"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Motivation".
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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 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Mirsky J, Tirosh A, Polak R. Personalized Culinary Medicine: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in Action and Contemplation Stages of Change Through a One-Year Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 16; 17(4).
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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 Jul 01; 7(7):e2418821.
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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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Asher M, Vilchinsky N, Tuval-Mashiach R, Zwas DR. Why do women with cardiac symptoms delay seeking medical help? Insights from a qualitative study among Jewish Israeli women. Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec; 20:17455057241257761.
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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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Greco PM. Unanticipated benevolence. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2022 11; 162(5):593.
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Slovis BH, Vervilles WJK, Vawdrey DK, Swartz JL, Winans C, Kairys JC, Riggio JM. Providers Electing to Receive Electronic Result Notifications: Demographics and Motivation. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 May; 13(3):681-691.
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Karpyn A, Pon J, Grajeda SB, Wang R, Merritt KE, Tracy T, May H, Sawyer-Morris G, Halverson MM, Hunt A. Understanding Impacts of SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program at Farmers' Markets: Findings from a 13 State RCT. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 17; 19(12).
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Peel JK, Neves Miranda R, Naimark D, Woodward G, Mamas MA, Madan M, Wijeysundera HC. Financial Incentives for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Ontario, Canada: A Cost-Utility Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 04 19; 11(8):e025085.
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Dulek J, Gorenberg M, Hill K, Walsh K, Perkins M. Preparing Students for Change: An Advisement Seminar Informed by Tolman and Kremling's Integrated Model of Student Resistance. Occup Ther Health Care. 2023 Jan; 37(1):164-176.