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The purpose of this study was to analyze trends in published articles from the Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing (JKGN) over the past 6 years 1) to examine use of nursing theories and 2) to provide recommendations for future gerontolgical nursing studies. Methods: An analysis was done of 153 articles published in JKGN from 2010 to 2015. The analysis focused on research methodology, key words, and nursing theories. Descriptive statistics were used to examine frequency distribution of research methods and key words. Qualitative analysis was utilized to analyze application of nursing theories. Results: For the majority of articles quantitative analysis (87.6%) was used and among meta-paradigm concepts, the most frequently used keyword was health. Only 12 (7.8%) out of 153 articles provided a theoretical framework from nursing or another discipline. Conclusion: The results show that the application of theory was limited in the published articles in JKGN over the past 6 years. Therefore, promoting theory application in gerontological nursing research is necessary for the development of unique nursing knowledge. Additionally, for improvements in the nursing discipline, especially gerontological nursing, there is a need to encourage nurses doing research to utilize a variety of research methodologies and methods of data analysis.
The benefits of intergenerational contact between older and young adults have been demonstrated; yet, nursing programs have underexplored the potential of such relationships for enhancing student learning. This article presents an analysis of student reflective journals as part of an evaluation of an undergraduate gerontological nursing course. The course aims to create positive learning experiences by involving older adults as partners in student learning. Older adults are recruited to receive visits from a designated student to share aspects of their life and experiences. Students write reflective journals based on these visits as a method of evaluating their learning. A framework analysis of 80 journals completed by 59 students identified four major themes representing the impact of these visits on student learning: becoming aware, making connections, seeing the unique person, and valuing intergenerational relationships. The analysis suggests the relevance of the concept of intergenerativity in illuminating shared benefits of the practicum experience.
Journal of Palliative MedicineVol. 3, No. 1 Innovations in End-of-Life CareTaking a Spiritual History Allows Clinicians to Understand Patients More FullyDr. Christina Puchalski and Anna L. RomerDr. Christina Puchalski and Anna L. 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Federally qualified health centers and related primary care workforce issues.Jama. 2021; 325: 1145-1146Crossref PubMed Scopus (10) Google Scholar). Released in May 2021, the report arrives at a critical moment for the profession. Many nurses are burned out, exhausted, and have experienced moral injury from caring for an unrelenting stream of patients with COVID-19. The pandemic has laid bare and further exacerbated long-existing health inequities. School closings during the pandemic similarly exacerbated educational disparities, and poor treatment of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color by police spotlighted inequities in law enforcement. Collectively, these inequities have resulted in renewed calls to dismantle structural, cultural, and interpersonal racism, including within nursing. This new report provides a roadmap for how the nursing profession can contribute its expertise to create a fairer, more just and healthier world. The report is the second collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on the future of nursing. The first report, released in 2010, re-conceptualized the role of nurses in transforming the healthcare system (Shalala et al., 2011Shalala D. Bolton L.B. Bleich M.R. Brennan T. Campbell R. Devlin L. The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. 10. The National Academy Press, Washington DC2011: 12956https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956/the-future-of-nursing-leading-change-advancing-healthGoogle Scholar). RWJF and AARP formed The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a nationwide initiative to advance the report recommendations. Over the past decade, the nursing field strengthened nursing education, advanced practice, promoted leadership, and increased workforce diversity. In doing so, the nursing field has built – and is continuing to build – its capacity to provide high-quality care to more Americans. As nursing built its capacity and as the evidence increasingly linked inequities to poorer health status, it became clear that nurses could do more to build healthier communities and advance equity. Nurses are the most trusted profession and the first point of contact for most people seeking health care. They are bridge builders and collaborators who engage and connect with people, communities, and organizations to promote health and well-being (Pittman, 2019Pittman, P. (2019,. March 12). Activating nursing to address the unmet needs of the 21st century: Background paper for the NAM Committee on Nursing 2030.Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Available at: https://publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/HPM/Activating%20Nursing %20To%20Address%20Unmet%20Needs%20In%20The %2021st%20Century.pdfGoogle Scholar). Their expertise could be better used to combat the many shortcomings of the U.S. health system. The United States spends $3.5 trillion each year on health care (CMS, 2020) more than any other country in the world but ranks last compared with other high-income countries on equity, access to care, health care outcomes, and administrative efficiency (Schneider et al., 2021Schneider, E. et al.,(2021, August)) Mirror, Mirror 2021 — Reflecting Poorly: Health Care in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries (Commonwealth Fund). https://doi.org/10.26099/01dv-h208.Google Scholar). Life expectancy, infant mortality and maternal mortality are worse in the United States compared with other high-income nations. Disparities in health care access and outcomes related to race, income, geography and other social and environmental factors are also common. RWJF has long believed that nurses have enormous potential for tackling the shortcomings of health and health care in the United States and in 2019 asked the NAM to form a committee tasked with charting a path for the nursing profession to create a culture of health, reduce health disparities, and improve the health and well-being of the nation. As the committee was well into the process of reviewing evidence and preparing to write the report, the pandemic took hold across the country and shined a light on the nation's rampant health inequities. The committee delayed the report to incorporate the major lessons from the pandemic: its disproportionate and devastating toll on poor and marginalized populations that could largely be attributed to persistent health disparities; the need to fully support nurses; and better prepare the workforce for future disasters. Released in May 2021, the report called for a series of policy reforms to unleash the potential of nurses to play greater roles in advancing health equity. The report recommends that the systems that educate, pay, and employ nurses: (1) permanently remove barriers to care; (2) value their contributions; (3) prepare nurses to tackle health equity; and (4) diversify the workforce. The report underscores that prioritizing nurse well-being is paramount to advancing the recommendations. In addition, the report calls on national nursing organizations to develop a shared agenda for addressing the social determinants of health and achieving health equity. Finally, the committee prioritized research needs to build the evidence base to support nurses in advancing health equity. Each of these areas is discussed below. Far too often in the United States, people do not see a health care provider when they need one. Nearly 30 million people are uninsured in the United States, and roughly 40 million have health plans that leave them potentially underinsured (Collins et al., August 2020Collins, Sara R., Gunja, Munira Z., & Aboulafia, Gabriella N. (2020). U.S. Health insurance coverage in 2020: A looming crisis in affordability — findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, 2020.Commonwealth Fund. https://doi.org/10.26099/6aj3-n655.Google Scholar). In addition, timely access to health care is undermined due to the inability to pay; geographic inaccessibility to services and providers, particularly in rural and underserved urban areas; lack of health literacy; and fundamental mistrust of the health care system and providers. Research demonstrates that delays in obtaining care can lead people to experience worse symptoms and disease progression (Man et al., 2018Man R.X.G. Lack D.A. Wyatt C.E. Murray V. The effect of natural disasters on cancer care: A systematic review.The Lancet Oncology. 2018; 19: e482-e499https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30412-1Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (41) Google Scholar). Nurses can help to explicitly address these gaps in access to care. For example, about 70% to 80% of advanced-practice nurses work in primary care, including in pediatrics, adult practice, gerontology, and nurse midwifery. While the primary care nurse practitioner field has grown, the number of physicians entering primary care has stagnated or declined (Barnes et al., 2018Barnes H. Richards M.R. McHugh M.D. Martsolf G. Rural and nonrural primary care physician practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners.Health Affairs. 2018; 37: 908-914https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1158Crossref PubMed Scopus (127) Google Scholar; Barnes et al., 2018Xue Y. Ye Y. Brewer C. Spetz J. Impact of state nurse practitioner scope-of-practice regulation on health care delivery: Systematic review.Nursing outlook. 2016; 64: 71-85https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1158Crossref PubMed Scopus (117) Google Scholar). Care provided by nurse practitioners has been found to be comparable to the care provided by physicians, according to numerous studies (Perloff et al., 2019Perloff J. Clarke S. DesRoches C.M. O'Reilly-Jacob M. Buerhaus P. Association of state-level restrictions in nurse practitioner scope of practice with the quality of primary care provided to Medicare beneficiaries.Medical Care Research and Review. 2019; 76: 597-626Crossref PubMed Scopus (24) Google Scholar; Yang et al., 2020Yang B.K. Johantgen M.E. Trinkoff A.M. Idzik S.R. Wince J. Tomlinson C. State Nurse Practitioner practice regulations and US health care delivery outcomes: A systematic review.Medical Care Research and Review. 2021; 78: 183-196https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558719901216Crossref PubMed Scopus (32) Google Scholar). They are less expensive to employ than physicians and are more likely to care for vulnerable populations, including those in rural areas (Perloff et al., 2016Perloff J. DesRoches C.M. Buerhaus P. Comparing the cost of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries assigned to primary care nurse practitioners and physicians.Health Services Research. 2016; 51: 1407-1423Crossref PubMed Scopus (83) Google Scholar). However, the ability of nurses to expand access to care is limited by state and federal laws, institutional barriers, and restrictive health systems policies that prohibit them from working to the full extent of their education and training (Wakefield et al., 2021Wakefield M.K. Williams D.R. Le Menestrel S. Flaubert J.L. 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How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading This Article Instructions 1.2 contact hours will be awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this activity. A contact hour is a unit of measurement that denotes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity. This is a learner-based activity. Villanova University College of Nursing does not require submission of your answers to the quiz. A contact hour certificate will be awarded once you register, pay the registration fee, and complete the evaluation form online at https://villanova.gosignmeup.com . To obtain contact hours you must: 1. Read the article, “What’s Stopping a Career in Gerontological Nursing? Literature Review” found on pages 18–27, carefully noting any tables and other illustrative materials that are included to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the content. Be sure to keep track of the amount of time (number of minutes) you spend reading the article and completing the quiz. 2. Read and answer each question on the quiz. After completing all of the questions, compare your answers to those provided within this issue. If you have incorrect answers, return to the article for further study. 3. Go to the Villanova website listed above to register for contact hour credit. You will be asked to provide your name; contact information; and a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card number for payment of the $20.00 fee. Once you complete the online evaluation, a certificate will be automatically generated. This activity is valid for continuing education credit until December 31, 2015. Contact Hours This activity is co-provided by Villanova University College of Nursing and SLACK Incorporated. Villanova University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Activity Objectives 1. Explore the findings from a literature review that was conducted to identify the reasons why undergraduate nurses do not choose gerontological nursing as a career, what has been done to address the problem, and what future recruitment efforts should be considered. Disclosure Statement Neither the planners nor the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose. Despite the rapid aging of the world’s population, many countries are experiencing difficulty in recruiting nurses to work with older people. A literature review was conducted regarding the career preferences of undergraduate nursing students from seven different countries. The literature review has identified that gerontological nursing does not feature highly as a career goal. Notably, this has been the situation for the past decade. There is no indication that the situation is going to change at any time in the future unless some serious decisions are made at professional, health service, community, and government levels. This literature review has identified the reasons why undergraduate nurses are not choosing gerontological nursing as a career, what has been done in an attempt to address the problem, and what else may be done. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 40 (1), 18–27.]
The aim of this report is to present a ranking of Nursing journals covered in Google Scholar Metrics (GSM), a Google product launched in 2012 to assess the impact of scientific journals from citation counts this receive on Google Scholar. Google has chosen to include only those journals that have published at least 100 papers and have at least one citation in a period of five years (2007-2011). Journal rankings are sorted by languages (showing the 100 papers with the greatest impact). This tool allows to sort by subject areas and disciplines, but only in the case of journals in English. In this case, it only shows the 20 journals with the highest h index. This option is not available for journals in the other nine languages present in Google (Chinese, Portuguese, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese, Dutch and Italian). Google Scholar Metrics doesnt currently allow to group and sort all journals belonging to a scientific discipline. In the case of Nursing, in the ten listings displayed by GSM we can only locate 34 journals. Therefore, in an attempt to overcome this limitation, we have used the diversity of search procedures allowed by GSM to identify the greatest number of sci
We compare the network of aggregated journal-journal citation relations provided by the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2012 of the Science and Social Science Citation Indexes (SCI and SSCI) with similar data based on Scopus 2012. First, global maps were developed for the two sets separately; sets of documents can then be compared using overlays to both maps. Using fuzzy-string matching and ISSN numbers, we were able to match 10,524 journal names between the two sets; that is, 96.4% of the 10,936 journals contained in JCR or 51.2% of the 20,554 journals covered by Scopus. Network analysis was then pursued on the set of journals shared between the two databases and the two sets of unique journals. Citations among the shared journals are more comprehensively covered in JCR than Scopus, so the network in JCR is denser and more connected than in Scopus. The ranking of shared journals in terms of indegree (that is, numbers of citing journals) or total citations is similar in both databases overall (Spearman's \r{ho} > 0.97), but some individual journals rank very differently. Journals that are unique to Scopus seem to be less important--they are citing shared journals rather than bein
The case-fatality rate for COVID-19 increases dramatically with age from 3% to 5% between 65 and 74 years, 4% to 11% between 75 and 84 years, and 10% to 27% above 85 years and people aged 65 years and older account for 45% of hospitalizations, 53% of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and 80% of deaths (1). The first infections with the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, were recognized in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and since then, over 80,000 people in China contracted COVID-19, with more than 3,000 deaths (2). The United States has seen an exponential increase in the number of cases with the vast majority of deaths also occurring in people aged 65 years or older. Older people in residential aged care facilities and nursing homes have even greater risk of death given their age and comorbidities, confounded by the lack of capacity for social distancing from staff and other residents. It must be a difficult and frightening time for many older people, indeed for all of us, young and old. There is a widespread perception in the community that the impact of COVID-19 is confined only to older people with underlying illnesses. This is not correct—severe infection and significant mortality occur across the life course—although the risks for older people are very high. However, we need to be cautious about the narrative linking this pandemic to older people. The Reframing Aging Initiative (2) is particularly relevant for understanding the importance of inclusive language when communicating about COVID-19. The dichotomization of COVID-19 patients by age has been painfully apparent when decisions are being made about who should be prioritized for ventilation when ICU beds and ventilators are limited. The field of gerontology has long advocated for alternatives to chronological age to personalize prognosis and treatment choice. In Italy where the health care system has been overwhelmed by COVID-19, this has mostly come down to decisions based on age, with a cutoff age as young as 65 years in some regions (3). The United Kingdom has promoted using frailty assessed using a 9-point pictorial scale to allocate critical care interventions (4). Similar decisions will soon face doctors in the United States (5). A survey of lay people about who to prioritize for ICU admission in the setting of a viral pandemic, found that the most favored response was that the decision should be made by a senior doctor (6), adding a huge burden to doctors working in an overstretched acute hospital system. ICU admission and ventilation may be futile in some frail older people with multimorbidity; however, there is a very big ethical difference between decisions made on the basis of futility versus those based on rationing (7). Withholding and rationing potentially life-saving ventilation just on the basis of age is not acceptable. Arguments have been made that potential years of life lost should be considered if care is rationed, yet perhaps more critical to consider is the experience and wisdom of older adults. A case in point is Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease in the United States. His experience with previous epidemics is priceless to us now. Therefore, it is important that now, more than ever, our communities advocate for our older people and listen to their advice. Apart from the threat of a severe and often fatal viral infection, the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing people of all ages through a wide range of downstream societal consequences. Many countries have introduced social/physical distancing and self-isolation in an attempt to reduce the numbers of people infected and to slow the rate of infection. Although this will reduce the spread of the virus, these interventions exacerbate the social isolation of many people, and emphasize the importance of maintaining interactions across our communities. The prioritization of health care for COVID 19 means fewer resources will be available for other medical problems (8) and the financial impact of COVID-19 is widespread. We note that in the rush to publish COVID-19 papers, concerns have been raised that the same patients have been reported in different publications, with the risk of misleading the medical community (9). While making every effort to prevent this issue, The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences will fast track any appropriate manuscripts about COVID-19 to stimulate advances in the prevention, treatment, and management of COVID-19 and how to address the social and economic consequences of this virus. We will publish them free to view. In this way, our Journal can contribute to the international effort to overcome this pandemic.
Rankings of scholarly journals based on citation data are often met with skepticism by the scientific community. Part of the skepticism is due to disparity between the common perception of journals' prestige and their ranking based on citation counts. A more serious concern is the inappropriate use of journal rankings to evaluate the scientific influence of authors. This paper focuses on analysis of the table of cross-citations among a selection of Statistics journals. Data are collected from the Web of Science database published by Thomson Reuters. Our results suggest that modelling the exchange of citations between journals is useful to highlight the most prestigious journals, but also that journal citation data are characterized by considerable heterogeneity, which needs to be properly summarized. Inferential conclusions require care in order to avoid potential over-interpretation of insignificant differences between journal ratings. Comparison with published ratings of institutions from the UK's Research Assessment Exercise shows strong correlation at aggregate level between assessed research quality and journal citation `export scores' within the discipline of Statistics.
This study examines the social media uptake of scientific journals on two different platforms - X and WeChat - by comparing the adoption of X among journals indexed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) with the adoption of WeChat among journals indexed in the Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD). The findings reveal substantial differences in platform adoption and user engagement, shaped by local contexts. While only 22.7% of SCIE journals maintain an X account, 84.4% of CSCD journals have a WeChat official account. Journals in Life Sciences & Biomedicine lead in uptake on both platforms, whereas those in Technology and Physical Sciences show high WeChat uptake but comparatively lower presence on X. User engagement on both platforms is dominated by low-effort interactions rather than more conversational behaviors. Correlation analyses indicate weak-to-moderate relationships between bibliometric indicators and social media metrics, confirming that online engagement reflects a distinct dimension of journal impact, whether on an international or a local platform. These findings underscore the need for broader social media metric frameworks that incorporate locally dom
An exploratory, descriptive analysis is presented of the national orientation of scientific, scholarly journals as reflected in the affiliations of publishing or citing authors. It calculates for journals covered in Scopus an Index of National Orientation (INO), and analyses the distribution of INO values across disciplines and countries, and the correlation between INO values and journal impact factors. The study did not find solid evidence that journal impact factors are good measures of journal internationality in terms of the geographical distribution of publishing or citing authors, as the relationship between a journal's national orientation and its citation impact is found to be inverse U-shaped. In addition, journals publishing in English are not necessarily internationally oriented in terms of the affiliations of publishing or citing authors; in social sciences and humanities also USA has their nationally oriented literatures. The paper examines the extent to which nationally oriented journals entering Scopus in earlier years, have become in recent years more international. It is found that in the study set about 40 per cent of such journals does reveal traces of internati
How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading this Article Instructions 1.0 contact hour will be awarded by Villanova University College of Nursing upon successful completion of this activity. A contact hour is a unit of measurement that denotes 60 minutes of an organized learning activity. This is a learner-based activity. Villanova University College of Nursing does not require submission of your answers to the quiz. A contact hour certificate will be awarded once you register, pay the registration fee, and complete the evaluation form online at https://villanova.gosignmeup.com . To obtain contact hours you must: 1. Read the article, “Sexuality in Nursing Homes: Practice and Policy” found on pages 30–37, carefully noting any tables and other illustrative materials that are included to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the content. Be sure to keep track of the amount of time (number of minutes) you spend reading the article and completing the quiz. 2. Read and answer each question on the quiz. After completing all of the questions, compare your answers to those provided within this issue. If you have incorrect answers, return to the article for further study. 3. Go to the Villanova website listed above to register for contact hour credit. You will be asked to provide your name; contact information; and a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card number for payment of the $20.00 fee. Once you complete the online evaluation, a certificate will be automatically generated. This activity is valid for continuing education credit until June 30, 2015. Contact Hours This activity is co-provided by Villanova University College of Nursing and SLACK Incorporated. Villanova University College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Activity Objective 1. Describe the results of a research study designed to gauge the scope of sexual expression in nursing homes (NHs) and determine the need for any related NH policy implementation or revision. Disclosure Statement Neither the planners nor the author have any conflicts of interest to disclose. Older adults’ sexuality and sexual expression are often overlooked in nursing home and residential care settings. Despite cultural beliefs that this population is asexual, sexual activity occurs frequently among residents in long-term care. This study, using written survey instrumentation, examines the scope of resident sexuality, staff reactions to sexual behavior, and the policies and guidelines used in 91 nursing homes to address residents’ sexual activity. Eighty-five percent of respondents reported that sexual activity had occurred in their homes, and staff reactions to sexual activity were based on general guidelines. Many responses indicated that sexual expression of residents was considered non-normative. Issues of consent, especially concerning residents with dementia, and residents’ right to privacy were addressed using existing general policies. Survey results demonstrate a need for specific policies and staff training regarding sexual expression to be developed with the input of nurses, family members, and residents. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 39 (7), 30–37.]
Overlay journals are characterised by their articles being published on open access repositories, often already starting in their initial preprint form as a prerequisite for submission to the journal prior to initiating the peer-review process. In this study we aimed to identify currently active overlay journals and examine their characteristics. We utilised an explorative web search and contacted key service providers for additional information. The final sample consisted of 34 overlay journals. While the results show that new overlay journals have been actively established within recent years, the current presence of overlay journals remains diminutive compared to the overall number of open access journals. Most overlay journals publish articles in natural sciences, mathematics or computer sciences, and are commonly published by groups of academics rather than formal organisations. They may also rank highly within the traditional journal citation metrics. None of the investigated journals required fees from authors, which is likely related to the cost-effective aspects of the overlay publishing model. Both the growth in adoption of open access preprint repositories and researcher
The journal structure in the China Scientific and Technical Papers and Citations Database (CSTPCD) is analysed from three perspectives: the database level, the specialty level and the institutional level (i.e., university journals versus journals issued by the Chinese Academy of Sciences). The results are compared with those for (Chinese) journals included in the Science Citation Index. The frequency of journal-journal citation relations in the CSTPCD is an order of magnitude lower than in the SCI. Chinese journals, especially high-quality journals, prefer to cite international journals rather than domestic ones. However, Chinese journals do not get an equivalent reception from their international counterparts. The international visibility of Chinese journals is low, but varies among fields of science. Journals of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have a better reception in the international scientific community than university journals.
As the aging population increases and the shortage of healthcare workers increases, the need to examine other means for caring for the aging population increases. One such means is the use of humanoid robots to care for social, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the people above 65. Understanding skilled and long term care nursing home administrators' perspectives on humanoid robots in caregiving is crucial as their insights shape the implementation of robots and their potential impact on resident well-being and quality of life. This authors surveyed two hundred and sixty nine nursing homes executives to understand their perspectives on the use of humanoid robots in their nursing home facilities. The data was coded and results revealed that the executives were keen on exploring other avenues for care such as robotics that would enhance their nursing homes abilities to care for their residents. Qualitative analysis reveals diverse perspectives on integrating humanoid robots in nursing homes. While acknowledging benefits like improved engagement and staff support, concerns persist about costs, impacts on human interaction, and doubts about robot effectiveness. This highlights compl
A number of journal classification systems have been developed in bibliometrics since the launch of the Citation Indices by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) in the 1960s. These systems are used to normalize citation counts with respect to field-specific citation patterns. The best known system is the so-called "Web-of-Science Subject Categories" (WCs). In other systems papers are classified by algorithmic solutions. Using the Journal Citation Reports 2014 of the Science Citation Index and the Social Science Citation Index (n of journals = 11,149), we examine options for developing a new system based on journal classifications into subject categories using aggregated journal-journal citation data. Combining routines in VOSviewer and Pajek, a tree-like classification is developed. At each level one can generate a map of science for all the journals subsumed under a category. Nine major fields are distinguished at the top level. Further decomposition of the social sciences is pursued for the sake of example with a focus on journals in information science (LIS) and science studies (STS). The new classification system improves on alternative options by avoiding the problem
Using three years of the Journal Citation Reports (2011, 2012, and 2013), indicators of transitions in 2012 (between 2011 and 2013) are studied using methodologies based on entropy statistics. Changes can be indicated at the level of journals using the margin totals of entropy production along the row or column vectors, but also at the level of links among journals by importing the transition matrices into network analysis and visualization programs (and using community-finding algorithms). Seventy-four journals are flagged in terms of discontinuous changes in their citations; but 3,114 journals are involved in "hot" links. Most of these links are embedded in a main component; 78 clusters (containing 172 journals) are flagged as potential "hot spots" emerging at the network level. An additional finding is that PLoS ONE introduced a new communication dynamics into the database. The limitations of the methodology are elaborated using an example. The results of the study indicate where developments in the citation dynamics can be considered as significantly unexpected. This can be used as heuristic information; but what a "hot spot" in terms of the entropy statistics of aggregated cit
Using the Scopus dataset (1996-2007) a grand matrix of aggregated journal-journal citations was constructed. This matrix can be compared in terms of the network structures with the matrix contained in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI). Since the Scopus database contains a larger number of journals and covers also the humanities, one would expect richer maps. However, the matrix is in this case sparser than in the case of the ISI data. This is due to (i) the larger number of journals covered by Scopus and (ii) the historical record of citations older than ten years contained in the ISI database. When the data is highly structured, as in the case of large journals, the maps are comparable, although one may have to vary a threshold (because of the differences in densities). In the case of interdisciplinary journals and journals in the social sciences and humanities, the new database does not add a lot to what is possible with the ISI databases.
BACKGROUND: Up to half of people with dementia in high income countries live in nursing homes and more than two-thirds of care home residents have dementia. Fewer than half of these residents report good quality of life and most older people are anxious about the prospect of moving into a nursing home. Robust evidence is needed as to the causes of admission to nursing homes, particularly where these risk factors are modifiable. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search to identify controlled comparison studies in which the primary outcome was admission to nursing home of older adults with dementia. Identified studies were assessed for validity and 26 (17 cohort and 9 case-control) were included. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted, including meta-analysis of 15 studies. RESULTS: Poorer cognition and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) were consistently associated with an increased risk of nursing home admission and most of our meta-analyses demonstrated impairments in activities of daily living as a significant risk. The effects of community support services were unclear, with both high and low levels of service use leading to nursing home placement. There was an association between caregiver burden and risk of institutionalization, but findings with regard to caregiver depression varied, as did physical health associations, with some studies showing an increased risk of nursing home placement following hip fracture, reduced mobility, and multiple comorbidities. CONCLUSION: We recommend focusing on cognitive enhancement strategies, assessment and management of BPSD, and carer education and support to delay nursing home placement.