| Descriptor English: | Self Care |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Autocuidado |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Autocuidado |
| Descriptor French: | Autosoins |
| Entry term(s): |
Care, Self Self-Care |
| Tree number(s): |
E02.900 I03.050.563 N02.421.784.680 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012648 |
| Scope note: | Caring for self when ill or positive actions and adopting behaviors to prevent illness. |
| Annotation: | = care prescribed by MD or generated by person himself & includes care for self, family or friends; differentiate from SELF MEDICATION (medication not prescribed by MD) and SELF ADMINISTRATION (admin of medication prescribed by MD or self admin of substances by exper animals) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
| Previous Indexing: |
Activities of Daily Living (1978-1980) Consumer Participation (1974-1978) Health Education (1966-1980) Patient Education (1966-1980) Patient Participation (1978) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 81; was see ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 1979-80 |
| History Note: | 81; was see ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 1979-80 |
| DeCS ID: | 13031 |
| Unique ID: | D012648 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1981/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1980/05/19 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/01 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Human Activities [I03]Human Activities
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Self Care
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| Concept UI |
M0019610 |
| Scope note | Caring for self when ill or positive actions and adopting behaviors to prevent illness. |
| Preferred term | Self Care |
| Entry term(s) |
Care, Self Self-Care |
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