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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Self Care".

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

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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 78 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	1	0	1
1995	0	1	1
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
2003	0	3	3
2004	2	3	5
2005	1	4	5
2006	3	0	3
2007	0	4	4
2008	2	0	2
2009	3	3	6
2010	0	4	4
2011	2	2	4
2012	4	1	5
2013	4	0	4
2014	1	1	2
2015	2	2	4
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	3	2	5
2020	5	3	8
2021	1	1	2
2022	2	2	4

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

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 Jan; 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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Soriano EC, Lenhard JM, Gonzalez JS, Tennen H, Chow SM, Otto AK, Perndorfer C, Shen BJ, Siegel SD, Laurenceau JP. Spousal Influence on Diabetes Self-care: Moderating Effects of Distress and Relationship Quality on Glycemic Control. Ann Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 55(2):123-132.

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Flattau A, Tanenbaum ML, Gonzalez JS, Andrews C, Twomey S, Vileikyte L, McKee MD. Barriers to Prevention and Timely Presentation of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Perspectives of Patients from a High-risk Urban Population in the United States. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021; 32(3):1554-1565.

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Stawnychy MA, Teitelman AM, Riegel B. Caregiver autonomy support: A systematic review of interventions for adults with chronic illness and their caregivers with narrative synthesis. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Apr; 77(4):1667-1682.

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Chando SC, Haley EM, Moore CM, Neault M. Introduction to Sex-Positive Palliative Care: Best Practices and Interventions. J Palliat Med. 2021 07; 24(7):1111-1116.

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Hakim H, Newland P, Oliver BJ. Initial User Testing of Decision Aids for Multiple Sclerosis Disease-Modifying Therapies. J Neurosci Nurs. 2020 Aug; 52(4):160-165.

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Kazmierczak M, Albahri A, Mull CC. A Call to Restore Your Calling: Self-care of the Emergency Physician in the Face of Life-Changing Stress: Part 6 of 6: Trainee Burnout. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 May; 36(5):257-261.

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