The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2022 Mar;54(2):226-233. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12721. Epub 2022 Feb 7.
To determine the research output of Caribbean nurses and midwives.
We searched the Scopus database to identify publications by Caribbean nurses and midwives during the period 2000-2020. Publications were included in the analysis if they had at least one author who was either a nurse or midwife and affiliated with a Caribbean geographic location. All publication types and languages were included in the analysis. Organization analysis and collaboration networks were created using the VOS Viewer application.
The number of Scopus publications by Caribbean nurses and midwives progressively grew from 22 in 2000 to 584 in 2020. Cuba recorded the highest number of nursing research publications (319) followed by Jamaica (92), and Puerto Rico (59). Most publishing institutions were universities. The University of the West Indies (Jamaica) ranked highest with 15.2% of publications, followed by Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana with 14.4% of publications, Universidad de Puerto Rico ranked third with 9.8% of publications. The majority of publications (83.6%) were peer reviewed research articles, while review articles accounted for 9.8% of publications. Six out of the ten journals that published most research done by Caribbean nurse researchers were Cuban journals which published a total of n = 250 (75.8%) articles. All six journals had no impact factor and had low cite scores.
Our analysis of bibliometric indicators suggest that recent and steady growth in nursing and midwifery research in the Caribbean has had low visibility. Equipping nurses and midwives with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead, teach, and conduct high quality research through doctorate level education is an imperative for increasing research productivity among Caribbean nurses and midwives.
Nursing and midwifery research is critical for evidence-based nursing and midwifery practice. High quality and context specific research evidence will enable Caribbean nurses and midwives to provide quality and culturally sensitive nursing and midwifery care and contribute to evidence informed policy decisions.
确定加勒比地区护士和助产士的研究成果。
我们在 Scopus 数据库中搜索了 2000 年至 2020 年期间加勒比地区护士和助产士的出版物。如果出版物至少有一位作者是护士或助产士，并与加勒比地区的地理位置有关，则将其纳入分析。所有出版物类型和语言都包含在分析中。使用 VOS Viewer 应用程序创建组织分析和协作网络。
加勒比地区护士和助产士在 Scopus 上的出版物数量从 2000 年的 22 篇逐渐增加到 2020 年的 584 篇。古巴记录的护理研究出版物数量最多（319 篇），其次是牙买加（92 篇）和波多黎各（59 篇）。大多数出版机构都是大学。西印度群岛大学（牙买加）以 15.2%的出版物排名第一，紧随其后的是哈瓦那医科大学，占 14.4%，波多黎各大学排名第三，占 9.8%。大多数出版物（83.6%）是同行评审的研究文章，而评论文章占出版物的 9.8%。在发表加勒比地区护士研究人员大部分研究成果的十本期刊中，有六本是古巴期刊，共发表了 250 篇（75.8%）文章。这六本期刊均没有影响因子，引用分数也较低。
我们对文献计量指标的分析表明，加勒比地区护理和助产研究的最近和稳定增长的知名度较低。通过博士教育为护士和助产士提供领导、教学和开展高质量研究所需的必要知识和技能，对于提高加勒比地区护士和助产士的研究生产力至关重要。
护理和助产研究对于循证护理和助产实践至关重要。高质量和特定于背景的研究证据将使加勒比地区的护士和助产士能够提供高质量和文化敏感的护理和助产服务，并为循证政策决策做出贡献。
