Chronic Disease

"Chronic Disease" 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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Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

Descriptor ID	D002908
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.291.500
Concept/Terms	Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Chronic Diseases Disease, Chronic Diseases, Chronic Chronic Illness Chronic Illnesses Illness, Chronic Illnesses, Chronic Chronically Ill Chronically Ill

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chronic Disease".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500]

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Bar chart showing 450 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 31 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	1	6	7
2003	3	15	18
2004	1	13	14
2005	4	24	28
2006	2	14	16
2007	3	13	16
2008	4	14	18
2009	2	15	17
2010	4	15	19
2011	8	23	31
2012	2	8	10
2013	5	20	25
2014	6	15	21
2015	9	13	22
2016	9	12	21
2017	9	16	25
2018	6	16	22
2019	5	15	20
2020	3	10	13
2021	6	16	22
2022	1	15	16
2023	2	16	18
2024	0	10	10
2025	0	14	14
2026	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Disease" by people in Profiles.

Morales T, Harford R, Kermah D, Flaque J, Camacho M, Vasquez D, Schmidt V, Hern?ndez-Roses I, O'Drobinak JP, Norris KC. Preliminary Findings of a Chronic Disease Management Program in Medicare Advantage Enrollees with Mild to Moderate Kidney Disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Feb 13; 23(2).

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Williams SA, Shriver RC, Juhala CC. Bridging the Gap: Health Education Needs Among Rural Populations with Chronic Illness and Low Health Literacy in Unincorporated Communities in Southern California. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Dec 23; 23(1).

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Boutelle KN, Eichen DM, Manzano M, Crespo NC, Rivera-I?iguez I, Castro E, Strong DR, Newell I, Reed K, Marquez B, Rhee KE. Design of the FRESH-LC study: Caregivers as the agent of change for childhood obesity and chronic disease risk among Latino families. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Feb; 161:108191.

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Marino M, Lucas JA, Guzman EV, Datta R, Kaufmann J, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Abra?do-Lanza AF, Anaya YB, Bello E, Camacho-Rivera M, Celed?n JC, Galvez E, Garcia L, Hayes-Bautista DE, Mina J, Phipps M, Suglia SF, Heintzman J. Trends, Innovations, and Future Care for Chronic Conditions in Latinos: A Report From the 2024 Latino Primary Care Summit. Ann Fam Med. 2025 Nov 24; 23(6):546-551.

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Wightman P, Nation KM, Sabo S, Asantewaa S, Spevak K, Celaya M. Evaluation protocol using propensity score matching to assess the impact of Arizona's Health Start Programme on maternal morbidity, chronic disease and mental health outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled mothers. BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 19; 15(11):e094445.

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Vilar-Pereira G, Casta?o-Barrios LM, Pereira IR, da Silva Pinheiro AP, do Esp?rito Santo Prot?sio da Silva T, Hernandez-Velasco LL, Silva Grij? Farani P, Kulkarni A, Roy S, Mata Dos Santos HA, de Oliveira Lopes R, Tinoco LW, Britto C, Moreira OC, Silva AA, Lannes-Vieira J. Combined benznidazole and pentoxifylline therapy improves behavioral and cognitive changes in association with the regulation of systemic inflammatory profile in chronic experimental Chagas disease. PLoS One. 2025; 20(11):e0334708.

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Amenyenu E, Abbah QS, Fawole AO, Onuh JO. Modified Lipids as Functional Ingredients for Chronic Disease Management. J Food Sci. 2025 Sep; 90(9):e70526.

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Hern?ndez-Torres R, Carminelli-Corretjer P, Cartujano-Barrera F, Rivera-Collazo J, Cupertino AP, Cabassa LJ, Rivera-Segarra E. Smoking, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Health History among Adults with Mental Illness in Puerto Rico. P R Health Sci J. 2025 Jun; 44(2):76-83.

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Abu Dabrh AM, Weiss JM, Munipalli B, Kaye MP, Smith K, Shur E, Harenberg S, Garofalo R, Mohabbat AB, Robinson A, Paul SN, Beech BM, Moore M, Brigham TJ, Sforzo GA. Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching: 2023 Addendum. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Aug; 31(8):726-736.

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Nalini M, Poustchi H, Bhandari D, Blount BC, Kenwood BM, Chang CM, Gross A, Ellison C, Khoshnia M, Pourshams A, Gail MH, Graubard BI, Dawsey SM, Kamangar F, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Abnet CC, Malekzadeh R, Freedman ND, Etemadi A. Exposure to volatile organic compounds and chronic respiratory disease mortality, a case-cohort study. Respir Res. 2025 Mar 05; 26(1):88.

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