Gender-related variables for health research

Assessment of research systems in universal health coverage-related organizations

    Background: Universal health coverage (UHC) is the desired goal of achieving universal access to health services without having to endure pain and financial difficulties. Multiple factors can help steer countries toward UHC. One of the most important factors is the production of valid quality evidence that can be achieved through research. The present study aimed at outlining...

Fake Variables in research

In each journal, the editorial board receives many articles but more than 70% of them are rejected. This happens because there is no real correlation among the variables in these articles or the variables and perceived relations are fake, which means playing with the variables nonexistent in reality. This rejection occurs mainly as a result of the researchers' misinterpretation of the interdisc...

Evaluating Tagclouds for Health-Related Information Research

This paper investigates the potential use of “tagclouds” for health-related research. Twelve researchers (experts in their field) participated in a user experiment using PubCloud. Findings indicate that results from PubCloud provide effective summaries, users are moderately satisfied, and tagclouds often throw-up unexpected (but useful) terms. Comments from participants fell into two main categ...

Occupational epidemiology and work related inequalities in health: a gender perspective for two complementary approaches to work and health research.

OBJECTIVES To provide a framework for epidemiological research on work and health that combines classic occupational epidemiology and the consideration of work in a structural perspective focused on gender inequalities in health. METHODS Gaps and limitations in classic occupational epidemiology, when considered from a gender perspective, are described. Limitations in research on work related ...

Gender matters: implications for clinical research and women's health care.