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. 2024 Sep 20:26:e63367.
doi: 10.2196/63367.

Development Trends and Prospects of Technology-Based Solutions for Health Challenges in Aging Over the Past 25 Years: Bibliometric Analysis

Lu Liu #  1 , Xiu-Ling Wang #  2 , Nuo Cheng #  3 , Fu-Min Yu #  4 , Hui-Jun Li  5   6 , Yang Mu  7 , Yonghui Yuan  8 , Jia-Xin Dong  9 , Yu-Dan Wu  9 , Da-Xin Gong  10   11 , Shuang Wang  12 , Guang-Wei Zhang  10   11   12
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Development Trends and Prospects of Technology-Based Solutions for Health Challenges in Aging Over the Past 25 Years: Bibliometric Analysis

Lu Liu et al. J Med Internet Res. .

Abstract

Background: As the global population ages, we witness a broad scientific and technological revolution tailored to meet the health challenges of older adults. Over the past 25 years, technological innovations, ranging from advanced medical devices to user-friendly mobile apps, are transforming the way we address these challenges, offering new avenues to enhance the quality of life and well-being of the aging demographic.

Objective: This study aimed to systematically review the development trends in technology for managing and caring for the health of older adults over the past 25 years and to project future development prospects.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of literatures related to technology-based solutions for health challenges in aging, published up to March 18, 2024. The search was performed using the Web of Science Core Collection, covering a span from 1999 to 2024. Our search strategy was designed to capture a broad spectrum of terms associated with aging, health challenges specific to older adults, and technological interventions.

Results: A total of 1133 publications were found in the Web of Science Core Collection. The publication trend over these 25 years showed a gradual but fluctuating increase. The United States was the most productive country and participated in international collaboration most frequently. The predominant keywords identified through this analysis included "dementia," "telemedicine," "older-adults," "telehealth," and "care." The keywords with citation bursts included "telemedicine" and "digital health."

Conclusions: The scientific and technological revolution has significantly improved older adult health management, particularly in chronic disease monitoring, mobility, and social connectivity. The momentum for innovation continues to build, with future research likely to focus on predictive analytics and personalized health care solutions, further enhancing older adults' independence and quality of life.

Keywords: AI; AI-driven; CiteSpace; VOSviewer; ageing; aging; aging health; artificial intelligence; bibliometrics; challenges; elder; elderly; geriatric; geriatrics; gerontology; health challenges; health management; innovation; innovations; monitoring; older adult; older adults; older people; older person; remote; remote care; remote monitoring; surveillance; tech-based; technological innovations; technology; technology-based; telemedicine; trends; visualization.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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Annual scientific production in technology-based solutions for health challenges in aging.
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(A) National and (B) institutional contributions to scientific research and collaborative endeavors.
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Keyword analysis. (A) Keywords appearing more than 5 times as shown by overlay visualization. (B) Keywords appearing more than 5 times as shown by density visualization. (C) Keyword cluster analysis. (D) The strongest citation bursts of the top 10 keywords.
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