"Patient Satisfaction" 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.
The degree to which the individual regards the health care service or product or the manner in which it is delivered by the provider as useful, effective, or beneficial.
| Descriptor ID |
D017060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.822.360.600 N05.300.150.600.630 N05.715.360.600
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Patient Satisfaction".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Patient Satisfaction".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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