Analysis of the elderly tuberculosis literatures published in Chinese Medical Association Journals from 2004 to 2013 / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the literatures distribution and research status of the elderly tuberculosis published in the Chinese Medical Association Journals (CMAJ) from 2004-2013 in order to provide literature methodological data for the tuberculosis research.Methods The literatures on the elderly tuberculosis published in 82 kinds of CMAJs from 2004-2013 were classified and analyzed.The publication year,distribution,content,author,institution and region of these literatures were analyzed.Results There were 66 articles about the elderly tuberculosis published in 20 kinds of the Chinese Medical Association Journals.These literatures were published mostly in 2011 (16 articles,24.2％),secondly in 2012 (13 articles,19.6％) and 2010 (7 articles,10.6％),which were published mostly in Chinese Journal of Geriatrics (15 articles,22.7％).The main contents included clinical diagnosis and treatment,epidemiological investigation and drug research.The most published form was treatise (55 articles,83.3 ％).Most of the articles involved in pulmonary tuberculosis (34 articles,51.6 ％).The provinces or cities in which the most articles were published were Beijing (28 articles,42.4％) and Shandong (6 articles,9.1％).There was significantly difference in the article number between 2004-2008 and 2009-2013 (P＜ 0.05).The epidemiology,drug resistance mechanism,influencing factors,clinical characteristics,diagnosis and treatment strategy of the elderly tuberculosis,especially diagnosis and treatment development were well discussed in these literatures.Conclusions The literatures of the elderly tuberculosis published in Chinese Medical Association Journals are insufficient in quantity,with number increases of articles significantly over the past 5 years.Projects supported by the foundation is less and discipline construction should be strengthened.The distributions of authors and the primary population of tuberculosis are different,and early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the elderly are concerned especially.