"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Feb 10; 10(2).
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Perceptions of roles of community healthcare workers in early childhood in Limpopo, South Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2024 Oct 18; 16(1):e1-e10.
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Experiences of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis use among heterosexual men accessing sexual and reproductive health services in South Africa: a qualitative study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 May; 27(5):e26249.
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A 5-Year Review of the Impact of Lottery Incentives on HIV-Related Services. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2024 06; 21(3):131-139.
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Household- Versus Incentive-Based Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis in Rural South Africa: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 03; 76(7):1164-1172.
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Identifying priority interventions using the Behaviour Change Wheel to improve public primary school food environments in urban South Africa. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 03; 11 Suppl 1:S19.
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Supportive supervision from a roving nurse mentor in a community health worker programme: a process evaluation in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Mar 10; 22(1):323.
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Formative research to design an implementation strategy for a postpartum hemorrhage initial response treatment bundle (E-MOTIVE): study protocol. Reprod Health. 2021 Jul 14; 18(1):149.
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Self-reported motivators for HIV testing in the treat-all era among HIV positive patients in Johannesburg, South Africa. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Apr 16; 100(15):e25286.
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Sleep Hygiene and Light Exposure Can Improve Performance Following Long-Haul Air Travel. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2021 04 01; 16(4):517-526.