 Motivation
"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.
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D009042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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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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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2002 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2004 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2005 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 10 | 13 | 23 | | 2008 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2009 | 11 | 10 | 21 | | 2010 | 7 | 11 | 18 | | 2011 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2012 | 9 | 14 | 23 | | 2013 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | 2014 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2015 | 11 | 12 | 23 | | 2016 | 7 | 15 | 22 | | 2017 | 18 | 11 | 29 | | 2018 | 13 | 22 | 35 | | 2019 | 14 | 15 | 29 | | 2020 | 10 | 10 | 20 | | 2021 | 10 | 14 | 24 | | 2022 | 6 | 18 | 24 | | 2023 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | 2024 | 7 | 10 | 17 | | 2025 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Wang G, Hooper CD, Gunaga S, Lee S, Coates WC, Campbell RL, Goldberg E, Bellolio F, Ouchi K, van Oppen JD, Liu SW. Motivating Factors for Participating in the Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines 2.0. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Feb; 33(2):e70237.
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Waddle SD, Thomas A, Campbell BT, Betz ME, Johnson JK, Royan R, Ellyin A, Jang A, Crandall ML, Stey AM. Exploratory qualitative study of firearm storage practices among surgeons in the USA: contexts and motivations. Inj Prev. 2026 Jan 20; 32(1):82-89.
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Moore CF, Bergeria CL, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Christians U, Weerts EM. High doses of orally administered cannabigerol produce deficits in sustained attention in female rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2026 Mar; 260:174154.
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Winters DE, Sakai JT. Callous-Unemotional Trait Prosocial Limitations Are Moderated by Cognitive Control Impacting Theory of Mind in Adolescents. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 19(4):e70037.
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Dellavalle NS, Ellis JR, Moore AA, Akerson M, Andazola M, Campbell EG, DeCamp M. What patients want from healthcare chatbots: insights from a mixed-methods study. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Nov 01; 32(11):1735-1745.
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Delbasso CA, Mujica CA, Amaya S, Mullican KN, Salamanca NK, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Davis KC, Kaysen D, Gilmore AK, López C. Anxiety coping motives moderate links between discrimination and alcohol use in immigrant-origin and non-immigrant LGBQ+ college student. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Nov; 49(11):2592-2603.
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Aunon FM, Martino S, Khazanov G, Decker SE, Dobscha S, Simonetti JA. Applying Motivational Interviewing Strategies to Facilitate Secure Firearm Storage During Clinical Encounters-Part 2: Technical Strategies. J Psychiatr Pract. 2025 Nov 01; 31(6):333-336.
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Hawksworth O, Solt J, Jang D, Norman P, Hind D, Jayasuriya R. Using protection motivation theory to support patient adherence in healthcare settings: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0330883.
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Rojop N, Weikel B, Lamb MM, Barrientos DM, Gomez M, Olson D. Changing Attitudes and Motivations Around Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Within an Agricultural Community in Southwest Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Nov 05; 113(5):1075-1078.
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Rak KJ, Indralingam R, Richardson A, Dhole N, Belin S, Cadavid MCL, Zhou Y, Booth G, Hammes B, Ferrell B, White DB, Arnold RM, Sudore RL, Crowley-Matoka M, Schenker Y. Factors influencing engagement with patient-directed and facilitated advance care planning interventions for patients with advanced cancer. Cancer. 2025 Aug 15; 131(16):e70025.
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