Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate research trends and hot topics across the 45-year history of nursing studies on hypertension from 1979 to 2024.
Nursing research on hypertension is growing rapidly, with emerging global trends in COVID-19 and mHealth, highlighting areas for future focus such as anxiety and elderly care.
Should not yet change hypertension nursing practice; leaves open targeted research on gaps in elderly mortality and anxiety-vital signs.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate research trends and hot topics in the 45-year history of nursing studies on hypertension (1979-2024). METHODS: This retrospective bibliometric analysis study was conducted with 2678 data obtained from the WoSCC database on April 1, 2024. Data analysis and graphical presentation were presented using the Bibliometrix Package in R software, VOSviewer, and WoSCC. RESULTS: The study revealed that nursing studies on hypertension were growing rapidly in the scientific world. The most productive journal in the field was the Journal of Clinical Nursing, while the most productive and collaborative country was the United States. "Frailty," "COVID-19," "complications," "Meta-analysis," "vital signs," "systematic review", "self-care," and "chronic disease" were determined as hot topics. "COVID-19" and "mhealth" were global trends. Additionally, the issues of "anxiety, pair, vital signs" and "elderly, nursing home, mortality" needed to be addressed more by nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing studies on hypertension have increased to date. This area is likely to continue to be an active area of study for nursing researchers in the coming years. Focusing on the topics "anxiety, pair, vital signs" and "elderly, nursing home, mortality" will contribute to filling the gap in the field.
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