The current research status of evidence-based health policy briefs: a visual analysis_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

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YANG Shuihua ^1,2,3 , TIAN Chen ^1,2,3 , WANG Ju ^1,2,3 , SONG Xuping ^1,2,3 , YANG Kehu ^2,3 , CHEN Yaolong ^2,4,5 ,  GE Long ^1,2,3

1. Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
2. Laboratory of Cross-Innovation for Evidence-Based Social Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
3. Research Centre for Health Management and Health Development, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
4. Key Laboratory of Evidence-based Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
5. WHO Collaborating Center for Guideline Implementation and Knowledge Translation, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

GE Long, Email: gelong2009@163.com

Keywords：

Health policy briefs; Research status; Bibliometrics; Visual analysis

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10.7507/1672-2531.202409185

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Objective To analyze the current research status, hotspots and development trends in the field of evidence-based health policy briefs at home and abroad. Methods Computer searches of Web of Science Core Collection and CNKI databases for studies related to evidence-based health policy briefs were conducted, and the timeframe of the searches was from the establishment of the databases to August 6, 2024. Charticular, VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were used to visualize and analyze the countries, institutions, journals, authors and keywords of the included literature. Results A total of 145 relevant studies were included, of which 141 were in English and 4 were in Chinese. The number of articles in English showed an overall increasing trend; the country with the largest number of articles was the United States; the organization with the largest number of articles was the World Health Organization; the journal with the largest number of articles was Frontiers in Public Health; and the hot keywords in recent years focused on the food and nutritional safety system, cardiovascular disease, obesity, impact, and public health policy. The research related to "healthcare" and "knowledge translation" is expected to become a frontier hotspot. The number of Chinese studies was relatively small, and the research content involved policy briefs and policy brief methodology in the field of public health. Conclusion Future research may focus on policy briefs on health care, food and nutrition, cardiovascular disease, obesity and other health issues, their impact and the use of policy briefs in the formulation of public health policies. Currently, there is a significant difference between domestic and foreign research in the field of evidence-based health policy briefs, foreign research has tended to mature, while the domestic is still in the embryonic stage, there is an urgent need to enrich the methodological system, enrich the content of the study, and in the future, we can learn from the advanced experience of foreign countries and integrate multidisciplinary research methods, in order to promote the improvement and sustainable development of the field of evidence-based health policy briefs in China.

Citation： YANG Shuihua, TIAN Chen, WANG Ju, SONG Xuping, YANG Kehu, CHEN Yaolong, GE Long. The current research status of evidence-based health policy briefs: a visual analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2025, 25(3): 311-318. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202409185 Copy

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1. Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. Evidence-based medicine: a new approach to teaching the practice of medicine. JAMA, 1992, 268(17): 2420-2425.
2. 陈静静, 潘琳敏, 周波. 循证公共卫生决策的发展与应用. 智慧健康, 2020, 6(8): 45-48.
3. Jiang F, Zhang J, Shen X. Towards evidence-based public health policy in China. Lancet, 2013, 381(9882): 1962-1964.
4. Lavis JN, Permanand G, Oxman AD, et al. SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 13: preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Res Policy Syst, 2009, 7(Suppl 1): S13.
5. Moat KA, Lavis JN, Abelson J. How contexts and issues influence the use of policy-relevant research syntheses: a critical interpretive synthesis. Milbank Q, 2013, 91(3): 604-648.
6. Lavis JN, Panisset U. EVIPNet Africa's first series of policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 2010, 26(2): 229-232.
7. 石振宇, 加焱冰, 徐进, 等. 我国卫生政策与体系研究的政策转化分析. 中国卫生政策研究, 2020, 13(10): 41-47.
8. 张静怡. 循证卫生政策简报的报告规范研究. 兰州: 兰州大学, 2021.
9. van Raan A. Measuring science: basic principles and application of advanced bibliometrics. Springer handbook of science and technology indicators, 2019.
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14. 张笑天, 李明月, 兰青, 等. 如何推进农村重点疾病人群基本卫生保健模式的改进: 以人为本整合型健康管理政策证据简报. 中国全科医学, 2024, 27(16): 1924-1929.
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