Research Trends of Acupressure Applications in Surgical Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Aim: This study intended to investigate the main research topics, evolving themes, and the development of research on acupressure applications within the domain of surgical nursing.
Method: The study included 97 articles sourced from the Web of Science database, all of which met the inclusion criteria and focused on acupressure applications in surgical nursing. Data analysis was carried out using the Bibliometrix package in the R programming environment.
Results: The findings revealed that research on acupressure in surgical nursing was conducted in 10 different countries with contributions from 411 researchers affiliated with more than 40 institutions. The earliest publication in this field was from 2002, with a significant increase in publications noted in 2021 and 2023. Yeh M.L. was recognized as the most productive author, while China, Iran, and the United States were the primary contributors to research output. The Chinese Medical University was identified as the institution with the highest activity.
Conclusion: The results highlight thematic gaps in the literature, identify prominent but under-explored areas, categorize keyword clusters, and map research collaborations. These insights also point to future research opportunities in the field of acupressure applied to surgery in nursing.

Keywords

• Acupressure
• bibliometric analysis
• nursing
• surgery

Hemşirelik Alanında Cerrahide Akupresür Uygulamalarına İlişkin Araştırma Eğilimlerinin Bibliyometrik Bir Analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik alanında cerrahide akupresür uygulamalarına üzerine yapılan araştırmaların çalışma odağını, tematik eğilimleri ve gelişimini analiz etmek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Çalışmanın evrenini Web of Science veritabanında araştırmanın dahil edilme kriterlerine uyan hemşirelik alanında cerrahide akupresür uygulamalarına üzerine yapılan 97 makale oluşturdu. Verilerin analizi R yazılımında Bibliometrix Paket programı kullanılarak gerçekleştirildi. 
Bulgular: Cerrahi hemşirelik kapsamında akupresür uygulamalarına yönelik çalışmaların, 10 farklı ülkeden toplam 411 araştırmacı ve 40’tan fazla kurumun katkısıyla gerçekleştirildiği belirlenmiştir. İlk yayının 2002 yılında yayımlandığı saptanmış, yayın yoğunluğunun ise 2021 ve 2023 yıllarında zirveye ulaştığı görülmüştür. Alanda en fazla yayını bulunan yazar Yeh M.L. olurken, en üretken ülkeler Çin, İran ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri olarak öne çıkmıştır; en aktif kurumun ise China Medical University olduğu tespit edilmiştir. 
Sonuç: Elde edilen bulgular, hemşirelikte cerrahide uygulanan akupresür uygulamalarıyla ilgili literatürde mevcut tematik boşlukları, öne çıkan ve yeterince çalışılmamış alanları, anahtar kelime gruplarını, uluslararası araştırma iş birliklerini ve geleceğe dönük potansiyel araştırma fırsatlarını ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Akupresür
• bibliyometrik analiz
• hemşirelik
• cerrahi

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