health behavior

Preferred Label : health behavior;

MeSH definition : Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.; Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.;

MeSH synonym : behavior, health; behaviors, health; health behaviors;

Related MeSH term : Behavior, Health-Related; Behaviors, Health-Related; Health Related Behavior; Health-Related Behaviors;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health behavior;

Details

Origin ID

D015438;

UMLS CUI

C0018687;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethnology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Health Belief [ICNP subject]
- Health behaviour [HPMULTI term]
- Health-related behavior (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Health-related behaviors [LOINC component]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Health Behavior [NCIt concept]
- health behaviour [Q-code]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- healthy living [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- Health-Related Behavior [MeSH concept]
- health behavior [MeSH concept]
See also
- Healthy Lifestyle [MeSH Descriptor]
- health promotion [MeSH Descriptor]
- life style [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- attitude to health [MeSH Descriptor]
- hygiene [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Health and Behavior [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Individual Behavior [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Health Behavior [NCIt concept]
- health behaviour [Q-code]

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