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.
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.
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 %).
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.
Patient education and counseling. 2023 Jul 10 [Epub ahead of print]
Stuart Robert Jackson, Suzanne Chambers, Scott Leslie, Manish I Patel
The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia. Electronic address: ., Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, 40 Edward St, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia; Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia; St Vincent's Health Network, Sydney, 390 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia., RPA Institute of Academic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 145 Missenden Rd, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia., Department of Urology Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Cnr Hawkesbury Road, Darcy Rd, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.