Patterns and trends in infection control nursing research: text network analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the advancement of the medical environment, health-related infections continue to increase. The study was to explore the knowledge structure of infection control nursing research using keywords and networks. It was also to identify theoretical groundings regarding the current infection control nursing theory and presented the area and level of future theory.

Methods

A quantitative content analysis design was employed. Using text network analysis, keywords were derived from the abstracts of 2,651 studies conducted from 1974 to 2022, and centrality and network connection structure analyses were used to identify the keywords' structure and characteristics.

Results

In the frequency of occurrence, vaccine is the most frequent, followed by health personne

SUBMITTER: Ryu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature