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.