| Title |
Paucity of qualitative research in general medical and health services and policy research journals: analysis of publication rates
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-11-268 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna R Gagliardi, Mark J Dobrow |
| Abstract |
Qualitative research has the potential to inform and improve health care decisions but a study based on one year of publications suggests that it is not published in prominent health care journals. A more detailed, longitudinal analysis of its availability is needed. The purpose of this study was to identify, count and compare the number of qualitative and non-qualitative research studies published in high impact health care journals, and explore trends in these data over the last decade. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 41 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 | 29% |
| Canada | 6 | 15% |
| United States | 5 | 12% |
| Australia | 3 | 7% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 22 | 54% |
| Members of the public | 13 | 32% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 89 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 84 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 13% |
| Researcher | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 20% |
| Unknown | 16 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 34% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 8 | 9% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 19 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,109,186
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#295
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#4,688
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#4
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