BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE LATIN AMERICA SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
Author(s)
Simbaqueba E, Palomino RA, Tamayo C, Hoyos H, Castro D
Health-e International, Bogota, Colombia
Objective: Identify and analyze the level of scientific production in the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) field in Latin America, by applying quantitative assessment counting methods and bibliometric analysis. Methods: The review was realized using the Scopus database, given its greater coverage according to The Academic Database Assessment Tool. The results were analyzed through production, dissemination, collaboration and bibliometric indicators, which considered the trends in publication, authors, document type, workspace, magazines, country, number of citations, impact factor, h-index and dissemination network. A descriptive analysis was performed from the public policy context in HRQoL, in addition to the estimation of trends and state of the art investigation. Results:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PHP203
Topic
Health Policy & Regulatory
Disease
Multiple Diseases