 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 | 7 | 8 | | 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2007 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2008 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2009 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2010 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2013 | 3 | 8 | 11 | | 2014 | 3 | 16 | 19 | | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2016 | 3 | 20 | 23 | | 2017 | 3 | 14 | 17 | | 2018 | 5 | 20 | 25 | | 2019 | 6 | 14 | 20 | | 2020 | 4 | 12 | 16 | | 2021 | 1 | 12 | 13 | | 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2025 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Wilhelm S, Nida JT, Ivascu F, Nguyen N, Novotny NM. Characterizing Attending Feedback Styles in General Surgery: A Residency-Wide Survey and Needs Assessment. J Surg Educ. 2026 03; 83(3):103835.
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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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Diaz-Miron J, Reedy J, Bennet TD, DeCamp LR. "When I walk away and wonder, did I make the best decision?": A decisional needs assessment among providers involved in pediatric extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162525.
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Ralston JD, Gleason KS, Bayliss EA, Estacio K, Healy L, Holden E, McCloskey J, Peterson I, Shulman L, Taylor-McPhail T, Uratsu CS, Grant RW. Outreach Assessment for Social Health Needs in Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Qualitative Study of Patient Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jan; 41(2):417-423.
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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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Blok AC, Valley TS, Gauntlett LE, Miller J, Lipman K, Krein SL. Understanding crisis needs among family caregivers of patients in critical care: A qualitative analysis. Aust Crit Care. 2025 05; 38(3):101168.
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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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