Status quo and research hotspots of palliative care development in China: a bibliometric analysis
10.3760/cma.j.cn114798-20240730-00646
- VernacularTitle:基于文献计量学的我国安宁疗护领域发展现状和研究热点分析
- Author:
Xiaolin WANG
1
;
Ying WU
;
Yumiao WU
;
Youjun HE
;
Jin QIAO
Author Information
1. 上海市普陀区利群医院安宁疗护中心，上海 200333
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Palliative care;
Quantitative literature;
Development;
Hotspot
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2025;24(4):414-419
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the status quo and research hotspots of palliative care development in China.Methods:It was a bibliometric analysis. Literature on palliative care in China was searched in databases of CNKI, Wanfang Data and Web of Science from 2018 to 2023. CiteSpace software was used for bibliometric analysis in terms of publication number, citation frequency, keyword co-occurrence network, and the evolution of research hotspots.Results:A total of 582 articles were included for analysis, with 534 in Chinese language (91.75%) and 48 in English (8.25%). From 2018 to 2023, the overall number of publications on palliative care in China had shown an upward trend. Most highly cited articles were published in nursing journals, and a total of 89 articles (15.29%) were marked as supported by national level funding projects. Keyword co-occurrence chart showed that the most frequent keywords were "palliative care", follwed by "end-of-life care""nurses""palliative medicine""review", and "hospice care". Keyword clustering analysis and emergent word analysis suggested that researches in the field of palliative care were gradually shifting from implementation strategies and models (2018-2020) to service practice effectiveness, personnel core competencies, social culture, patient quality of life, and other aspects(2021—2023).Conclusion:The field of palliative care in China has received more and more attention. In recent years, the research topics havs focused on the practical effectiveness of services, the capacity building of service personnel, and the overall social impact of service implementation.
