Caminiti Caterina, Iezzi Elisa, Ghetti Caterina, De' Angelis Gianluigi, Ferrari Carlo
Research and Innovation Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Medical Physics Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Oct 14;15:468. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1130-7.
Research capacity is a prerequisite for any health care institution intending to provide high-quality care, yet, few clinicians engage in research, and their work is rarely recognized. To make research an institutional activity, it could be helpful to measure health care professionals' research performance. However, a comprehensive approach to do this is lacking.
We conducted a literature analysis to determine how best to assess research performance. Our method was not restricted to bibliometric and citation parameters, as is usually the case, but also including "hidden" activities, generally not considered in research performance evaluations.
A set of 12 easily retrievable indicators was used and corresponding points assigned according to a weighting system intended to reflect the effort estimated to perform each activity. We observed a highly skewed score distribution, with a minority of health care professionals performing well across the indicators. The highest score was recorded for scientific papers (768/1098 points, 70%). Twenty percent of researchers at our institution generated 50% of points.
We develop a simple method for measuring research performance, which could be rapidly implemented in health care institutions. It is hoped that the proposed method might be useful for promoting research and guiding resource allocation, although further evaluations are needed to confirm the method's utility.
研究能力是任何一家想要提供高质量医疗服务的医疗机构的必备条件，然而，很少有临床医生从事研究工作，他们的工作也很少得到认可。为了使研究成为一项机构性活动，衡量医疗保健专业人员的研究绩效可能会有所帮助。然而，目前缺乏一种全面的方法来做到这一点。
我们进行了一项文献分析，以确定如何最好地评估研究绩效。我们的方法并不局限于通常的文献计量学和引用参数，还包括“隐藏”活动，这些活动通常在研究绩效评估中未被考虑。
使用了一组12个易于获取的指标，并根据一个加权系统分配相应的分数，该系统旨在反映执行每项活动估计所需的工作量。我们观察到分数分布高度不均衡，少数医疗保健专业人员在各项指标上表现良好。科学论文得分最高（768/1098分，70%）。我们机构中20%的研究人员获得了50%的分数。
我们开发了一种简单的研究绩效测量方法，可在医疗机构中迅速实施。尽管需要进一步评估以确认该方法的效用，但希望所提出的方法可能有助于促进研究和指导资源分配。
