Palliative Care Landscape in the COVID-19 Era: Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research

Despite the increasing number of publications globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored significant research gaps that should be resolved, including within PC-related research. This study aimed to map and understand the global trends in palliative care (PC)-related COVID-19 research and provid...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2022-07, Vol.10 (7), p.1344
Main Authors: Abu-Odah, Hammoda, Su, Jingjing, Wang, Mian, Lin, Sin-Yi (Rose), Bayuo, Jonathan, Musa, Salihu Sabiu, Molassiotis, Alex
Format: Article
Language:English
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bibliometric analysis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Forecasts and trends
Management
Palliative care
Palliative treatment
Review
Visualization
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Summary:Despite the increasing number of publications globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored significant research gaps that should be resolved, including within PC-related research. This study aimed to map and understand the global trends in palliative care (PC)-related COVID-19 research and provide quantitative evidence to guide future studies. We systematically searched four databases between 1st January 2020 and 25th April 2022. The VOSviewer, Gephi, and R software were utilized for data analysis and results visualization. A total of 673 articles were identified from the databases between 1st January 2020 and 25th April 2022. Canada (6.2%), Australia (5.4%), and the United Kingdom (3.8%) were the most productive countries regarding articles published per million confirmed COVID-19 cases. A lack of international collaborations and an uneven research focus on PC across countries with different pandemic trajectories was observed. The PC research in question focused on cancer, telehealth, death and dying, and bereavement. This study’s conclusions support the recommendation for international collaboration to facilitate knowledge and practice transformation to support countries with unmet PC needs during the pandemic. Further studies are required on the grief and bereavement support of families, healthcare professionals and patients with other life-threatening illnesses.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare10071344