Zhang Meng, Li Hao, Li Qingshan, Yang Zhen, Deng Haobin, Xu Yingying, Guo Quanyi
School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Oct 24;15:1457625. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1457625. eCollection 2024.
Depression is a common psychological complication in osteoarthritis (OA) patients, and its incidence gets more and more attention year by year worldwide. This study investigates the association between OA and depression through a bibliometric analysis of published studies. It aims to identify leading authors, institutions, and countries to highlight research hotspots and suggest potential future directions. We collected publications on OA and depression from 1994 to 2024 using the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. Bibliographic information, including authorship, country of origin, citation frequency, and visualizations, was generated using VOSviewer, R software, and CiteSpace. A total of 2,342 articles were identified. The United States led in publications with 906 articles, Boston University was the most prolific institution with 56 publications, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders was the top journal with 71 publications, and Stefania Maggi was the most productive author with 19 publications. The primary research hotspots identified were: "The relationship between depression and OA," "Disability and prevalence," and "Characteristics of older people suffering depression after OA." Predicted future research frontiers include: "Treating depression in OA patients with multimorbidity," "Psychometric properties of instruments for assessing depression and anxiety in OA patients," "Depression or anxiety in patients with surgical intervention," and "Other mental diseases in OA patients." This bibliometric analysis underscores the importance of understanding the link between OA and depressive disorders, potentially guiding new research directions.
抑郁症是骨关节炎（OA）患者常见的心理并发症，其发病率在全球范围内逐年受到越来越多的关注。本研究通过对已发表研究的文献计量分析，探讨OA与抑郁症之间的关联。旨在确定主要作者、机构和国家，以突出研究热点并提出潜在的未来研究方向。我们使用科学网核心合集（WOSCC）数据库收集了1994年至2024年期间关于OA和抑郁症的出版物。使用VOSviewer、R软件和CiteSpace生成文献信息，包括作者身份、原产国、被引频次和可视化分析。共识别出2342篇文章。美国发表文章数量最多，有906篇；波士顿大学是发文量最高的机构，有56篇；《BMC肌肉骨骼疾病》是发表文章最多的期刊，有71篇；斯特凡尼亚·马吉是发文量最多的作者，有19篇。确定的主要研究热点包括：“抑郁症与OA的关系”“残疾与患病率”以及“OA后患有抑郁症的老年人的特征”。预测的未来研究前沿包括：“治疗合并多种疾病的OA患者的抑郁症”“评估OA患者抑郁和焦虑的工具的心理测量特性”“手术干预患者的抑郁或焦虑”以及“OA患者的其他精神疾病”。这项文献计量分析强调了理解OA与抑郁症之间联系的重要性，可能会为新的研究方向提供指导。
