Research on the health of and interventions for family caregivers of people with dementia: a bibliometric analysis of research output during 1988-2018.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Dementia is a serious and growing health problem, and since most people with dementia live at home, caring responsibilities generally fall on family members. Caregivers are often inadequately supported by formal health services and have poorer psychological and physical health. Our study aimed to compare the contributions of publications from different countries, institutions and authors and present a bibliometric analysis to determine the hotspots and trends in research concerning the health of and interventions for family dementia caregivers. METHODS:Studies published during 1988-2018 were extracted from the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science. Each abstract of publications was evaluated to obtain the basic information. A bibliometric analysis was used to eva

SUBMITTER: Shi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6975077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature