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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1457625
This article is part of the Research Topic The Interplay of Stress, Health, and Well-being: Unraveling the Psychological and Physiological Processes - Volume II View all 16 articles

Osteoarthritis with Depression: Mapping Publication Status and Exploring Hotspots

Provisionally accepted
Meng Zhang Meng Zhang 1Hao Li Hao Li 2*Qingshan Li Qingshan Li 3Zhen Yang Zhen Yang 4Yingying Xu Yingying Xu 3Quanyi Guo Quanyi Guo 3*
  • 1 Renmin University of China, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
  • 2 School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
  • 3 Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
  • 4 Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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    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.

    Keywords: bibliometric analysis, Depression, Osteoarthritis, Evolving trends, Citespace

    Received: 01 Jul 2024; Accepted: 03 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Li, Li, Yang, Xu and Guo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Hao Li, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
    Quanyi Guo, Department of Orthopedics, Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100048, China

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