NEED research Toolbox: instruments and tools for examining unmet health-related patient and societal needs
KCE Reports 407C (2025)
- Tool 1: Standardised search strategy
- Tool 2: Generic patient questionnaire
- Tool 3 : Generic patient interview guide
- Tool 4: Generic patient interview guide for proxy respondents
- Tool 5: Declaration of conflict of interest form
- Tool 6: Generic expert questionnaire
- Tool 7 : Checklist for non-healthcare costs
- Tool 8: Generic R scripts
How to refer to this report
Schönborn Claudia, Obyn Caroline, De Pauw Robby, Claerman Rani, Kohn Laurence, Paradis Julie, Cleemput Irina, Maertens de Noordhout Charline. NEED research Toolbox: instruments and tools for examining unmet health-related patient and societal needs. Need Report. Brussels. Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). 2025. KCE Reports 407C. DOI: 10.57598/R407C.
Related information
Other NEED reports
- KCE report 418 (2026): Needs Examination, Evaluation and Dissemination (NEED): identification of unmet health-related needs associated with psychotic disorders
- KCE report 416 (2026): Exploring and applying artificial intelligence tools for grey literature searches within the NEED initiative
- KCE report 406 (2025): Protocol for NEED (needs examination, evaluation and dissemination) research projects
- KCE report 401 (2024): NEED assessment framework 2025: EU expert consensus and core version
- KCE report 391 (2024): Identification, evaluation, and selection of health conditions for the NEED research programme
- KCE report 377 (2023): NEED: assessment of the unmet needs of patients and society
Dedicated NEED website: https://health-needs.eu/index.php/en/
