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Descriptor English: Illness Behavior
Descriptor Spanish: Conducta de Enfermedad
Descriptor conducta de enfermedad
Entry term(s) rol de enfermo
Scope note: Conjunto coordinado de respuestas conductuales inespecíficas ante enfermedades no psiquiátricas. Entre tales respuestas se pueden considerar: la pérdida del APETITO o de la LÍBIDO, el desinterés por ACTIVIDADES DE LA VIDA DIARIA, o la pérdida de relación social.
Descriptor Portuguese: Comportamento de Doença
Descriptor French: Comportement de maladie
Entry term(s): Behavior, Illness
Behavior, Sickness
Behaviors, Illness
Behaviors, Sickness
Illness Behaviors
Sickness Behavior
Sickness Behaviors
Tree number(s): F01.145.499
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055809
Scope note: Coordinate set of non-specific behavioral responses to non-psychiatric illness. These may include loss of APPETITE or LIBIDO; disinterest in ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; or withdrawal from social interaction.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
DE drug effects
ES ethics
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Sick Role (1975-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see Sick Role 1975-2008
History Note: 2009; use Sick Role 1975-2008
Related: Sick Role MeSH
DeCS ID: 53263
Unique ID: D055809
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Illness Behavior - Preferred
Concept UI M0520733
Scope note Coordinate set of non-specific behavioral responses to non-psychiatric illness. These may include loss of APPETITE or LIBIDO; disinterest in ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; or withdrawal from social interaction.
Preferred term Illness Behavior
Entry term(s) Behavior, Illness
Behavior, Sickness
Behaviors, Illness
Behaviors, Sickness
Illness Behaviors
Sickness Behavior
Sickness Behaviors



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