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.

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Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.

Descriptor ID	D015438
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.488
Concept/Terms	Health Behavior Health Behavior Behavior, Health Behaviors, Health Health Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]

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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.

Bar chart showing 198 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2011 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	0	1
2001	3	2	5
2002	2	3	5
2003	3	3	6
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	7	8
2006	4	3	7
2007	0	4	4
2008	5	5	10
2009	4	6	10
2010	9	5	14
2011	9	6	15
2012	3	4	7
2013	6	8	14
2014	7	7	14
2015	5	10	15
2016	2	9	11
2017	2	5	7
2018	5	3	8
2019	3	1	4
2020	3	7	10
2021	2	6	8
2022	0	4	4
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	2	3
2025	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in Profiles.

Robbins M, Rinaldi K, Brochu PM, Mensinger JL. Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people's health behaviors and beliefs. Body Image. 2025 Jun; 53:101860.

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Kobo O, Kaur G, Tamis-Holland JE, Zaman S, Bullock-Palmer RP, Tamirisa K, Gulati M, Mamas MA. Association of American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 and mortality among US adults with and without cardiovascular disease. J Cardiol. 2025 Aug; 86(2):155-163.

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Richterman A, Aitcheson N, Durnwald C, Curley C, Short WR, Jean Louis M, Momplaisir F, Thirumurthy H. Mental Bandwidth is Associated with HIV and Viral Suppression Among Low-Income Women in Philadelphia. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):556-561.

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Kearney MD, Maheu AR, Booth M, Newberg AB, Cronholm PF, Ayubcha S. Promoting healthful and diverse eating behaviours through an extracurricular culinary skills intervention in Philadelphia. J Nutr Sci. 2024; 13:e57.

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Charnysh E, Pal S, Reader JM, Uhlmann WR, McCain S, Sanghavi K, Blasco D, Brandt R, Feero WG, Ferber R, Giri VN, Hendy K, Prince AER, Lee C, Roberts JS. Health care utilization and behavior changes after workplace genetic testing at a large US health care system. Genet Med. 2024 Aug; 26(8):101160.

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Fitzpatrick AM, Kavalieratos D, Vickery BP, Lee T, Mason C, Grunwell JR. Altered Symptom Perception in Children With Asthma Is Associated With Poor Childhood Opportunity and Adverse Outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 04; 12(4):983-990.

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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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Jones LK, Chen N, Hassen DA, Betts MN, Klinger T, Hartzel DN, Veenstra DL, Spencer SJ, Snyder SR, Peterson JF, Schlieder V, Sturm AC, Gidding SS, Williams MS, Hao J. Impact of a Population Genomic Screening Program on Health Behaviors Related to Familial Hypercholesterolemia Risk Reduction. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2022 10; 15(5):e003549.

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Nance CM, Betancourt H, Flynn PM. The role of cultural beliefs and distress in adherence to recommended physical activity among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Behav Med. 2022 06; 45(3):472-480.

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Nubani Husseini M, Zwas DR, Donchin M. Teacher Training and Engagement in Health Promotion Mediates Health Behavior Outcomes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 03 07; 19(5).

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