 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.
Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.
| Descriptor ID |
D020380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.594 N03.349.380.565 N05.300.537
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| Concept/Terms |
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
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| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2003 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2004 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2008 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2009 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2010 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2011 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2013 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2014 | 2 | 15 | 17 | | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2016 | 3 | 20 | 23 | | 2017 | 3 | 13 | 16 | | 2018 | 4 | 19 | 23 | | 2019 | 5 | 13 | 18 | | 2020 | 4 | 13 | 17 | | 2021 | 1 | 11 | 12 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Luke MJ, Muleta H, Kim V, Beatty B, Brittan M, Bowers M, Kenyon CC, Scribano PV, Fiori K, Vasan A. Social Worker and Community Health Worker Collaboration in Addressing Social Needs. Pediatrics. 2025 Sep 01; 156(3).
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Morse B, Reale C, Nguyen AT, Latella E, Bauguess H, Anders S, Roberts P, SooHoo SL, El-Kareh R, Soares A, Schilling L. Clinician Needs and Requirements for a Decision Aid Navigator: Qualitative Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Aug 21; 12:e69756.
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Sattler MM, Ristagno EH, Boguniewicz J, Fatemi Y, Jamal H, Cruz-Vidal D, Parzen-Johnson S. Improving Preparatory Materials for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Initial Certifying Exam: A Targeted Needs Assessment. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jun 16; 14(6).
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Ray L, Hiratsuka VY, Cheung K, Dillard DA, Tierney M, Manson SM. Making a Community Health Needs Assessment Participatory: A Case Study from an Alaska Native Health Care Organization. Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2025; 32(2):1-26.
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Freytes IM, Eliazar-Macke N, Orejuela M, Lopez J, Spark T, DeBeer B, Montague M, Uphold C. Addressing the Needs of Hispanic Veterans who Live in Rural Areas to Improve Suicide Prevention Efforts. Community Ment Health J. 2025 Apr; 61(3):544-554.
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Kinney AR, Brenner LA, Nance M, Mignogna J, Cobb AD, Forster JE, Ulmer CS, Nakase-Richardson R, Bahraini NH. Decisional Needs of Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Initiating Treatment for Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Mar-Apr 01; 40(2):E144-E153.
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Perron MM, Ziniel SI, Curran M, Bloom JL, Vega-Fernandez P, Benham H, Torralba K, De Ranieri D, Lin C. Needs Assessment of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training in North American Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Programs. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 08; 76(8):1116-1120.
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Broaddus-Shea ET, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Holliman BD, Connelly L, Huebschmann AG, Nederveld A. Unpacking patient perspectives on social needs screening: A mixed methods study in western Colorado primary care practices. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Aug; 125:108298.
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Brewer SE, Reedy J, Maestas D, DeCamp LR, Begum A, Brtnikova M, Cicutto L, Szefler SJ, Huebschmann A. Understanding Core Community Needs for School-Based Asthma Programming: A Qualitative Assessment in Colorado Communities. Ethn Dis. 2023 Dec; DECIPHeR(Spec Issue):35-43.
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Brewer SE, DeCamp LR, Reedy J, Armstrong R, DeKeyser HH, Federico MJ, McFarlane A, Figlio G, Huebschmann AG, Szefler SJ, Cicutto L. Developing a Social Determinants of Health Needs Assessment for Colorado Kids (SNACK) Tool for a School-Based Asthma Program: Findings from a Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2023 Dec; DECIPHeR(Spec Issue):126-131.
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