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A PAIN AND NURSING, SCIENTIFIC MAPPING OF ARTICLES.
| Summary: | Abstract: Pain management is crucial in nursing care, directly impacting the quality of life of patients, especially those with complex conditions such as coagulopathies. During the implementation of a nursing consultation, it was observed that pain was often underestimated, highlighting its significance in health management. This observation motivated the current study, which aims to map the state of the art in research on pain and nursing, identifying trends, key scientific contributions, influential authors, most-cited articles, and emerging themes, with the goal of improving care and guiding future research. A total of 667 articles from the Scopus database were analyzed using the bibliometric analysis software VOSviewer. The focus was on bibliometric performance, co-citation mapping, and co-occurrence of keywords, with the identification of thematic clusters and emerging trends. The study included articles in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English, without time restrictions, providing a broad view of the evolution of scientific production. Since 1966, scientific production on pain and nursing has grown, with the United States, France, and Brazil as the main contributors. The most prolific author, Kate L. Lapane, stood out for her studies on pain management in elderly patients with dementia and disparities in treatment. Co-citation analysis identified six main clusters, centered on pain management in geriatrics, professional training, and treatment inequalities. Keyword co-occurrence revealed four clusters related to education, pain assessment, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. The study emphasizes the importance of continuous education and interdisciplinary approaches to improve care and reduce disparities. |
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| Main Authors: | Simões, Mário Manuel Monteiro |
| Other Authors: | Ferraz, Carla Sofia Bento; Santos, Carlos Alberto Bem-Haja dos |
| Subject: | Dor, Enfermagem, Gestão da Dor, Idosos, Demência, Cuidados de Enfermagem, Avaliação da Dor, Bibliometria. Pain, Nursing, Pain Management, Elderly, Dementia, Nursing Care, Pain Assessment, Bibliometrics. Dolor, Enfermería, Gestión del Dolor, Ancianos, Demencia, Cuidados de Enfermería, Evaluación del Dolor, Bibliometría. |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Internet Latent Corpus Journal |
| Summary: | Abstract: Pain management is crucial in nursing care, directly impacting the quality of life of patients, especially those with complex conditions such as coagulopathies. During the implementation of a nursing consultation, it was observed that pain was often underestimated, highlighting its significance in health management. This observation motivated the current study, which aims to map the state of the art in research on pain and nursing, identifying trends, key scientific contributions, influential authors, most-cited articles, and emerging themes, with the goal of improving care and guiding future research. A total of 667 articles from the Scopus database were analyzed using the bibliometric analysis software VOSviewer. The focus was on bibliometric performance, co-citation mapping, and co-occurrence of keywords, with the identification of thematic clusters and emerging trends. The study included articles in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English, without time restrictions, providing a broad view of the evolution of scientific production. Since 1966, scientific production on pain and nursing has grown, with the United States, France, and Brazil as the main contributors. The most prolific author, Kate L. Lapane, stood out for her studies on pain management in elderly patients with dementia and disparities in treatment. Co-citation analysis identified six main clusters, centered on pain management in geriatrics, professional training, and treatment inequalities. Keyword co-occurrence revealed four clusters related to education, pain assessment, and both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. The study emphasizes the importance of continuous education and interdisciplinary approaches to improve care and reduce disparities. |
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