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Prostate cancer, online health information and communication technology – Bibliometric analysis of field with research frontiers
Jackson, Stuart Robert Chambers, Suzanne Leslie, Scott Patel, Manish I.
Jackson, Stuart Robert
Chambers, Suzanne
Leslie, Scott
Patel, Manish I.
Abstract
Objectives
The purpose of this study is to conduct the first bibliometric analysis which examines eHealth communication technologies in prostate cancer care, and the utilization of internet-based health information and communication technology by men with prostate cancer.
Methods
Original articles were extracted from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) on Web of Science (WOS) and analyzed concerning their distributions. Quantitative guidance directed investigation of findings from previous studies and trending issues within the field. The WOS, VOSViewer and CiteSpace IV were used for information analysis.
Results
302 articles were included in the final analysis. There has been a 165 % increase in productivity over the past decade. The leading country by publication was the USA (145 articles = 48.02 %). Journals which published the highest number of original articles were the Journal of Medical Internet Research (6.95 %), and Patient Education and Counseling (4.64 %).
Discussion and practice implications
The field of research which examines utilization and impacts of internet-based health information on men with prostate cancer is growing and diverse. Research frontiers are ‘Information quality and diversity’, ‘eHealth literacy’, ‘decision making’, and ‘survivorship and advanced disease’. Clinicians should be aware of several significant limitations which exist within the current field of research.
Keywords
prostate, cancer, self-education, internet, information, bibliometric
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Patient Education and Counseling
Book
Volume
115
Issue
Page Range
1-14
Article Number
Article 107887
ACU Department
Faculty of Health Sciences
Collections
Relation URI
Source URL
Event URL
Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
Notes
© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).