"Home Care Services" 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.
Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.
| Descriptor ID |
D006699
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.143.524 N02.421.539.089
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Services- Home Care Services
- Home Care Service
- Service, Home Care
- Domiciliary Care
- Care, Domiciliary
- Services, Home Care
- Care Services, Home
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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