Jesus Tiago S, Castellini Greta, Gianola Silvia
Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Int J Health Plann Manage. 2022 May;37(3):1351-1365. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3401. Epub 2021 Dec 11.
To analyse the amount of Human Resources for Health (HRH) research publication trends [1990-2019], compared to the broader health policy, systems, and services research (HPSSR).
PubMed and its indexation system with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) are used for this time-trend study. Searches combine MeSH terms for research publications and HPSSR or HRH subjects, except education. Sub-group searches are conducted on: funding support, and high- versus low- and middle-income countries (HICs vs. LMICs). Linear regressions are used for the analysis.
HRH research publications rose exponentially (r = 0.94; p < 0.001) from 129 yearly publications in 1990, to 867 in 2018. Yet, HRH research publications had a logarithmic decrease (p < 0.001) in percentage of broader HPSSR publications, from 2.5% to 1.5% [1990-2018]. Funding support increased significantly and linearly (p < 0.001 r = 0.88), up to 44% in 2018. The percentage of HRH research publications addressing LMICs grew linearly (p < 0.001; r = 0.75), up to 23% in 2018.
HRH research publications in the PubMed database increased especially in the more recent years but did not outpace (in earlier times was outpaced) by the growth of HPSSR publications overall. Yearly, HICs still accounted for more than three-quarters of HRH research. These findings can inform global and health research policies.
分析卫生人力资源(HRH)研究的出版趋势[1990 - 2019年],并与更广泛的卫生政策、系统和服务研究(HPSSR)进行比较。
本时间趋势研究使用PubMed及其医学主题词表(MeSH)索引系统。搜索结合了研究出版物以及HPSSR或HRH主题(教育除外)的MeSH术语。对资金支持以及高收入与中低收入国家(HICs与LMICs)进行了亚组搜索。使用线性回归进行分析。
HRH研究出版物呈指数增长(r = 0.94;p < 0.001),从1990年的每年129篇出版物增至2018年的867篇。然而,HRH研究出版物在更广泛的HPSSR出版物中所占百分比呈对数下降(p < 0.001),从2.5%降至1.5%[1990 - 2018年]。资金支持显著且呈线性增加(p < 0.001,r = 0.88),2018年达到44%。涉及LMICs的HRH研究出版物百分比呈线性增长(p < 0.001;r = 0.75),2018年达到23%。
PubMed数据库中的HRH研究出版物尤其是近年来有所增加,但总体上并未超过(早期曾被超过)HPSSR出版物的增长速度。每年,HICs仍占HRH研究的四分之三以上。这些发现可为全球和卫生研究政策提供参考。