Open AccessThe contribution of nursing doctoral schools to the development of evidence 10 years after their establishment in Italy: An exploratory descriptive survey of former and current doctoral students’ publications
Author(s) -
Sasso Loredana,
Watson Roger,
Barisone Michela,
Pellegrini Ramona,
Timmins Fiona,
Aleo Giuseppe,
Bressan Valentina,
Bianchi Monica,
Cadorin Lucia,
Dasso Nicoletta,
Valcarenghi Dario,
Catania Gianluca,
Zanini Milko,
Bagnasco Annamaria
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.262
Subject(s) - descriptive statistics , descriptive research , exploratory research , nursing research , medical education , nursing , political science , psychology , medicine , sociology , social science , statistics , mathematics
Abstract Aim To analyse through an exploratory descriptive survey how former and current doctoral students’ publications have contributed to the development of evidence between the establishment of the doctoral schools of nursing in 2006–2015. Design An exploratory descriptive survey. Methods We analysed the papers published in peer‐reviewed journals by the four Italian PhD Schools of Nursing between 2006–2015. Additional missing information was retrieved from Web of Science. Results We identified 478 scientific papers. The papers increased from 12 in 2006–110 in 2015. Most are published in 29 journals, of which 15 had an impact factor ranging between 0.236–3.755. These results show the increasingly significant contribution of nursing doctoral programmes to the production of evidence, which can be used to improve the quality of nursing and inform health policies. Nursing doctoral schools deserve a greater recognition, especially by Italian funding agencies and political institutions.