"Allied Health Personnel" 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.
Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.
| Descriptor ID |
D000488
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067 N02.360.067
|
| Concept/Terms |
Allied Health Personnel- Allied Health Personnel
- Health Personnel, Allied
- Personnel, Allied Health
- Allied Health Professional
- Allied Health Professionals
- Health Professional, Allied
- Health Professionals, Allied
- Professional, Allied Health
- Professionals, Allied Health
Population Program Specialists- Population Program Specialists
- Population Program Specialist
- Program Specialist, Population
- Program Specialists, Population
- Specialist, Population Program
- Specialists, Population Program
Healthcare Assistants- Healthcare Assistants
- Assistant, Healthcare
- Assistants, Healthcare
- Healthcare Assistant
- Healthcare Support Workers
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Support Worker, Healthcare
- Support Workers, Healthcare
- Worker, Healthcare Support
- Workers, Healthcare Support
Paramedics- Paramedics
- Paramedic
- Paramedical Personnel
- Personnel, Paramedical
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Allied Health Personnel".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Allied Health Personnel".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Allied Health Personnel" by people in this website by year, and whether "Allied Health Personnel" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Allied Health Personnel" by people in Profiles.
-
Evaluating a Potential National Board for Respiratory Care Credential for Pulmonary Disease Educators. Chest. 2023 07; 164(1):190-198.
-
The Roles of medical interpreters in intensive care unit communication: A qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 05; 104(5):1100-1108.
-
Effect of Medical Scribes on Throughput, Revenue, and Patient and Provider Satisfaction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 02; 77(2):180-189.
-
Home Oxygen Evaluation by Respiratory Therapists in Patients Hospitalized for COPD Exacerbations: The RIsOTTO Study. Respir Care. 2021 02; 66(2):183-190.
-
Utilizing Respiratory Therapists to Reduce Costs of Care. Respir Care. 2018 Jan; 63(1):102-117.
-
A core curriculum for the continuing professional development of nurses: Developed by the Education Committee on behalf of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the ESC. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Jun; 14(3):190-7.
-
Precepting the medical assistant practicum: expectations and rewards: an evaluation of preceptors' opinions. J Allied Health. 2011; 40(4):212-5.
-
A 2007 survey of extracorporeal life support members: personnel and equipment. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2009 Sep; 41(3):172-9.
-
Effect of education on hand hygiene beliefs and practices: a 5-year program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jan; 28(1):88-91.
-
Methods to improve teaching interdisciplinary teamwork through computer conferencing. J Allied Health. 2005; 34(3):169-76.