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  4. Community Integration of Disability: A Bibliometric and Knowledge-Map Analysis

Community Integration of Disability: A Bibliometric and Knowledge-Map Analysis

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2025 · DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S494130 · Published: January 22, 2025

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Simple Explanation

This study uses bibliometric methods to explore community integration of disabilities, clarifying knowledge, hotspots, and trends. The research analyzes studies on community integration from 1990 to 2023 using CiteSpace and Microsoft Office Excel. The study reveals an increasing trend in publications related to community integration, with brain injury, individuals, and quality of life being the most frequent keywords.

Study Duration
1990 to 2023
Participants
2239 hits
Evidence Level
Not specified

Key Findings

  • 1
    The number of publications related to community integration is increasing gradually.
  • 2
    The three most frequent keywords is Brain Injury (571, 13%), Individuals (488, 11%), Quality of Life (434, 10%).
  • 3
    The current strongest citation burst keywords are social participation, substance use, experiences, interventions, and Afghanistan.

Research Summary

This review used CiteSpace, the most commonly used bibliometric analysis software worldwide, to visually analyze research on community integration of individuals with disabilities from 1990 to 2023. From 1990 to 2023, the number of publications focusing on community integration has been on an upward trend. Community integration is gradually becoming a popular research topic, and the annual number of publications in this field is expected to grow in the future.

Practical Implications

Future Research Directions

Future research should explore the experiences and feelings of different groups of disabilities regarding community integration and develop more effective interventions for their community integration.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

More multidisciplinary cooperation in community integration should be conducted.

Specific Field Research

In future research, community integration research should be limited to a single field, such as stroke, children, traumatic brain injury, etc.

Study Limitations

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    Data only includes results from the WOSCC database.
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    Search terms related to people with disabilities were not included.
  • 3
    Content of authors, institutions, and countries was not analyzed.

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