Table 2 Health Research Classification System (HRCS) category research activity
HRCS category | n (752) | % |
|---|---|---|
Aetiology (n = 2) | ||
 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors | 1 | 0.13 |
 2.3 Psychological, social and economic factors | 1 | 0.13 |
Prevention of disease and conditions, and promotion of wellbeing (n = 6) | ||
 3.2 Interventions to alter physical and biological environmental risks | 5 | 0.66 |
 3.3 Nutrition and chemoprevention | 1 | 0.13 |
Detection, screening and diagnosis (n = 12) | ||
 4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies | 10 | 1.33 |
 4.4 Population screening | 2 | 0.27 |
Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions (n = 701) | ||
 6.1 Pharmaceuticals | 356 | 47.34 |
 6.3 Medical devices | 71 | 9.44 |
 6.4 Surgery | 69 | 9.18 |
 6.5 Radiotherapy and other non-invasive therapies | 21 | 2.79 |
 6.6 Psychological and behavioural | 75 | 9.97 |
 6.7 Physical | 88 | 11.70 |
 6.8 Complementary | 3 | 0.40 |
 6.9 Resources and infrastructure (treatment evaluation) | 18 | 2.39 |
Health and social care services research (n = 31) | ||
 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services | 31 | 4.12 |