Abstract:

Objective

To analyze the current research landscape and evolving trends in rehabilitation care for post-stroke dysphagia through bibliometric methods, aiming to elucidate research progress and future directions in this field.

Methods

Using "stroke," "dysphagia," and "nursing" as search terms, literature was retrieved from the Web of Science database.VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were utilized for keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-citation analysis, and visualization to identify research hotspots and frontiers.

Results

A total of 316 relevant articles were included, authored by 1458 researchers from 664 institutions across 44 countries, published in 156 journals, and citing 8471 references from 3021 unique journals.The top three countries in terms of publication output were the United States, China, and Australia.Keyword co-occurrence and burst detection analyses revealed research hotspots, including swallowing function assessment, nursing interventions, nutritional support, aspiration prevention, quality of life, and rehabilitation.Co-citation analysis underscored the critical role of formal dysphagia screening in reducing pneumonia risk and indicated that this field remains in a developmental stage, necessitating further research to optimize nursing strategies.

Conclusion

Rehabilitation nursing for post-stroke dysphagia is an active research domain, with current focus on dysphagia screening and aspiration prevention.Future studies should prioritize developing personalized care protocols, advancing technology-assisted swallowing function assessments, and optimizing interdisciplinary collaborative models to drive progress in this field.

Key words: Stroke, Dysphagia, Nursing, Bibliometrics, Research trends, Hotspot analysis