OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (18): 2543-2548.

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Visual analysis of research on the quality of life of the elderly in China based on CiteSpace

HOU Siwei1, LEI Qi2a, LIU Chengmei2b, JIANG Guanhua1, DU Kaiyan1, XU Liran2a   

  1. 1. School of Nursing,Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Zhengzhou Henan 450000,China;
    2. a AIDS Research Center,b Health Recovery Centre,The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Zhengzhou Henan 450000,China
  • Received:2023-05-22 Revised:2023-07-03 Online:2023-09-15 Published:2026-03-25
  • Contact: LEI Qi,Senior statistician,E-mail:821617994@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To show the research status,development trend and influencing factors of the quality of life of the elderly in China through the visual analysis of literature,so as to provide a rich basis for improving the daily quality of life of the elderly. Methods CiteSpace software was used to make a visual analysis of the relevant literature on the quality of life of the elderly included in the CNKI database from the establishment of the database to 2021 from the author,institution,and number of documents issued. Results A total of 1 125 articles were retrieved,of which 99 were the most published in 2014. The author with the highest volume of articles was CHEN Changxiang from the School of Nursing and Rehabilitation of Hebei Union University,with a total of 23 articles. The elderly,quality of life,quality of life and other key words appeared the most frequently,reaching 563 times,535 times and 142 times respectively. The top five colleges and departments are the School of Nursing and Rehabilitation of Hebei Union University(16 articles),the School of Nursing and Rehabilitation of North China University of Technology(15 articles),the School of Nursing of Sun Yat-sen University(10 articles),the School of Public Health of Sun Yat-sen University(6 articles),and the School of Nursing of Shanxi Medical University(5 articles). Conclusions The number of research papers on the quality of life of the elderly is generally on the rise,and the level of cooperation between different research departments and organizations is not high. The research mainly focuses on the quality of life,influencing factors,quality of life,chronic diseases,elderly care institutions,and the increasing attention paid to home-based elderly care,medical care,health management and social support. However,inter-agency cooperation is relatively scattered,so we should strengthen the cooperation of research institutions in this field,improve the health management model of the elderly,and strengthen psychological support for the elderly.

Key words: Old age, Quality of life, CiteSpace, Visual analysis

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