Visual Analysis of a Binary Study of Stroke Patients and Caregivers

Abstract

Objective: To understand the current situation and trend of the research on stroke patients and caregivers, and to provide reference for researchers to broaden the research on stroke patients and caregivers. Design: The CiteSpace software was used to visually analyze 544 articles related to stroke patients and caregivers. Methods: CiteSpace software is a Java application that supports knowledge research, data visualization and literature database analysis. The following data were searched: title, abstract, year, keyword, author, academic institution. CiteSpace software was used for visual analysis of authors and institutions, keyword co-occurrence, keyword clustering and keyword emergence of the included literature. Results: A total of 544 articles related to stroke patients and caregivers were included, and the annual number of articles related to stroke patients and caregivers showed an increasing trend in the past 10 years. The top three institutions are from the UK, the US and the Netherlands, and the top three authors are from Italy and the US. The most common keywords were "quality of life," "depression," and "anxiety."