Visualization Analysis on the Literature about Acupuncture for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Objective To screen and analyze the Chinese literature in the field of acupuncture for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in 2002-2022 using CiteSpace visual analysis software;To understand the development context,research hotspots and future research trends of acupuncture in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence;To provide an objective basis for in-depth research in this field.Methods CNKI database was used to search the Chinese journal literature of acupuncture for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence from 1,Jan.2002 to 31,Aug.2022 as the research object.The targeted literature was imported into CiteSpace for conversion,and the authors,institutions,keywords and emergent words of the included literature were constructed and visually analyzed.Results A total of 403 articles were retrieved and 313 were included after screening.After analysis,it was obtained that Wang Siyou had the highest number of articles in the cluster of authors with 14 articles.The largest number of articles published were Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shanghai Acupuncture Meridian Research Institute.There were 11 keyword clusters.The keyword with the highest median centrality was incontinence(0.48),followed by electroacupuncture(0.42).The main research hotspots included women(research subjects),electroacupuncture,moxibustion,warm acupuncture(intervention methods),and middle hip,eight hips,and Huiyang(commonly used acupoints).Conclusion Electroacupuncture will continue to be a hot research topic for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence.There is an urgent need to strength researches on acupuncture treatment for male stress urinary incontinence.The standardized operation and standardization of acupuncture in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence need to be studied in depth.