Contribution of university departments of rural health to rural health research: An analysis of outputs

Objective To assess the research contribution of eleven University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) which were established as a rural health workforce program in the late 1990s through analysis of peer‐reviewed journal output. Design and settings Descriptive study based on validated publications f...

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Vydáno v:The Australian journal of rural health Ročník 23; číslo 2; s. 101 - 106
Hlavní autoři: Gausia, Kaniz, Thompson, Sandra C., Lindeman, Melissa A., Brown, Leanne J., Perkins, David
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2015
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Témata:
Aboriginal Australians
Academic departments
Australia
Bibliometrics
Collaboration
Colleges & universities
Cooperation
Departments
descriptive studies
Funding
Health Policy
Health research
Health Services Research - statistics & numerical data
Health Services, Indigenous - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Indigenous peoples
issues and policy
labor force
Medical research
peer-reviewed journal article
Peers
Productivity
Publication output
Publishing
research contribution
Research Support as Topic
Rural areas
rural health
Rural Health - statistics & numerical data
Rural health care
Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data
universities
Universities - statistics & numerical data
university department of rural health (UDRH)
Workforce
Writers
Australia
Australia
research contribution
rural health
collaboration
peer-reviewed journal article
university department of rural health (UDRH)
ISSN:1038-5282, 1440-1584, 1440-1584
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Shrnutí:Objective To assess the research contribution of eleven University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) which were established as a rural health workforce program in the late 1990s through analysis of peer‐reviewed journal output. Design and settings Descriptive study based on validated publications from publication output reported in annual key performance indicator (KPI) reports to the Commonwealth Department of Health, Australia. Main outcome measures In addition to counts and the type of publications, articles were examined to assess fields of research, evidence of research collaboration, and potential for influencing policy. Funding acknowledgement was examined to provide insight into funding sources and research consultancies. Results Of the 182 peer‐reviewed articles, UDRH staff members were the first and corresponding author for 45% (n = 82); most (69%, n = 126) were original research. Most publications examined included Australian data only (80%, n = 101). Over half (56%; n = 102) of the articles addressed rural health issues; Aboriginal health was the main subject in 14% (n = 26). Thirty‐three articles (18%) discussed the policy implications of the research and only half (51%, n = 93) of the articles listed sources of funding. Number of authors per article ranged from 1–19, with a mean of 5 (SD = 3.2) authors per article, two‐thirds of articles included authors from 2–5 universities/organisations but only 5% of articles included an author from more than one UDRH. Conclusions Staff from UDRHs are regularly publishing peer‐reviewed articles, and research productivity demonstrated cooperation with external partners. Better collaboration between UDRH staff and others may help increase the quality and value of Australian rural health research.
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ISSN:1038-5282
1440-1584
1440-1584
DOI:10.1111/ajr.12142