Author, as appears in the article.: Hernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz; Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-Victoria; Ninerola, Angels
Department: Gestió d'Empreses
URV's Author/s: Hernandez Lara, Ana Beatriz / Niñerola Monserrat, Angels / Sánchez Rebull, María Victoria
Keywords: Total quality management Social impact Six sigma Science Quality improvement Public health Metrics Meta-analysis Literature review Lean six sigma Healthcare Health risk Health impact Health care Health Factual database Databases, factual Citation impact Bibliometrics Attention Article Altmetrics Altmetric scores Academic impact
Abstract: Six Sigma has been widely used in the health field for process or quality improvement, constituting a quite profusely investigated topic. This paper aims at exploring why some studies have more academic and societal impact, attracting more attention from academics and health professionals. Academic and societal impact was addressed using traditional academic metrics and alternative metrics, often known as altmetrics. We conducted a systematic search following the PRISMA statement through three well-known databases, and identified 212 papers published during 1998-2019. We conducted zero-inflated negative binomial regressions to explore the influence of bibliometric and content determinants on traditional academic and alternative metrics. We observe that the factors influencing alternative metrics are more varied and difficult to apprehend than those explaining traditional impact metrics. We also conclude that, independently of how the impact is measured, the paper's content, rather than bibliometric characteristics, better explains its impact. In the specific case of research on Six Sigma applied to health, the papers with more impact address process improvement focusing on time and waste reduction. This study sheds light on the aspects that better explain publications' impact in the field of Six Sigma application in health, either from an academic or a societal point of view.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: angels.ninerola@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat anabeatriz.hernandez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5598-1203 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0002-8110-9328
Record's date: 2024-08-24
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394710/
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 18 (16): 8795-
APA: Hernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz; Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-Victoria; Ninerola, Angels (2021). Six Sigma in Health Literature, What Matters?. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 18(16), 8795-. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168795
Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168795
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications