Fordjour Genevieve Ataa, Chan Cecilia Lai-Wan
Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
The Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 19;12(6):690. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12060690.
Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) face challenges that impact their psychosocial well-being and health behaviours. This study utilized bibliometric analyses to examine research trends on the psychosocial and health-related behaviours of FDWs in the Asia Pacific region. The bibliometric analysis comprised citation analysis and co-occurrence analysis. A systematic literature search in academic databases, including Scopus, identified 73 relevant articles published from 1996 to 2023. The growth trend revealed a steady increase in the number of publications on FDWs' psychosocial and health-related behaviours in Asia over the years, with significant growth from 2018 to 2023, indicating an increasing interest in this research area. The citation analysis identified influential studies, active authors, and sources with high publication numbers in this research area. The analysis also examined the geographical distribution of studies, identifying the countries and organizations in Asia that contributed significantly to FDW research. The co-occurrence analysis of keywords identified key themes and concepts in the literature. The most active keywords identified include "COVID-19", "Depression", "Foreign Domestic Workers", "Mental Health", and "Quality of Life". In conclusion, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the current trends and state of knowledge on the psychosocial and health-related behaviours of FDWs in the Asia Pacific region.
外籍家政工人面临着影响其心理社会福祉和健康行为的挑战。本研究利用文献计量分析来考察亚太地区外籍家政工人心理社会及健康相关行为的研究趋势。文献计量分析包括引文分析和共现分析。在包括Scopus在内的学术数据库中进行的系统文献检索，确定了1996年至2023年发表的73篇相关文章。增长趋势显示，多年来亚洲关于外籍家政工人心理社会及健康相关行为的出版物数量稳步增加，2018年至2023年有显著增长，表明对该研究领域的兴趣日益浓厚。引文分析确定了该研究领域有影响力的研究、活跃作者和高发表量的来源。该分析还考察了研究的地理分布，确定了亚洲对家政工人研究有重大贡献的国家和组织。关键词共现分析确定了文献中的关键主题和概念。确定的最活跃关键词包括“COVID-19”、“抑郁”、“外籍家政工人”、“心理健康”和“生活质量”。总之，本研究全面了解了亚太地区外籍家政工人心理社会及健康相关行为的当前趋势和知识状况。
