes progress, a self-care course for mental health professionals in the child trauma field: A preliminary investigation. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Dec; 16(Suppl 3):S751-S759.

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Ly AL, Flynn PM, Betancourt HM. Cultural Beliefs About Diabetes-Related Social Exclusion and Diabetes Distress Impact Self-Care Behaviors and HbA1c Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Behav Med. 2024 Aug; 31(4):491-502.

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Osei Baah F, Brawner BM, Teitelman AM, Ruger JP, Riegel B. A Mixed-Methods Study of Social Determinants and Self-care in Adults With Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 38(6):E59-E71.

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Harrison JP, Deblinger E, Pollio E, Cooper B, Steer RA. TF-CBT Training Augmented with a Self-Care Focus: Understanding Facilitators and Barriers to Treatment Implementation. Community Ment Health J. 2023 10; 59(7):1409-1421.

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Hirschman KB, Rivera E, Sefcik JS, McCauley K, Hanlon AL, Pauly MV, Press MJ, Naylor MD. Older Adult and Family Caregiver Perspectives on Engagement in Primary Care. J Gerontol Nurs. 2022 Nov; 48(11):7-13.

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Stawnychy MA, Vellone E, Zeffiro V, Teitelman AM, Maria M, Riegel B. Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Influence Heart Failure Self-Care. Clin Nurs Res. 2023 01; 32(1):29-39.

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Carpenter CR, Leggett J, Bellolio F, Betz M, Carnahan RM, Carr D, Doering M, Hansen JC, Isaacs ED, Jobe D, Kelly K, Morrow-Howell N, Prusaczyk B, Savage B, Suyama J, Vann AS, Rising KL, Hwang U, Shah MN. Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 08; 23(8):1313.e15-1313.e46.

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Soriano EC, Lenhard MJ, Gonzalez JS, Tennen H, Otto AK, Perndorfer C, Shen BJ, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Momentary Partner Involvement in Diabetes Self-Care and Continuously Measured Glucose: A Dynamic Analysis. Psychosom Med. 2022 09 01; 84(7):808-812.

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