Research hotspots of critical care nursing in recent 5 years:a co-word analysis

VernacularTitle:基于共词分析法的近五年危重症护理研究热点分析
Author: Hongmei LIU ; Yanhua HAO ; Yunfang CHEN ; Na CHEN
Keywords: Critical care nursing; Co-word analysis; Cluster analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2017;33(22):1681-1686
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the research hotspots of critical care nursing in recent 5 years. Methods Based on PubMed, articles published during the last 5 years were retrieved using the MeSH termCritical Care Nursing. Bicomb 2.0 and SPSS 20.0 software were used to do word frequency analysis and co-word cluster analysis. Results A total of 826 articles were retrieved. With the top 42 keywords as high frequency keywords, 6 hotspots were extracted, including the allocation of critical care nurse staffing, attitudes and psychological experiences of people related to critical care nursing, competency of critical care nurses, evidence-based nursing practice, new techniques and methods of critical care nursing, and communication among critical care nurses, patients as well as patients′relatives. Conclusions Using co-word analysis, this study analyzed the hotspots of critical care nursing in recent 5 years. The results not only help researchers and clinical practitioners understand the current status of critical care nursing research, but also provide references for new developing studies and clinical practices.