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Abstract
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the trends and research status of global nursing robot research.
Background: The global aging population has intensified the demand for caregiving services, highlighting the need for innovative solutions like nursing robots to address caregiver shortages and enhance healthcare efficiency. A bibliometric analysis of nursing robots from 2014 to 2024 are noteworthy but limited.
Methods: We searched the Web of Science database for relevant articles concerning nursing robots, published between January 1, 2014 to October 30, 2024. Data collected include: the number of publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, reference, and keywords. CiteSpace were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis.
Results: The analysis included a total of 696 publications, which were produced by 165 institutions from 66 countries and involved 243 authors. The publications exhibited a generally increasing trend with fluctuations over time. The United States of America contributed the majority of articles, with 187 publications accounting for 26.87% of the total. Griffith University from Australia led the institutions with 11 publications, representing 1.58% of the overall count. The International Journal of Social Robotics was the most prolific in publishing articles on nursing robots, with 162 publications. Through the analysis of timeline graph and burst terms, we identified technology, functionality, and impact of nursing robots as research hotspots. The application of social robots in patient care and advancements in team collaboration during robot-assisted surgery are potential emerging research directions.
Conclusions: This study presents an overview of the nursing robot research landscape over the past decade. This research offer valuable insights and direction for future trends and research trajectories in the domain of nursing robots.
Implications for Nursing Management: Nursing administrators can appropriately apply nursing robots to assist in improving nursing efficiency, thereby freeing up nurses’ time to focus on more complex patient care.
目的：本研究旨在了解全球护理机器人研究的趋势和研究现状。背景：全球人口老龄化加剧了对护理服务的需求，凸显了对护理机器人等创新解决方案的需求，以解决护理人员短缺和提高医疗效率。2014年至2024年护理机器人的文献计量分析值得注意，但有限。方法：检索Web of Science数据库中2014年1月1日至2024年10月30日发表的护理机器人相关文章。收集的数据包括：出版物数量、国家、机构、作者、期刊、参考文献、关键词。使用CiteSpace进行文献计量学分析。结果：本分析共纳入66个国家165个机构的696篇论文，涉及243位作者。出版物呈现出随时间波动而普遍增加的趋势。美国发表的文章最多，共187篇，占总数的26.87%。澳大利亚的格里菲斯大学（Griffith University）以11篇论文排名第一，占总数的1.58%。《国际社会机器人杂志》（International Journal of Social Robotics）发表的关于护理机器人的文章最多，有162篇。通过对时间线图和突发项的分析，确定护理机器人的技术、功能和影响为研究热点。社交机器人在患者护理中的应用以及机器人辅助手术中团队协作的进步是潜在的新兴研究方向。结论：本研究概述了过去十年护理机器人的研究概况。本研究为护理机器人领域的未来发展趋势和研究轨迹提供了有价值的见解和方向。对护理管理的启示：护理管理者可以适当地应用护理机器人来帮助提高护理效率，从而解放护士的时间，专注于更复杂的患者护理。
期刊介绍：
The Journal of Nursing Management is an international forum which informs and advances the discipline of nursing management and leadership. The Journal encourages scholarly debate and critical analysis resulting in a rich source of evidence which underpins and illuminates the practice of management, innovation and leadership in nursing and health care. It publishes current issues and developments in practice in the form of research papers, in-depth commentaries and analyses.
The complex and rapidly changing nature of global health care is constantly generating new challenges and questions. The Journal of Nursing Management welcomes papers from researchers, academics, practitioners, managers, and policy makers from a range of countries and backgrounds which examine these issues and contribute to the body of knowledge in international nursing management and leadership worldwide.
The Journal of Nursing Management aims to:
-Inform practitioners and researchers in nursing management and leadership
-Explore and debate current issues in nursing management and leadership
-Assess the evidence for current practice
-Develop best practice in nursing management and leadership
-Examine the impact of policy developments
-Address issues in governance, quality and safety
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