Table 2 Number (and %) of documents addressing particular domains, by type of document*
From: The global stock of research evidence relevant to health systems policymaking
Domains | All documents (n = 6,613) | Evidence briefs for policy (n = 94) | Overviews of systematic reviews (n = 46) | Systematic reviews of effects** (n = 2,629) | Systematic reviews addressing other types of questions (n = 614) | Systematic reviews in progress (n = 283) | Systematic reviews being planned (n = 186) | Economic evaluations (n = 1,669) | Health reform descriptions (n = 1,092) | |||||||||
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Diseases | 3833 | 58% | 49 | 52% | 21 | 46% | 1590 | 60% | 229 | 37% | 172 | 61% | 83 | 45% | 1279 | 77% | 410 | 38% |
Infectious diseases | 808 | 12% | 18 | 19% | 4 | 9% | 217 | 8% | 35 | 6% | 23 | 8% | 22 | 12% | 423 | 25% | 66 | 6% |
• HIV | 295 | 4% | 5 | 5% | 2 | 4% | 123 | 5% | 19 | 3% | 13 | 5% | 16 | 9% | 100 | 6% | 17 | 2% |
• Tuberculosis | 99 | 1% | 4 | 4% | 2 | 4% | 31 | 1% | 9 | 1% | 2 | 1% | 2 | 1% | 42 | 3% | 7 | 1% |
• Malaria | 60 | 1% | 8 | 9% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 0% | 7 | 1% | 7 | 2% | 1 | 1% | 26 | 2% | 0 | 0% |
• Diarrhoeal disease | 52 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 33 | 2% | 1 | 0% |
• Lower respiratory infections | 71 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 1% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 1% | 39 | 2% | 2 | 0% |
Non-communicable diseases | 1884 | 28% | 6 | 6% | 9 | 20% | 742 | 28% | 111 | 18% | 78 | 28% | 30 | 16% | 658 | 39% | 250 | 23% |
• Cancer | 584 | 9% | 3 | 3% | 3 | 7% | 183 | 7% | 39 | 6% | 18 | 6% | 3 | 2% | 209 | 13% | 126 | 12% |
• Cardiovascular disease | 661 | 10% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 4% | 306 | 12% | 37 | 6% | 26 | 9% | 11 | 6% | 204 | 12% | 73 | 7% |
• Diabetes | 493 | 7% | 2 | 2% | 4 | 9% | 234 | 9% | 42 | 7% | 14 | 5% | 8 | 4% | 119 | 7% | 70 | 6% |
• Alzheimer and other dementias | 97 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 46 | 2% | 8 | 1% | 7 | 2% | 3 | 2% | 12 | 1% | 20 | 2% |
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 91 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 2% | 40 | 2% | 6 | 1% | 7 | 2% | 5 | 3% | 24 | 1% | 7 | 1% |
Other | 1833 | 28% | 31 | 33% | 13 | 28% | 898 | 34% | 129 | 21% | 84 | 30% | 37 | 20% | 413 | 25% | 228 | 21% |
• Maternal and child health | 678 | 10% | 17 | 18% | 5 | 11% | 242 | 9% | 42 | 7% | 35 | 12% | 12 | 6% | 207 | 12% | 118 | 11% |
• Accidents | 190 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 84 | 3% | 10 | 2% | 8 | 3% | 9 | 5% | 52 | 3% | 26 | 2% |
• Mental health and addictions | 1089 | 16% | 15 | 16% | 10 | 22% | 637 | 24% | 83 | 14% | 42 | 15% | 16 | 9% | 155 | 9% | 131 | 12% |
Technologies | 1805 | 27% | 25 | 27% | 9 | 20% | 562 | 21% | 105 | 17% | 39 | 14% | 15 | 8% | 634 | 38% | 416 | 38% |
• Drugs | 1047 | 16% | 19 | 20% | 9 | 20% | 345 | 13% | 59 | 10% | 16 | 6% | 11 | 6% | 323 | 19% | 265 | 24% |
• Devices | 174 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 59 | 2% | 6 | 1% | 4 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 54 | 3% | 49 | 4% |
• Diagnostics | 464 | 7% | 2 | 2% | 1 | 2% | 76 | 3% | 14 | 2% | 9 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 200 | 12% | 161 | 15% |
• Surgery | 379 | 6% | 4 | 4% | 0 | 0% | 119 | 5% | 32 | 5% | 11 | 4% | 3 | 2% | 110 | 7% | 100 | 9% |
Sectors | 3689 | 56% | 44 | 47% | 20 | 43% | 1368 | 52% | 266 | 43% | 138 | 49% | 51 | 27% | 1025 | 61% | 777 | 71% |
• Primary care | 1138 | 17% | 23 | 24% | 13 | 28% | 460 | 17% | 109 | 18% | 38 | 13% | 9 | 5% | 206 | 12% | 280 | 26% |
• Home care | 604 | 9% | 6 | 6% | 3 | 7% | 287 | 11% | 39 | 6% | 26 | 9% | 4 | 2% | 134 | 8% | 105 | 10% |
• Hospital care | 1537 | 23% | 5 | 5% | 3 | 7% | 445 | 17% | 110 | 18% | 49 | 17% | 24 | 13% | 375 | 22% | 526 | 48% |
• Rehabilitation | 345 | 5% | 3 | 3% | 0 | 0% | 180 | 7% | 15 | 2% | 11 | 4% | 3 | 2% | 56 | 3% | 77 | 7% |
• Long-term care | 252 | 4% | 3 | 3% | 3 | 7% | 53 | 2% | 11 | 2% | 11 | 4% | 3 | 2% | 22 | 1% | 146 | 13% |
• Public health | 1085 | 16% | 20 | 21% | 9 | 20% | 349 | 13% | 44 | 7% | 47 | 17% | 12 | 6% | 395 | 24% | 209 | 19% |
Providers | 3098 | 47% | 33 | 35% | 22 | 48% | 1264 | 48% | 318 | 52% | 88 | 31% | 41 | 22% | 645 | 39% | 687 | 63% |
• Physician | 1951 | 30% | 14 | 15% | 13 | 28% | 767 | 29% | 178 | 29% | 50 | 18% | 21 | 11% | 345 | 21% | 563 | 52% |
• Nurse | 1259 | 19% | 17 | 18% | 8 | 17% | 526 | 20% | 166 | 27% | 40 | 14% | 15 | 8% | 284 | 17% | 203 | 19% |
• Pharmacist | 338 | 5% | 5 | 5% | 4 | 9% | 133 | 5% | 21 | 3% | 13 | 5% | 7 | 4% | 93 | 6% | 62 | 6% |
• Allied health professional | 828 | 13% | 9 | 10% | 9 | 20% | 334 | 13% | 57 | 9% | 27 | 10% | 10 | 5% | 170 | 10% | 212 | 19% |
• Lay/community health worker | 322 | 5% | 10 | 11% | 3 | 7% | 114 | 4% | 23 | 4% | 23 | 8% | 8 | 4% | 77 | 5% | 64 | 6% |