보건교육건강증진학회지 1984~2021년 연구동향

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analysis the trends of published papers between 1984 and 2021 in the Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion, and draw the role of developing health promotion policies or program. Methods: 1,277 published papers were reviewed and categorized in terms of their subject, topic, research desin, data collection, and source of data and classified by publication time. Categories of subject and topic were set based on the Health Plan 2020 and Health Plan 2030. Frequencies and network centrality were analyzed for keywords of the papers published after 2000. Results: Among the topic of the papers in all published periods, the highest frequency was in the ‘Healthy lifestyles’, followed by ‘Health education’ before the 2000s, whereas in the 2000s, ‘Non-communicable disease prevention and management’, and after the 2010s, ‘Health-friendly environment and infrastructure’ followed. In the research subjects, before the 2000s and in the 2000s, papers on children/adolescents and adults accounted for the highest frequency, whereas after the 2010s, papers on adults accounted for the highest frequency. In particular, since 2010s, the proportion of papers using secondary data has increased significantly. ‘Health promotion’, ‘Health education’, and ‘Health behavior’ were most frequently presented keywords in published paper, and they also had highest centrality in their networks of keywords. Conclusion: Research papers published in the Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion have been changing in a timely manner according to environmental changes and policy issues in the field of health education and health promotion, and have played a role in leading academic discussions and the development of related policies and systems.