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ArticleNursing open2023

Research trends in readiness for hospital discharge between 2002 and 2021: A bibliometric analysis.

Rong Zhang, Dongmei Wang, Ling Zhu, Yongdong He, Ling Cheng, Jifen Ma, Ting Zhang, Jun Zhang, Longti Li

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Article in Nursing open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rong ZhangDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2286-7292
Dongmei WangDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Ling ZhuDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Yongdong HeDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Ling ChengDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Jifen MaDepartment of Neuro-Oncology Center, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Ting ZhangDepartment of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Great Vascular Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Jun ZhangSchool of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Longti LiNursing Department, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Hubei University of Medicine · CNWuhan University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province in China 2018CFB598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study aimed to undertake a bibliometric analysis to provide comprehensive information in demonstrating the current status and outline the overall trends in the area of readiness for hospital discharge (RHD).

designA bibliometric and visual analysis of RHD literature was undertaken.

methodsArticles were retrieved from the Web of Science network from 2002 to 2021. VOSviewer was used to identify the co-authorship network of countries/institutions, co-authorship and co-citation analysis of authors, and co-citation analysis of references and citation analysis of documents. CiteSpace was used to identify the keyword co-occurrence network and perform cluster analysis, detecting the keywords with citation bursts and speculated frontiers in this research field.

resultsA total of 512 articles were included in the final analysis. Key findings are: (1) There has been a continuous but somewhat fluctuating rise in the number of publications. (2) 56.05% of publications come from the USA with Marquette University making the highest contribution. (3) Most publications (17, 3.32%) in RHD research were from the Journal of Clinical Nursing, and Anaesthesia and Analgesia had the highest number of citations (584 citations). (4) Weiss ME (25, 4.88%) was the most productive author whose articles have been the most highly cited (646 citations). (5) Cited references from Weiss ME (2007) also made the largest contribution to co-citations, and the most cited reference was from Jack BW (2009) (1022 citations). (6) The 20 most frequent keywords and keywords with the strongest citation bursts were retrieved. There were seven research hotspots, and three emerging research frontiers were explored.

conclusionsThe bibliometric analysis of material published in the last 20 years indicates that there have been statistically significant gains in comprehensive information on RHD, including the knowledge mapping of the countries, institutions, authors, references and keywords. The hotspots and frontiers, which have been explored can give guidance to researchers as to new angles and directions to take. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The effects of the implementation of ERAS on RHD-related risk for adverse post-discharge outcomes in surgical patients will be of increasing concern for healthcare professionals. It is important for patients and their relatives to be confident that on discharge they are sufficiently ready for hospital discharge to enable them to safely and smoothly make the transition to home. Improving the level of RHD in discharged patients can help nurse managers and researchers measure the effectiveness of discharge planning services.

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AftercareBibliometricsPatient DischargeHospitalsHumansbibliometric analysisCiteSpacehealth carelength of stayreadiness for hospital dischargeVOSviewer

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PMCPMC10643845
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