Visual analysis of research on elderly care service personnel training based on CiteSpace

ObjectiveTo systematically review the research status,hotspots,frontiers,and development trends in the field of elderly care service personnel training both based on bibliometric methods,providing theoretical support and practical references for the localized construction and high⁃quality development of China's elderly care service personnel training system.MethodsUsing the Web of Science core collection and CNKI(China National Knowledge Infrastructure) as data sources,relevant literature published from January 1,1999 to May 26,2025 was retrieved.A total of 1 147 valid documents(394 English,753 Chinese) were visually analyzed using CiteSpace 6.4.R1 software.This included analysis of the temporal characteristics of publication volume,author and institutional collaboration networks,as well as comparative studies of keyword co⁃occurrence,clustering(all Q values>0.3,all S values>0.7),timeline dynamic evolution,and keyword bursts.ResultsChinese literature publication volume showed a significant growth trend in the past decade(reaching 90 articles in 2024),while English literature publication volume stabilized after 2007(peaking at 38 articles in 2021).Core issues identified in both Chinese and English literature include three aspects:research subjects were predominantly focused on nursing,with insufficient attention paid to multidisciplinary talents such as clinical medicine and rehabilitation therapy;author and institutional collaboration networks were loose,and a medical⁃education collaboration model had not yet been formed;significant regional disparities existed,with higher research activity in developed countries and China's first⁃tier cities.Hotspot comparisons revealed that Chinese literature focuses on the integration of medical and elderly care,industry⁃education integration,smart elderly care,and policy⁃driven personnel team building,whereas English literature emphasized long⁃term care,end of life care,advance care planning,and service quality assessment.ConclusionsTraining personnel for elderly care services is a crucial link in addressing population aging.The differences and frontier trends in Chinese and English literature revealed by this study can provide important references for China to build a localized,multidisciplinary,and medically⁃educationally integrated elderly care personnel training system,thereby facilitating the high⁃quality development of elderly care services.