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. 2021 Jan-Mar;15(1):28-40.
doi: 10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-020003.

Computerized cognitive stimulation for people with dementia or with mild cognitive impairment: a bibliometric review

Sónia Rolland Sobral  1 , Margarida Sobral  2   3
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Computerized cognitive stimulation for people with dementia or with mild cognitive impairment: a bibliometric review

Sónia Rolland Sobral et al. Dement Neuropsychol. 2021 Jan-Mar.

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Many studies have found that non-pharmacological interventions, such as cognitive stimulation (CS), can benefit people with dementia (PWD) or with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The use of the computerized cognitive stimulation (CCS) had proven to be an ally to those who want to detect and mitigate this disease.

Objective: The purpose of this paper was to analyze the scientific production in CCS in PWD or with MCI in journals indexed in Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science and Elsevier's Scopus since 2000.

Methods: Data collected from Web of Science and Scopus during 2000-2019.

Results: The data show that dementia research is exponentially developing following the evolution of widespread use of computer science. As such, this article was of enormous importance doing a bibliometric analysis of what has been done in the area since the beginning of this century. The search terms identified 61 papers related to the use of computers applied to CS in PWD or MCI, and the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Journal of Alzheimer's Disease had the largest number of publications. The most cited article was the Faucounau et colleagues. Major research' countries are United Kingdom, Spain and United States.

Conclusions: The findings in these papers were analysed to find recommendations for future work in this area. The CCS has been increasingly used as an intervention tool for PWD or MCI, and there still seems to be a possibility for evolution in good quality publications.

Muitos estudos têm demonstrado que as intervenções não farmacológicas, como a estimulação cognitiva (EC), podem beneficiar pessoas com demência (PCD) ou com declínio cognitivo ligeiro (DCL). O uso da estimulação cognitiva computadorizada (ECC) tem mostrado ser um meio para detetar e mitigar essa doença.

Objetivo: O objetivo do presente artigo foi analisar a produção científica em ECC em PCD ou com DCL publicada em revistas indexadas na Web of Science da Clarivate Analytics e na Scopus da Elsevier desde 2000.

Métodos: Os dados foram coletados na Web of Science e Scopus relativamente aos anos 2000–2019.

Resultados: Os dados mostram que a pesquisa em demência está se desenvolvendo exponencialmente, acompanhando a evolução do uso generalizado da ciência da computação. Dessa forma, o estudo foi de enorme importância para uma análise bibliométrica do que tem sido feito na área desde o início deste século. Os termos de pesquisa identificaram 61 artigos relacionados ao uso de computadores aplicados à EC em PCD ou DCL, e ambos os periódicos International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry e Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease tiveram o maior número de publicações. O artigo mais citado foi o de Faucounau et al. Os principais países de pesquisa foram Reino Unido, Espanha e Estados Unidos.

Conclusões: Os resultados desses artigos foram analisados de forma a possibilitar encontrar recomendações para trabalhos futuros nessa área. A ECC tem sido cada vez mais utilizada como ferramenta nas intervenções para PCD e DCL, e ainda parece haver possibilidade de evolução em publicações de boa qualidade.

Keywords: bibliometrics; cognition; computers; data analysis; dementia.

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Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1. Evolution of published papers.
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Figure 2. Network visualization, keywords.
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Figure 3. Network visualization, countries.
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