Abstract:Objective: To perform a visualized analysis of research articles on senile dementia nursing in China and foreign countries, to investigate the difference in research hotspots in this field between China and foreign countries, and to provide directions for the research on high-quality dementia nursing in China. Methods: With dementia and nursing as key words, CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, Wanfang Data, CNKI, and VIP were searched for research articles on senile dementia nursing in China and foreign countries published from 2012 to 2017. A total of 2195 English articles and 1289 Chinese articles were obtained, and with the help of EviGate data platform, an intelligent information processing system was used for large-scale data extraction and information analysis, and the relevant graph was plotted. Results: In 2012-2017, self-ability of the elderly or elderly patients was the major direction of research on senile dementia nursing in foreign countries, followed by care of the elderly or elderly patients by others and the two-way influence of external environment or care model on the elderly; in China, the research on geriatric nursing mainly focused on self-capacity of the elderly or elderly patients and care behavior of others. The research on dementia nursing attracts more attention in foreign countries than in China, and compared with those in China, research articles in foreign countries had better quality, focused on more hotspots, and involved several areas including policies, scales, and soothing care, which were not covered by the research articles in China. Conclusion: This literature search has shown that compared with the research on senile dementia nursing in foreign countries, the research on this field in China has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is urgent to explore and establish theoretical and practical systems for senile dementia nursing in China.
