The Level Of Independence Elderly In The Fulfillment Of Activity Daily Living - A Bibliometric Analysis Edy Soesanto1, Arief Shofyan Baidhowy1, Much N Al Jihad1, Nittiya Noysipoom 2, Nining Puji Astuti3
1 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
2 Adult and Gerontological Nursing Division, Boromarajonani College. of Nursing Nopparat Vajira, Bangkok, Thailand
3Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the current evidence found in the nursing literature about the level of independence of elderly people in fulfilling activities of daily living.
Methods: A bibliometric analysis of published research focused on the level of independence of the elderly in fulfilling daily living activities was conducted to analyze trends in publications. Paper restricted publication 2000-2023. Focus in the fields of nursing, health science, clinical science and public health. VOSviewer was used to analyze the data, and co-authors and co-occurrence then reviewed the results.
Results: There were 8,028 articles obtained from 2000 to 2022 in the health sciences and nursing research fields. In general, the country that conducted the most research on ADLs was in China, with research topics around: intervention, outcome, improvement, elderly population, prevalence, and proportion. Meanwhile in intervention research the points that are often discussed include systematic reviews, measurements, improvements, outcomes, elderly, patients. In the variable daily activity factor that has the least description is a decrease in ADL, functional disability, risk factors
Conclusion: In many nations, particularly developing nations, there is still room for more research on the level of independence of the elderly. My advice for researchers to pick a topic for their future research that falls within the low category of visualization.
Keywords: Bibliometric, Elderly, Level of Independence
