Visualization Analysis of Research Hotspots and Development Trends of The Integration of Medical Care in China Based on Citespace

Objective This study analyzes, summarizes and summarizes the hot spots and trends of integrated medical and nursing care in China, and provides theoretical basis for the future related scientific research. Methods The CiteSpace Knowledge Graph visualization and analysis tool was used to conduct a basic statistical analysis of the literature on the theme of “health care integration” collected in the China Knowledge Network (CNKI) database from 2005 to 2022, to understand the annual publication volume and trends, research institutions and authors, high frequency keyword co-occurrences analysis. Results A total of 3534 articles were included. The analysis shows an explosive growth in the number of articles published each year after 2013.High-frequency keywords include medical and health care integration, elderly care services and elderly care models. Conclusion In recent years, the hot research fields of the combination of medical and nursing care in China include elderly care service, smart community home care model, and research on the elderly and disabled elderly. This paper predicts that the research field of the combination of medical and nursing care will continue to expand, and the research on the combination of medical and nursing care will develop toward the trend of diversification.