Abstract
Background: Patient engagement offers a promising pathway toward improved population health, better-quality care, and greater cost efficiency. The objective of the current study is to identify and analyze the characteristics of the 50 most frequently cited articles in patient engagement journals. Methods: The ISI Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition 2014 database was used to determine the most frequently cited published articles in Dec 2016. The most cited 50 articles were selected and assessed according to the published journal, origin of institutions, publication year, impact factor, topic, and type of study. Results: The 50 selected articles were published in 19 journals, the majority of which originated from the UK. The most common study design was quantitative study and reviews. The improvement of health care services quality and the construction of engagement model were the top two topics. And 2013 is the most published year receiving the most citations. Conclusions: Our findings provide a historical perspective on the scientific progress of patient engagement and allow for recognition of important developments and limitations in this field.
Highlights
Given the governments around the world struggling to meet the health needs of their citizens in the face of rising costs, aging populations, and massive variations in health care during the last 20 years [1], patient engagement as a powerful and potentially beneficial force has been strongly introduced into our daily health care services
The journals related to patient engagement are relatively new, among which the oldest one reported the results of patient engagement has only been published for about 50 years
According to the searching results from JCR: Science Edition 2014, during the whole study period from 1956 to 2016, there were totally 463 records found related to patient engagement. 244 of them had been cited at least once, which account for 52.8%
Summary
Given the governments around the world struggling to meet the health needs of their citizens in the face of rising costs, aging populations, and massive variations in health care during the last 20 years [1], patient engagement as a powerful and potentially beneficial force has been strongly introduced into our daily health care services. Citation analysis is a commonly used bibliometric method, which could be used to explore the impact of the field, the impact of a number of researchers and the impact of some particular articles [3]. Patient engagement offers a promising pathway toward improved population health, better-quality care, and greater cost efficiency. The objective of the current study is to identify and analyze the characteristics of the 50 most frequently cited articles in patient engagement journals. Methods: The ISI Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition 2014 database was used to determine the most frequently cited published articles in Dec 2016. The most cited 50 articles were selected and assessed according to the published journal, origin of institutions, publication year, impact factor, topic, and type of study. The improvement of health care services quality and the construction of engagement model were the top two topics. Conclusions: Our findings provide a historical perspective on the scientific progress of patient engagement and allow for recognition of important developments and limitations in this field
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