Visualization and analysis of research hotspots on the integration of primary care and prevention in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn114798-20250618-00778
- VernacularTitle:国内基层医防融合研究热点的可视化分析
- Author:
Qinghua HU
1
;
Linlin ZHAO
1
;
Bingjie CHANG
1
;
Juan DU
1
;
Shuang SHAO
1
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学全科医学与继续教育学院，北京 100069
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Primary health care institutions;
Integration of medicine and prevention;
Bibliometrics;
Visualization
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2025;24(12):1518-1524
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the current status, research hotspots, and development trends on the integration of primary care and prevention in China.Methods:This was a bibliometric analysis. Literature related to research on the integration of primary care and prevention in China was retrieved from CNIKI, Wanfang, VIP, Chinese Medical Journal Full Text Database, PubMed, and Web of Science for the period from January 1, 2015, to April 1, 2025. CiteSpace software was used to conduct a visual analysis of publication volume, authors and their collaborations, institutions, and keywords in the included literature.Results:A total of 292 domestic publications on the integration of primary healthcare and public health were analyzed. Research on primary healthcare-public health integration in China exhibited an overall upward trend from 2015 to 2025. Based on publication volume and temporal distribution, domestic research can be categorized into an exploratory phase (2015-2020) and a rapid development phase (2021-2025). The institutions publishing relevant research were predominantly universities and research centers, with a low institutional network density (0.013), indicating relative weak inter-institutional collaboration. The co-occurrence density among authors was 0.013 9. Collaboration predominantly occurred in small clusters, with limited cross-regional cooperation. Keywords that appeared frequently and had an intermediary centrality exceeding 0.1 included chronic diseases (0.40), public health (0.23),health management (0.18), and hypertension (0.17). Keyword clustering analysis showed that the top three categories mainly focused on public health, chronic diseases, and health management. Since 2024, emerging keywords with high burst intensity have included big data, health literacy, primary care hospitals, and infectious diseases.Conclusions:Research on the integration of medical and preventive care at the primary healthcare level in China has entered a stage of rapid development. Current research hotspots focus primarily on chronic disease management, the implementation status and barriers of primary healthcare and prevention integration models. Future research is expected to emphasize the application of intelligent technologies, and the enhancement of public health emergency response capacity.
