Comparison of Research Trends in Korean and International Family Medicine in Journals of Family Medicine
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Background: Research is important for the development of family medicine as a professional field in primary care. The aim of this study was to suggest directions for the development of family medicine research by analyzing research trends in original papers published in the Korean Journal of Family Medicine (KJFM) and international journals. Methods: We investigated original research papers published in KJFM and 4 international journals from August 2009 to July 2010. Analysis was conducted according to research topics, authors, methods, participants, and data sources. Results: ‘Clinical research’ was the most common research topic in both the KJFM (88.3%) and international journals (57.3%); however, international journals had more studies in other domains (‘education and research,’ ‘health service,’ and ‘family medicine’). More authors other than family physicians participated in international journals than in the KJFM (58% and 3.3%, respectively). Most studies were ‘cross-sectional’ in KJFM (77.0%) and international journals (51.5%): however, the latter had more ‘qualitative’ studies, ‘cohort’ studies, and ‘systematic reviews’ than the former. The largest study population was ‘visitors of health promotion center’ in the KJFM and ‘outpatients’ in international journals. Most of the study sources were ‘survey’ and ‘medical records’ in both. Conclusion: There were limitations of diversity in the papers of the KJFM. Future investigation on papers of other than family medicine journals should be planned to assess research trends of family physicians.
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Background: Research is important for the development of family medicine as a professional field in primary care. The aim of this study was to suggest directions for the development of family medicine research by analyzing research trends in original papers published in the Korean Journal of Family Medicine (KJFM) and international journals. Methods: We investigated original research papers published in KJFM and 4 international journals from August 2009 to July 2010. Analysis was conducted according to research topics, authors, methods, participants, and data sources. Results: ‘Clinical research’ was the most common research topic in both the KJFM (88.3%) and international journals (57.3%); however, international journals had more studies in other domains (‘education and research,’ ‘health service,’ and ‘family medicine’). More authors other than family physicians participated in international journals than in the KJFM (58% and 3.3%, respectively). Most studies were ‘cross-sectional’ in KJFM (77.0%) and international journals (51.5%): however, the latter had more ‘qualitative’ studies, ‘cohort’ studies, and ‘systematic reviews’ than the former. The largest study population was ‘visitors of health promotion center’ in the KJFM and ‘outpatients’ in international journals. Most of the study sources were ‘survey’ and ‘medical records’ in both. Conclusion: There were limitations of diversity in the papers of the KJFM. Future investigation on papers of other than family medicine journals should be planned to assess research trends of family physicians.
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