Objective:
@EN There are several types of research methodology in the medical research papers. Each
of these research methodologies establish their proper purposes in the medical researches.
This study was performed to examine the frequencies and types of research methodology for
the purpose of providing the prospective aspects.
@ES Method:
@EN We reviewed 765 research papers in the Ewha Medical Journal, from 1978 to 1995. The
research papers were included all kinds of papers in the Ewha Medical Journal such as
review articles, original articles, case review and so on. And we classified the research
methodologies into case study, clinical trial, observational study, experimental study and study
for diagnostic methods.
@ES Results:
@EN Case study was most commonly used study design(332 papers, 43.4%), followed by
experimental study(185 papers, 24.2%). In the 1970s, case report(44.1%) was the most
commonly used study design and next was experimental study(17.7%). In the 1980s, also the
most commonly used study design was case report(48.7%) and experimental study(24.9%) was
markedly increased than 1970s. Not only the experimental study(24.8%) but also clinical
trial(16.1%) was outstandingly increased int he 1990s. Especially experimental study and
clinical trial in the clinical research papers were increased more and more to the 1990s. The
most common paper volume was December(35.9%) in the Ewha medical Journal. The
differences of research methodology among basic science, medical part and surgical part were
significant(p<0.01).
@ES Conclusion:
@EN The authors suggested that the Ewha medical Journal have been changed in the
aspects of methodology, but have more qualitative arguementations on research methodolgy
which are indispensable activities of prospective the Ewha medical Journal.
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