Thematic research clusters in very old populations (≥ 80 years): a bibliometric approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population aging will be one of humanity's major challenges in the decades to come. In addition to focusing on the pathologies causing the greatest mortality and morbidity in this population, such as dementia, health research in elderly people must consider a myriad of other interlinked factors, such as geriatric syndromes, social aspects, and factors related to preserving quality of life and promoting healthy aging. This study aims to identify the main subject areas attracting research attention with regard to very old (≥ 80 years) populations.

Methods

Documents assigned with the medical subject heading "Aged, 80 and over" were retrieved from MEDLINE and the Web of Science. This dataset was used to determine publication output by disease, geographic region, count

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Alcaide G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature