Visualization Analysis of Research Progress on Outpatient Services in Geriatric Pharmacy in China by CiteSpace
10.3870/j.issn.1004-0781.2025.08.019
- VernacularTitle:我国老年药学门诊研究进展的CiteSpace可视化分析
- Author:
Qingfang WU
1
;
Xiaoyu LI
;
Kexin LIU
;
Peng CHEN
;
Na SU
Author Information
1. 四川大学华西医院临床药学部,成都 610041;成都市双流区第一人民医院药学部,成都 610200
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Outpatient service of geriatric pharmacy;
Polypharmacy;
Chronic disease patients;
Visualization analysis;
CiteSpace
- From:
Herald of Medicine
2025;44(8):1317-1321
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The purpose of this study is to utilize CiteSpace visualization software for literature analysis to investigate published literature concerning geriatric pharmacy outpatient services,create a knowledge graph,and analyze and discuss the developmental process and relevant hotspots of geriatric pharmacy outpatient services in China.Methods Utilizing the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)as the source database,a search for literature containing the core phrases"pharmacy outpatient",'pharmacist outpatient","drug outpatient","drug consultation outpatient"and"elderly"was conducted from the inception of the database to March 2024 for data extraction.CiteSpace was employed to generate a visual knowledge graph,analyze,and discuss key nodes such as authors,institutions,and keywords within the realm of geriatric pharmacy outpatient services.Results After screening based on inclusion criteria,a total of 396 articles were included in the study.Scholars such as Ge Weihong,Wu Qiuhui and Liu Yang have made significant contributions to the research field of geriatric pharmacy outpatient services.Drum Tower Hospital affiliated with Nanjing University Medical School,the Sixth People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao tong University,Dali University rank as the top three publishing institutions in terms of publication volume.The most frequently occurring keywords in the published literature include"pharmaceutical services","clinical pharmacists","pharmacy clinics","rational drug use"and"pharmacists".Conclusion"Drug safety","survey questionnaires"and"tertiary hospitals"have emerged as prominent and evolving topics within the realm of geriatric pharmacy outpatient services in China in recent years.In general,there remains considerable potential for further development in both the scope and depth of outpatient services for the elderly in the field of pharmacy in China.
