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".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Consumer Health Information".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Consumer Health Information" by people in Profiles.
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Web-Based Tailored Messaging to Increase Vaccination: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pediatrics. 2020 11; 146(5).
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Important considerations when selecting, applying, and interpreting readability formulas. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2017 Sep - Oct; 57(5):635-636.
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Do Patients Who Access Clinical Information on Patient Internet Portals Have More Primary Care Visits? Med Care. 2016 Jan; 54(1):17-23.
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Using a computational model to quantify the potential impact of changing the placement of healthy beverages in stores as an intervention to "Nudge" adolescent behavior choice. BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 23; 15:1284.
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Long-Term Engagement with Health-Management Technology: a Dynamic Process in Diabetes. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2015; 2015:756-65.
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Vaccine Hesitancy: Causes, Consequences, and a Call to Action. Am J Prev Med. 2015 Dec; 49(6 Suppl 4):S391-8.
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Addressing Parental Vaccine Concerns: Engagement, Balance, and Timing. PLoS Biol. 2015 Aug; 13(8):e1002227.
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The experience of Massachusetts shows that consumers will need help in navigating insurance exchanges. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Jan; 32(1):78-86.
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Consumer-directed health plans with health savings accounts: whose skin is in the game and how do costs affect care seeking? Med Care. 2012 Jul; 50(7):585-90.
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Consumer awareness and strategies among families with high-deductible health plans. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Mar; 25(3):249-54.