Aging and quality of life: analysis of scientific production in SciELO

Abstract

Scientific production is a continuous process of discovery and democratization of knowledge for the scientific community and society. Metascientific studies have become an important evaluation tool. A total of 69 articles on aging and quality of life were analyzed, considering: title, authorship, author's gender, knowledge area, and journal. Some statistically significant differences in the results were: titles up to 12 words; multiple authors and female authors. There was a concentration of publishing in the areas of Psychology and Medicine. The Journal of Public Health was predominant in the area of Health Sciences in relation to the Humanities. Titles and multiple authors were adequate, however, female production was higher. Psychology, Medicine and the Journal of Public Health were the areas of knowledge and the journal that published more on the subject. It was concluded that systematic evaluation of the production, from author to the study design, can help to establish a research policy in the area.

Scientific research; Quality of life; Old age