Abstract

Objective To analyze the research hotspots of transitional care in China. Methods To retrieve the transitional care research literature in China national knowledge internet (CNKI) , Chinese science and technology journal database (VIP) , and Wanfang database. We counted up the key word frequency by Bibliographic Item Co-occurrence Matrix Builder (Bicomb) and constructed the co-word matrix. The cluster analysis was carried out by using SPSS 19.0 software, and the hot spots were analyzed according to the tree diagram. Results Totals of 2 814 valid papers and 2 921 effective keyword were selected. Totals of 34 high-frequency key words were intercepted. The clustering dendrogram showed that research hotspots were divided into five major categories. The transitional care research was focused on the following aspects: high quality nursing service and patient's satisfaction; transitional care research of breast cancer chemotherapy, PICC complications and rehabilitation of coronary heart disease; study on transitional care outside hospital by modern communication methods; community transitional care for the elderly and chronic diseases; and study on transitional care effect evaluation of patients' quality of life. Conclusions Co-word clustering analysis can reveal the research focus of transitional care in China and provide reference for researchers in this field. Key words: Transitional nursing; Co-word analysis; Clustering analysis; Research hotspots

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