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]

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Bar chart showing 144 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2016

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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	3	5
2013	2	5	7
2014	1	5	6
2015	2	8	10
2016	4	7	11
2017	2	7	9
2018	1	8	9
2019	3	4	7
2020	0	5	5
2021	1	3	4
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	6	6
2025	1	2	3

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

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 Apr 23; 52(3):205-216.

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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 May; 38(3):101168.

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Fan EY, Megafu O, Lee J, Robinson SA, Bernal ES, Cleary M, Simons JP. Diversifying the Surgical Workforce: Understanding Barriers to Inform Solutions. J Surg Educ. 2025 Mar; 82(3):103418.

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Rajamani S, Austin R, Richwine C, Britt-Lalich M, Thakur M, Odowa Y, Jantraporn R, Marquard J. Understanding Patient Portal Uses and Needs: Cross-Sectional Study in a State Fair Setting. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Oct 11; 8:e64085.

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Sabatino MJ, Sullivan K, Alcusky MJ, Nicholson J. Identifying and addressing health-related social needs: a Medicaid member perspective. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 08; 24(1):1203.

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Cordova-Ramos EG, Burke J, Sileo N, McGean M, Torrice V, Mantri S, Parker MG, Drainoni ML. "We Don't Want to Screen for the Sake of Screening": A Qualitative Evaluation of a Social Needs Screening and Referral Intervention in the NICU. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2024 Jul-Sep 01; 38(3):271-279.

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Yeoh A, Ostojic K, Berg A, Garg A, Mcintyre S, Scott T, Eapen V, Woolfenden S, Paget S. Sociodemographic and clinical indicators of children and young people with cerebral palsy and reported unmet social needs. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2025 Feb; 67(2):245-253.

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Lemon SC, LeClair AM, Christenson E, Amburgey D, FitzGerald M, Cabral H, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Clark CR, Wang FQ, Ross J, Ohrenberger E, Haas JS, Freund KN, Battaglia TA. Implementation of social needs screening for minoritized patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer: a mixed methods evaluation in a pragmatic patient navigation trial. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jul 09; 24(1):783.

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Bowdring MA, Macia KS, Shaffer PM, Smelson D, Blonigen DM. Criminogenic Needs and?Legal Problem Severity Among Legal System Involved Veterans. Mil Med. 2024 Jul 03; 189(7-8):e1544-e1551.

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Ricard C, Plewa D, Vernamonti J, Scott EM, Nepomnayshy D, Benoit E. Needs Assessment for a Resuscitative Thoracotomy Curriculum for General Surgery Residents in the Northeast Region. J Surg Educ. 2023 12; 80(12):1843-1849.

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