Table 2.
Implementation and Dissemination Research output and 5-year citation by study type, and design (n = 216) for studies published in 10 public health journalsa.
| Research output |
5-year citationb |
P values | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | ||
| Study type | 0.1638 | |||||
| Descriptive | 156 | 72.2 | 66.2–78.2 | 13.9 | 11.6–16.2 | |
| Measurement | 4 | 1.9 | 0.1–3.7 | 16.5 | − 15.0–47.8 | |
| Intervention | 56 | 25.9 | 20.1–31.8 | 18.4 | 13.8–22.9 | |
| Study design | 0.0017 | |||||
| Systematic review/meta-analysis | 14 | 6.5 | 3.2–9.8 | 30.1 | 14.6–45.7 | |
| Reviews | 15 | 6.9 | 3.5–10.3 | 15.3 | 8.7–21.8 | |
| Randomized controlled trial | 17 | 7.9 | 4.3–11.5 | 22.2 | 13.9–30.5 | |
| Non-randomized trial | 22 | 10.2 | 6.1–14.2 | 11.8 | 6.2–17.5 | |
| Cohort | 14 | 6.5 | 3.2–9.8 | 18.3 | 9.5–27.1 | |
| Cross sectional | 101 | 46.8 | 40.1–53.4 | 12.5 | 10.0–14.9 | |
| Decision and cost effectiveness | 13 | 6.0 | 2.8–9.2 | 13.7 | 7.0–20.4 | |
| Other study design | 20 | 9.3 | 5.4–13.1 | 14.0 | 5.8–22.1 | |
Note. P values represent statistical comparison of means.
a
10 randomly selected public health journals: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, BMC Public Health, European Journal of Public Health, International Journal of Public Health, Journal of Public Health (UK), Journal of Public Health Policy, Preventive Medicine, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
b
5 year citation for the year 2013.