The contribution of nursing doctoral schools to the development of evidence 10 years after their establishment in Italy: An exploratory descriptive survey of former and current doctoral students’ publications
Loredana Sasso,
Roger Watson,
Michela Barisone,
Ramona Pellegrini,
Fiona Timmins,
Giuseppe Aleo,
Valentina Bressan,
Monica Bianchi,
Lucia Cadorin,
Nicoletta Dasso,
Dario Valcarenghi,
Gianluca Catania,
Milko Zanini,
Annamaria Bagnasco
Affiliations
Loredana Sasso
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Roger Watson
Faculty of Health and Social Care University of Hull Hull UK
Michela Barisone
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Ramona Pellegrini
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Fiona Timmins
School of Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland
Giuseppe Aleo
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Valentina Bressan
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine Udine Italy
Monica Bianchi
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care Stabile Piazzetta Via ViolinoManno Switzerland
Lucia Cadorin
CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute Aviano Italy
Nicoletta Dasso
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Dario Valcarenghi
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland San Giovanni Hospital Bellinzona Switzerland
Gianluca Catania
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Milko Zanini
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Annamaria Bagnasco
Department of Health Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
Abstract Aim To analyse through an exploratory descriptive survey how former and current doctoral students’ publications have contributed to the development of evidence between the establishment of the doctoral schools of nursing in 2006–2015. Design An exploratory descriptive survey. Methods We analysed the papers published in peer‐reviewed journals by the four Italian PhD Schools of Nursing between 2006–2015. Additional missing information was retrieved from Web of Science. Results We identified 478 scientific papers. The papers increased from 12 in 2006–110 in 2015. Most are published in 29 journals, of which 15 had an impact factor ranging between 0.236–3.755. These results show the increasingly significant contribution of nursing doctoral programmes to the production of evidence, which can be used to improve the quality of nursing and inform health policies. Nursing doctoral schools deserve a greater recognition, especially by Italian funding agencies and political institutions.
