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. 2014 Aug 9;14:71. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-14-71

Table 2.

Characteristics of SDM publications

  No %
Publication type*
 
 
 Research publications
465
36.2
  Observational study (case report/series, cohort study, case–control study, …)
287
22.3
  Interventional study (randomized controlled trial, before-after study, …)
97
7.5
  Systematic review with or without meta-analysis
43
3.3
  Guideline, consensus publication
38
3.0
 Non-research publications
820
63.8
  Non-systematic review (narrative, clinical case, debate, …)
379
29.5
  Letter, comment, book review
250
19.5
  Editorial
145
11.3
  Conference publication (abstract, paper, review)
40
3.1
  Other (animal study, biology study, government report, unclear study type, combination study design, …)
6
0.5
Topic
 
 
 Clinical
645
50.2
  Gynaecology & Obstetrics (including prenatal testing and other foetal issues)
118
9.2
  End-of-life care & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
114
8.9
  Cardiovascular system (including diabetes, CV diseases prevention, CV risks management)
101
7.9
  Urology (including prostate issues)
86
6.7
  Gastroenterology (including colorectal cancer)
54
4.2
  Surgery, Orthopaedics & Rheumatology (including low back pain and osteoporosis)
41
3.2
  Psychiatry/Mental Health (including addiction medicine)
28
2.2
  Paediatrics & Genetics
26
2.0
  Other**
77
6.0
 Non-clinical
640
49.8
  Medical education (including communication skills and medical management)
203
15.8
  Decision making (including shared decision making and ethics)
199
15.5
  Patient care management†† (including patient education)
119
9.3
  Public health
119
9.3
Publications assessing decision aids
60
4.6
Overall 1285 100.0

*Categories adapted from indexing methods of PubMed, Embase, and bibliometric studies [21-23].

**Other clinical topics: anaesthesiology, complementary and alternative medicines, emergency medicine, endocrinology, ENT, infectious diseases, intensive care, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, pathology, pharmacology, radiology, respiratory system.

Education, training programs, and courses in various fields and disciplines in medicine.

††Generating, planning, organising, and administering medical and nursing care and services for patients.

Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level, including health care delivery and health promotion, e.g. physical activity, smoking management.