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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2022

Demoralization: Where it stands-and where we can take it: A bibliometric analysis.

Qingyong Zheng, Lu Xiong, Huijun Li, Ming Liu, Jianguo Xu, Xiaofeng Luo

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
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  3. Strategies to Promote Resilience and Community Reintegration for Patients With New Disabilities After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study Integrating Patient and Family Perspectives.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2026
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  5. A longitudinal observational study of demoralization within 6 months following cancer diagnosis: a cross-lagged panel network analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
    Observational
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qingyong ZhengSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Lu XiongSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Huijun LiSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Ming LiuEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Jianguo XuEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Xiaofeng LuoSchool of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Lanzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose is to analyze existing studies related to the field of demoralization through bibliometrics. Methodology: Relevant literature on demoralization was searched from PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and CINAHL Complete. Bibliometric analysis was performed using GraphPad Prisma 8.2.1, VOSviewer 1.6.18 and R software. Research publication trends, author-country collaboration, research hotspots and future trends were explored by generating network relationship maps. Results: A total of 1,035 publications related to the field of demoralization were identified. The earliest relevant studies have been published since 1974, and the studies have grown faster since 2000. Conclusion: There has been a significant increase in research in the field of demoralization after 2000. The United States provided the most publications. There is overall active collaboration between authors, countries, and institutions. In future research, more attention will be paid to the effects of COVID-19 on demoralization and intervention care for this psychology.

Indexed as

bibliometricsCOVID-19data visualizationdemoralizationdevelopment historypsychological distress

Identifiers

PMID36457904
PMCPMC9706393
OpenAlexW4309214757

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Registered trials

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