Bibliometric analysis of deglutition disorders in elderly patients
Objective The bibliometric analysis method was used to visually analyze the current literature data on the study of dysphagia symptoms in elderly patients in China,so as to understand the development status of the research field,so as to provide theoretical reference for the targeted nursing needs of elderly patients with dysphagia symptoms and improve the quality of life of eld-erly patients in China.Methods CiteSpace software was used to visually analyze literature on deglutition disorders in elderly pa-tients in the nursing field from the establishment of CNKI database to present,and to draw the map of research hotspots.Results A total of 600 references were included and 10 clusters were generated,including swallowing,deglutition disorders,cerebral infarction,cerebral stroke.Deglutition disorders of elderly patients in China had made great progress in recent years,but the development among regions was not balanced.Conclusion Deglutition disorders is one of the most common problems in the elderly popula-tion.Understanding the current situation of swallowing disorders in elderly patients can provide theoretical basis for effective interven-tions,so as to better serve the elderly population;at the same time,researchers in this field need to further strengthen academic coop-eration and narrow the gap between regions,so as to better meet the nursing needs of elderly patients with dysphagia in various re-gions.