一般医学における研究動向: 主要な3つの一般医学雑誌の領域ベースの文献測定分析

Keigo Takeuchi1, Kota Sakaguchi2, Rintaro Kaminishi1

  • 1Family Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, JPN.

Cureus
|January 5, 2026
PubMed

総合診療の分野を発展させるためには、その研究状況を明らかにすることが不可欠である。総合診療は臨床現場によって、総合内科、病院診療、家庭診療などの領域に分かれているが、それぞれの研究特性についてはほとんど解明されていない。本研究は、総合診療における主要な3つのジャーナルであるJournal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM)、Journal of Hospital Medicine (JHM)、およびAnnals of Family Medicine (AFM) に掲載された論文を分析し、各領域の主要な研究焦点と論文テーマを記述することを目的とした。2023年1月1日から12月31日までに掲載された原著論文を対象に、横断的なビブリオメトリクス分析を実施した。論文は、「臨床研究」、「公衆衛生/予防医学/疫学」、「基礎研究」、「医学教育」、「ヘルスケアの質と安全」、「医療サービス研究」、「その他」の7つの研究テーマに分類した。合計717本の原著論文(JGIMから591本、JHMから68本、AFMから58本)を解析対象とした。最も頻度の高かったテーマは、JGIMでは「公衆衛生、予防医学、および疫学」(43.1%)、JHMでは「ヘルスケアの質と安全」(64.7%)であった。AFMでは、研究トピックは「公衆衛生、予防医学、および疫学」(29.3%)、「ヘルスケアの質と安全」(24.1%)、「医療サービス研究」(20.7%)に分散していた。本研究により、総合診療は多様である一方で、ジャーナルによって研究の焦点が異なることが明らかになった。これらの知見は、今後の戦略的な研究計画の策定、トピックの選択、および領域固有の研究支援システムの開発に向けたエビデンス基盤を提供するものである。

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