Bibliometric analysis of discharge planning for patients with stroke in China

Abstract

Objective To analyze the research levels and development dynamics of discharge planning for patients with stroke in China using the bibliometric method and to provide a reference for improving the system of continued nursing care for stroke. Methods The status quo of research into discharge planning for patients with stroke in China were explore using CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and CBM databases as the source of data. Bibliometric analysis was performed with Note Express. The external characteristics and keywords of the literature were analyzed. Results Totally 64 literatures were included in this study, with Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong and Shanghai ranking the top 3 in terms of the number of literatures. The authors of 64.06% of the literatures came from university affiliated hospitals and medical colleges and universities. The number of nursing journals accounted for 52.63% of the total number of literatures, and only 40.63% of the literatures were included in the key magazine of China technology. The number of experimental research and quasi trial accounted for 71.86% of the total number of the literatures. The themes of research were mainly rehabilitation, self-management, continuous/continued nursing care and models; and the specific content of discharge planning needed to be further improved. Conclusions There are not too many literatures on discharge planning for stroke. The development and intervention of discharge planning is not scientific or standardized yet, which should be improved based on the conditions of patients with stroke so as to establish a discharge planning model that conforms to China's national conditions. Key words: Stroke; Discharge planning; Continued nursing care; Bibliometrics