Consumer Health Information
"Consumer Health Information" 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.
Information intended for potential users of medical and healthcare services. There is an emphasis on self-care and preventive approaches as well as information for community-wide dissemination and use.
| Descriptor ID |
D054626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186 N02.421.726.407.229
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Consumer Health Information".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Consumer Health Information" by people in Profiles.
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Cancer Information-seeking in an Age of COVID-19: Findings from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Health Commun. 2021 Jan; 36(1):89-97.
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Staying safe during COVID-19: How a pandemic can escalate risk for intimate partner violence and what can be done to provide individuals with resources and support. Psychol Trauma. 2020 Aug; 12(S1):S202-S204.
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An investigation of the effect of anecdotal information on the choice of a healthcare facility. Appl Ergon. 2018 Jul; 70:269-278.
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Epilepsy update, part 2: nursing care and evidence-based treatment. Am J Nurs. 2015 Jun; 115(6):34-44; quiz 45-6.
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Healthcare information on YouTube: A systematic review. Health Informatics J. 2015 Sep; 21(3):173-94.
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Parental education on asthma severity in the emergency department and primary care follow-up rates. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Jul; 52(7):612-9.
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Effective US health system websites: establishing benchmarks and standards for effective consumer engagement. J Healthc Manag. 2012 Jan-Feb; 57(1):47-64; discussion 64-5.
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Knowledge of and adherence to fruit and vegetable recommendations and intakes: results of the 2003 health information national trends survey. J Health Commun. 2011 Mar; 16(3):328-40.
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Association between seeking oral health information online and knowledge in adults with spinal cord injury: a pilot study. J Spinal Cord Med. 2011; 34(4):423-31.
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Training and dissemination efforts in varying contexts: navigating the yellow brick road. Behav Modif. 2009 Jan; 33(1):3-6.