Needs Assessment

"Needs Assessment" 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.

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Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.

Descriptor ID	D020380
MeSH Number(s)	I02.594 N03.349.380.565 N05.300.537
Concept/Terms	Needs Assessment Needs Assessment Needs Assessments Educational Needs Assessment Educational Needs Assessment Assessment, Educational Needs Needs Assessment, Educational Needs Assessments, Educational Determination of Health Care Needs Determination of Health Care Needs Determination of Healthcare Needs Assessment of Healthcare Needs Needs Assessment, Healthcare Needs Assessments, Healthcare Assessment of Health Care Needs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Needs Assessment".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Needs Assessment [I02.594]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Health Planning [N03.349]
Health Services Research [N03.349.380]
Needs Assessment [N03.349.380.565]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Needs Assessment [N05.300.537]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Needs Assessment".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Needs Assessment".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in this website by year, and whether "Needs Assessment" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 114 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	2	5	7
2003	1	2	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	6	7
2006	3	0	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	2	7	9
2009	1	2	3
2010	2	6	8
2011	3	2	5
2012	1	3	4
2013	1	3	4
2014	2	5	7
2015	5	6	11
2016	2	7	9
2017	0	6	6
2018	2	4	6
2019	2	3	5
2020	1	7	8
2021	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in Profiles.

Brosnan P, Davis KA, Mazzenga M, Oberoi AR, Sharkey CM, Buchbinder D, Alderfer MA, Long KA. Psychosocial care providers' perspectives: Barriers to implementing services for siblings of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 02; 69(2):e29418.

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Wiener L, Canter K, Long K, Psihogios AM, Thompson AL. Pediatric Psychosocial Standards of Care in action: Research that bridges the gap from need to implementation. Psychooncology. 2020 12; 29(12):2033-2040.

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LaValva SM, Baldwin K, Swarup I, Flynn JM, Pahys JM, Yaszay B, Abel MF, Bachmann K, Shah SA, Sponseller PD, Cahill PJ. Prolonged Postoperative Intubation After Spinal Fusion in Cerebral Palsy: Are There Modifiable Risk Factors and Associated Consequences? J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Sep; 40(8):431-437.

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Sassone B, Mandini S, Grazzi G, Mazzoni G, Myers J, Pasanisi G. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2020 09; 40(5):285-286.

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Rupp M, Lau E, Kurtz SM, Alt V. Projections of Primary TKA and THA in Germany From 2016 Through 2040. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 07; 478(7):1622-1633.

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Sapkota A, Dong Y, Li L, Asrar G, Zhou Y, Li X, Coates F, Spanier AJ, Matz J, Bielory L, Breitenother AG, Mitchell C, Jiang C. Association Between Changes in Timing of Spring Onset and Asthma Hospitalization in Maryland. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01; 3(7):e207551.

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Miller EG, Weaver MS, Ragsdale L, Hills T, Humphrey L, Williams CSP, Morvant A, Pitts B, Waldman E, Lotstein D, Linebarger J, Feudtner C, Klick JC. Lessons Learned: Identifying Items Felt To Be Critical to Leading a Pediatric Palliative Care Program in the Current Era of Program Development. J Palliat Med. 2021 01; 24(1):40-45.

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Miller TN, Matthie N, Best NC, Price MA, Hamilton JB. Intergenerational Influences on Faith-based Strategies Used in Response to Racial Discrimination Among Young African American Adults. J Natl Med Assoc. 2020 Apr; 112(2):176-185.

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Taylor JA, Snyder CL, Lillehei C, Powell DM. Analyzing a follow-up needs assessment: Increased use of internet-based APSA educational programs by pediatric surgeons. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct; 55(10):2083-2087.

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Lipton RB, Munjal S, Buse DC, Alam A, Fanning KM, Reed ML, Schwedt TJ, Dodick DW. Unmet Acute Treatment Needs From the 2017 Migraine in America Symptoms and Treatment Study. Headache. 2019 09; 59(8):1310-1323.

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