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Descriptor English: Aftercare
Descriptor Spanish: Cuidados Posteriores
Descriptor asistencia del convaleciente
Entry term(s) asistencia al convaleciente
atención de seguimiento
seguimiento
Scope note: Atención y tratamiento prestados a un paciente convaleciente, especialmente a pacientes en el postoperatorio.
Descriptor Portuguese: Assistência ao Convalescente
Descriptor French: Post-cure
Entry term(s): After Care
After Treatment
After-Treatment
After-Treatments
Care, Follow-Up
Cares, Follow-Up
Follow Up Care
Follow-Up Care
Follow-Up Cares
Postabortal Program
Postabortal Programs
Postabortion
Program, Postabortal
Programs, Postabortal
Tree number(s): E02.760.169.063
N02.421.585.169.063
N04.590.233.727.210.063
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000359
Scope note: The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.
Annotation: medical, nursing, psychiatric care after discharge from a hospital or other health facility; differentiate from REHABILITATION which is for getting a person back to pre-illness work or other activity
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Progressive Patient Care (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was AFTER CARE 1968-93
Online Note: use AFTERCARE to search AFTER CARE 1968-93
History Note: 94; was AFTER CARE 1968-93
Related: Halfway Houses MeSH
DeCS ID: 31707
Unique ID: D000359
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/05
Aftercare - Preferred
Concept UI M0000547
Scope note The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.
Preferred term Aftercare
Entry term(s) After Care
After Treatment
After-Treatment
After-Treatments
Postabortion - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0000549
Preferred term Postabortion
Postabortal Programs - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0000548
Preferred term Postabortal Programs
Entry term(s) Postabortal Program
Program, Postabortal
Programs, Postabortal
Follow-Up Care - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000649147
Preferred term Follow-Up Care
Entry term(s) Care, Follow-Up
Cares, Follow-Up
Follow Up Care
Follow-Up Cares



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