Hotspots and frontier bibliometric analysis of transitional care in patients with heart failure

Abstract

Objective To analyze the research hotspots of transitional care in patients with heart failure, and to provide reference for the development of related research in China. Methods Based on the literature on transitional care for heart failure patients included in the Web of Science database, Use CiteSpace software to visualize research institutions, core journals, cited documents, and high-frequency keywords. Results The current research in the field of transitional care for patients with international heart failure is mainly concentrated in colleges and universities in the United States. The core publications include Journals of The American Geriatrics Society and Bmc Health Services Research. Through keyword co-occurrence cluster analysis, the international hot topics of transitional care and discharge plan, readmission risk, quality improvement and quality of life in patients with heart failure were explored. Conclusion Hong Kong's transitional care research in patients with heart failure is more in-depth. Although the academic research of mainland China has increased, it has not yet reached the international frontier and needs further development and improvement. Key words: Heart failure; Transitional care; Research hotspot; Visual analysis