"Motivation" 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.
Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D009042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Motivation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Motivation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Kendzor DE, Davie M, Chen M, Hart J, Frank-Pearce SG, Doescher MP, Alexander AC, Businelle MS, Ogunsanya ME, Sifat MS, Boozary LK. Incentivizing Tobacco Helpline Engagement in Persistent Poverty Counties: A Randomized Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2025 02; 68(2):336-347.
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Kendzor DE, Businelle MS, Frank-Pearce SG, Waring JJC, Chen S, H?bert ET, Swartz MD, Alexander AC, Sifat MS, Boozary LK, Wetter DW. Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation Among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 07 01; 7(7):e2418821.
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DeMik DE, Gold PA, Frisch NB, Kerr JM, Courtney PM, Rana AJ. A Cautionary Tale: Malaligned Incentives in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Payment Model Reforms Threaten Promising Innovation and Access to Care. J Arthroplasty. 2024 05; 39(5):1125-1130.
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Subbe CP, Steinmo SH, Haskell H, Barach P. Martha's rule: applying a behaviour change framework to understand the potential of complementary roles of clinicians and patients in improving safety of patients deteriorating in hospital. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2024 Feb 02; 85(2):1-6.
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Cohen PR, Parish LC, Lambert WC, Gaspari AA. Editors and Journals: Part I-Responsibilities And Expectations Of Editors: Who Is the Editor and Why an Editor? Skinmed. 2023; 21(5):321-327.
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Polak R, Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Robinson H, Silver JK, Faries MD, Tirosh A. Expectations from a Home Cooking Program: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in "Action" and "Contemplation" Stages of Change, before Entering a Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 26; 15(9).
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Raisi A, Zerbini V, Myers J, Piva T, Campo G, Mazzoni G, Grazzi G, Mandini S. A Novel Motivational Approach in the Management of Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 07 01; 43(4):309-310.
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Abdelaal MS, Wiafe BM, Khan IA, Magnuson JA, Saxena A, Smith EB, Lonner JH, Star AM, Good RP, Sharkey PF. Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: What are Patients' Perspectives, Understanding and Expectations? J Arthroplasty. 2023 09; 38(9):1726-1733.e4.
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Vander JF, Fineman MS, Garg S, Regillo CD. Comment on: Perspective: A Caveat About Financial Incentives for Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 06; 250:186-187.
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Greco PM. Unanticipated benevolence. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2022 11; 162(5):593.