Knowledge domain and emerging trends in multimorbidity and frailty research from 2003 to 2023: a scientometric study using citespace and VOSviewer

Health Economics Review

Review

Penghong Deng¹  Chang Liu¹  Mingsheng Chen²  Lei Si³ 

[1] School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangning District, 211166, Nanjing, China;School of Health Policy & Management, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangning District, 211166, Nanjing, China;Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China;School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia;Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia;

关键词: Multimorbidity;    Frailty;    Scientometric;    Bibliometric;    CiteSpace;    VOSviewer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13561-023-00460-9

 received in 2023-07-17, accepted in 2023-10-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMultimorbidity and frailty represent emerging global health burdens that have garnered increased attention from researchers over the past two decades. We conducted a scientometric analysis of the scientific literature on the coexistence of multimorbidity and frailty to assess major research domains, trends, and inform future lines of research.MethodsWe systematically retrieved scientific publications on multimorbidity and frailty from the Web of Science Core Collection, spanning from 2003 to 2023. Scientometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace and VOSviewer, enabling the visualization and evaluation of networks comprising co-citation references, co-occurring keywords, countries, institutions, authors, and journals.ResultsA total of 584 eligible publications were included in the analysis. An exponential rise in research interest in multimorbidity and frailty was observed, with an average annual growth rate of 47.92% in publications between 2003 and 2022. Three major research trends were identified: standardized definition and measurement of multimorbidity and frailty, comprehensive geriatric assessment utilizing multimorbidity and frailty instruments for older adults, and the multifaceted associations between these two conditions. The United States of America, Johns Hopkins University, Fried LP, and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society were identified as the most influential entities within this field, representing the leading country, institution, author, and journal, respectively.ConclusionsScientometric analysis provides invaluable insights to clinicians and researchers involved in multimorbidity and frailty research by identifying intellectual bases and research trends. While the instruments and assessments of multimorbidity and frailty with scientific validity and reliability are of undeniable importance, further investigations are also warranted to unravel the underlying biological mechanisms of interactions between multimorbidity and frailty, explore the mental health aspects among older individuals with multimorbidity and frailty, and refine strategies to reduce prescriptions in this specific population.

【 授权许可】

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