基于Citespace知识图谱的虚拟现实技术在疼痛管理的研究热点及趋势

A Citespace-based analysis of research hotspots and trend in virtual reality assisted pain management

目的 分析近2013年—2023年应用虚拟现实技术(virtual reality,VR)疼痛管理的研究热点及趋势,为护理管理者及研究人员应用信息化手段提高护理质量提供参考。方法 采用CiteSpace软件对Web of Science核心合集数据库和知网以“虚拟现实”和“疼痛”为主题的文献进行可视化分析,包括年发文量、发表国家、机构、作者、共被引期刊和关键词聚类。检索时间为2013年1月至2023年9月。结果 共2 503篇英文文献和328篇中文文献纳入分析,年发文量呈上升趋势,其中中文发文于2014年和2020年呈现两次发文高峰,各国机构和学者有一定的合作;Pain为文献共被引期刊最多的杂志。中英文文献获得8个聚类:康复、虚拟筛选、分散注意力、生活质量、手术、幻肢痛、社会性疼痛、虚拟现实。中英文4个研究热点:VR技术在疼痛管理中的现状、应用效果及康复、VR技术创新和个性化心理健康干预。结论 在技术发展和政策支持下,应用虚拟现实技术在疼痛管理中的研究呈上升趋势,但各国机构的学者合作交流还需提升。国内相关研究在起步较晚,学者可基于VR技术研究热点及发展趋势,针对不同类型的研究对象,开展虚拟现实技术干预性研究,并进行相应的疗效评价。重点关注研究对象康复的效果,以及探索更加智能化及创新的技术手段及其作用机制,推动虚拟现实技术在疼痛管理中的应用。

Objective To investigate the research hotspots and trend in pain management with virtual reality from 2013 to 2023 therefore to provide nursing administrators and researchers with insights into leveraging information technology and to improve nursing quality.Methods Literatures in virtual reality and pain management were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases.Bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace software were conducted to examine the trend time was from January 2013 to September 2023.Results A total of 2503 English and 328 Chinese articles were included.It was found that the publications in relevant topics were on the rise annually in number and peaked twice in 2014 and 2020.Some authors from different institutions conducted certain level of collaborations in the researches.The journal Pain received the highest citations.Eight cluster keywords were identified:rehabilitation,virtual screening,distraction,quality of life,surgery,phantom limb pain,social pain and virtual reality.Four research hotspots were summarised,including current application of VR technology in pain management,application effect and research in rehabilitation,research in innovation of VR technology and personalised mental health interventions.Conclusions Research about VR technology in pain management is growing with technological advancements and policy supports.However,collaborations should be further improved between the scholars from different institutions.The domestic research emerged relatively behind the foreign institutions.Future studies should focus on intervention trials of virtual reality,particularly its impact on different participants groups and its role in rehabilitation.Innovative technical methods and personalised and accurate pain management strategies are crucial for promotion of the advanced VR technology in pain management.