Health Needs Assessment

Question 1

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need?

Answer 1

categorised needs into:
physiological - breathing, food, water
safety - security of employment, health 
love/belonging - friendship, family
esteem - self, achievement, respect
self-actualisation - morality, creativity, problem solving

Question 2

What is Bradshaw’s taxonomy for needs?

Answer 2

Normative - need which is identified according to a norm (or set standard)
Comparative need - concerns problems which emerge by comparison with others who are not in need
Felt - need which people feel; need from the perspective of the people who have it
Expressed need - need which they say they have

Question 3

What is an example of need, but no demand or supply?

Answer 3

Family planning and contraceptive services are needed in many low and middle income countries to improve women’s reproductive health

Question 4

What is an example of demand, but no need or supply?

Answer 4

Patients may ask for (demand) expectorants for coughs and colds

Question 5

What is an example of supply, but no need or demand?

Answer 5

The provision of routine health checks in people over 75 years are not usually requested (no demand), but in some general practices they are provided (supply)
Research suggests that the benefits of such checks do not outweigh the costs (no need

Question 6

What is a health needs assessment?

Answer 6

systematic method for reviewing the health issues facing a population, leading to agreed priorities and resource allocation that will improve and reduce inequalities
inc assessment of effectiveness and priority setting

Question 7

What do stakeholders bring to the table?

Answer 7

Expertise and resources
Ownership of process increases chance recommendations will be accepted
Opportunity to get to know each other to facilitate future collaborations

Question 8

What are the 3 types of heath needs assessments?

Answer 8

Epidemiological
Comparative
Corporate