[Research on quality of health care from the Mexican Social Security Institute: a bibliometric study].
OBJECTIVE. To identify studies on quality of health care in the IMSS. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A bibliometric, descriptive cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted, from 1992 to 2011. RESULTS. We identified 881 research studies related to the issue of quality (CI95% 10.6-12.0) of 7 762 studies presented at the annual research meetings. 10 521 articles were published in this period of time and only 946 (CI95% 8.4-9.5) were linked to the issue of quality. CONCLUSIONS. The results of this study allowed us to identify the interest about research on quality. Further research is needed to establish what has been the impact on the improvement of quality in health care.
Coordinación de Calidad, Unidad de Organización y Calidad, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México, D.F., 06500, susana.navarrete@imss.gob.mx.
Susana
S
Navarrete-Navarro
Hospital de Pediatría., Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI., Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social., México, DF, México.
Alejandro
A
Gómez-Delgado
Hospital de Pediatría., Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI., Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social., México, DF, México.
Carlos
C
Riebeling-Navarro
Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas., Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social., México, DF, México.
Gloria Araceli
GA
López-García
Hospital de Especialidades., Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente., Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social., Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
Arnulfo
A
Nava-Zavala
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D015706:Bibliometrics; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012106:Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012943:Social Security