Zhongguo quanke yixue (Dec 2022)
Research Trends in General Practice and Community Health: the Future is Coming
Abstract
Scientific research is a key element of scientific development, which determines the height of that science's development. Research papers published in academic journals are the primary examples of current scientific research results, and analysis of academic journals and publications on a subject can reflect the current development state and trend of scientific research in that science. This paper outlines the trajectory of scientific research in general practice and community health in China, proposes the problems that exist, and provides strategies for improving them througha result of YU Dehua team's bibliometric analysis of papers published in 4 Chinese general practice journals from 2001 to 2020, as well as the Journal of Chinese General Practice research group analyzed papers published by scholars in the field of general practice in 2021. In the future, the scientific research on general practice and community health sciences research can be focused on the following directions: functional positioning and working model of primary medical care, construction of general practice disciplines, collaborative development of regional health, chronic disease management, clinical quality management, primary care and community health service capacity, new models of community health functions oriented to active health, physical and mental care for community populations, training and capacity development of general practitioners, and methodology of scientific research in general practice and community health.
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