Analysis of the status quo and hotspots of death anxiety research in China based on bibliometrics
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20201016-05777
- VernacularTitle:基于文献计量学的国内死亡焦虑研究现状和热点分析
- Author:
Hong YANG
1
;
Yuhan LU
;
Wenhua YU
;
Youhui GU
;
Shili ZHENG
Author Information
1. 北京大学肿瘤医院暨北京市肿瘤防治研究所护理部 100142
- Keywords:
Bibliometrics;
Cluster analysis;
Death anxiety;
Research hotspots
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(21):2848-2852
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To retrieve and analyze the status quo and hotspots of death anxiety research, and provide directions for further research in death anxiety.Methods:Articles concerning death anxiety in their titles, keywords and abstracts published up to July 10, 2020 in core journals from CNKI were systematically retrieved. The retrieved results were analyzed bibliometrically using the bibliographic information co-occurrence analysis system (Bicomb) , including year of publication, source journal, keywords, and authors, etc. The high-frequency words were extracted by calculation and customization, and a word-part matrix was derived. The word-part matrix was clustered with GCLUTO 1.0 software, and the current status and research hotspots were derived from the specific articles.Results:A total of 79 death anxiety-related papers were published, with 19 key words appearing ≥ 3 times. Four research hotspots of death anxiety were obtained through analysis: death anxiety of nursing staff, death anxiety of terminal patients, development and adaptation of death anxiety scale, and death anxiety and mental health.Conclusions:Death anxiety research has entered the developmental stage; studies are mostly conducted among the aged and caregivers with easily accessible samples; the types of studies are mainly empirical studies and cross-sectional surveys. In the future, we may further break through the limitation of sample accessibility, strengthen cooperation and communication between authors and institutions, and try to conduct multi-center, large-sample, effective intervention studies to alleviate death anxiety and improve the quality of caregiving.
