[Assessment for hospital research foundation of Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate 10 year's performance of research foundation of Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, and to analyze the relationship between input and output.


METHODS
An evaluation target system for hospital research foundation projects was designed according to literature research and experts' consultation. Statistical measures such as general descriptive analysis and multiple stepwise regression were used to analyze the influential factors and the relationship among research output, financial and human input via Excel 2003 and SPSS11.0 software package.


RESULTS
An evaluation target system was set up and applied to evaluate the output of hospital research foundation. The performance showed the sustained and stable contribution to the comprehensive research output of the hospital. The education level of the researchers was found to be the key influential factor.


CONCLUSIONS
Hospital research foundation plays an important role in cultivating research projects and construction echelon personnel. The whole process of management should be strictly implemented on the projects, and incentive measures are preferable to be set up.
Shi
Pei-feng
PF
Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China.
Bao
Yong
Y
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D019242:Oral Medicine