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".

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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 155 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	2	1	3
2002	0	5	5
2003	1	6	7
2004	2	3	5
2005	3	2	5
2006	2	4	6
2007	1	6	7
2008	1	5	6
2009	2	2	4
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	3	3
2012	2	4	6
2013	2	5	7
2014	1	5	6
2015	3	9	12
2016	3	6	9
2017	2	8	10
2018	1	7	8
2019	3	5	8
2020	0	5	5
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	7	7
2025	5	4	9
2026	1	1	2

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Koire A, Cirino N, Sager M, Mergler R, Teslyar P, Osborne LM, Byatt N, Liu CH. Advancing Women's Mental Health Education in Psychiatry Residency Training Programs: Insights from a Trainee Needs Assessment. Psychiatr Q. 2026 Jun; 97(2):273-288.

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Misedah-Robinson L, Kinney RL, Tsai J. Provider and Veteran Perspectives on the Resources Needed to Mitigate Veteran Homelessness. J Community Psychol. 2026 Mar; 54(2):e70093.

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Sukalski J, Ryan G, McKernan SC, Janio EA, Bucklin R, Askelson N. Using intervention mapping to develop training for US dental providers to recommend the HPV vaccine. Eval Program Plann. 2026 Feb; 114:102730.

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O'Leary KJ, Pollack T, Barnard C, Kim JS, Leviton L, Favia L, Lagu T, Haywood C. Hospitalized patients' health-related social needs: A comparison of screenings conducted by hospital staff and research staff. J Hosp Med. 2026 Feb; 21(2):171-174.

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Branley CE, Barahona-Paz K, Garg L, O'Connor M, LeBlanc A, Lemon SC, Garg A. Social Needs Screening and Uptake Patterns of a Produce Prescription Program in an Urban Pediatric Primary Care Clinic. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Nov-Dec; 25(8):102875.

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Ragavan MI, Schweiberger K, Palakshappa D, Garg A, Hanmer J, Ray K. Nonresponse to Health-Related Social Needs Screening Items Within Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics. 2025 Jul 01; 156(1).

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Eche-Ugwu IJ, Dunnack Yackel H, Pozzar RA, Hammer MJ, Cooley ME. A Qualitative Descriptive Study to Assess Experiences and Care Needs of Patients With Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2025 04 23; 52(3):205-216.

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Garg A, Brochier A, Tripodis Y, BarahonaPaz K, Drainoni ML. Potential Pediatric Health Care Consequences of Not Getting Help for Disclosed Social Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2025 08; 25(6):102834.

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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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Hwang DY, Reichman M, Bannon SM, Meurer K, Kubota R, Kim J, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Fishbein NS, Lichstein K, Presciutti AM, Woodworth EC, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik ME, Jaffa MN, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fehnel CR, Tomlinson AD, Williamson CA, Vranceanu AM. Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis. Neurocrit Care. 2025 08; 43(1):223-231.

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