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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cognitive function among older adults : A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024
Yang, Zhen Hotterbeex, Pauline Marent, Pieter-Jan Cerin, Ester Thomis, Martine van Ufffelen, Jannique
Yang, Zhen
Hotterbeex, Pauline
Marent, Pieter-Jan
Cerin, Ester
Thomis, Martine
van Ufffelen, Jannique
Abstract
Because of population ageing, there will be a vast increase in the prevalence of cognitive decline and dementia. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour have been identified as modifiable lifestyle behaviours associated with these cognitive conditions. Therefore, the aim of this bibliometric analysis is to reveal the knowledge structure of the field of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cognitive function among older adults from 2004 to 2024, and to predict emerging research trends. A total of 1290 publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were applied to conduct performance analysis, science mapping, and enrichment. T. Liu-Ambrose was the most prolific author (39 publications), and the University of British Columbia was the most prolific institution (48 publications). The USA, China, and Canada were the three most productive countries with 392, 174, and 136 publications respectively. Two research trends revealed the knowledge structure of this field, including the shift from evaluating the effectiveness of interventions on cognitive function to evaluating the effectiveness of interventions on other health-related outcomes, as well as an expansion of research on the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the context of healthy ageing. Sleep, sedentary behaviour, and virtual reality may be emerging research trends and may predict directions for future research. Collectively, this bibliometric analysis provides a one-step overview of the knowledge structure in this field for researchers and other stakeholders, as well as a reference for future research.
Keywords
physical activity, sedentary behavior, lifestyle behaviors, healthy aging, cognitive aging, bibliometric analysis
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Ageing Research Reviews
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Volume
97
Issue
Page Range
1-14
Article Number
Article 102283
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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