ABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the research hotspots of hospice care, and to understand the research status and development trend in this field, so as to provide reference for the development of hospice care in China.Methods:PubMed was retrieved systematically from June 2012 to June 2019, and the key words in the literature were taken as the research object. Bicomb and SPSS 23.0 software were used for co-word cluster analysis.Results:A total of 4 766 relevant literatures were retrieved and 46 high-frequency keywords were intercepted. Seven hot spots of hospice care were summarized through co-word cluster analysis: the demand for hospice care for terminal patients and its impact on their quality of life; the psychological status of caregivers and the social support they received; the upgrade of hospice care model; the promotion and Implementation of advance directives and advanced care plans; personnel's investigation and training on knowledge, belief and practice of hospice care; the best time for referral and treatment of hospice care; pain management of hospice care.Conclusions:In recent years, hospice care has attracted more and more attention, but there are relatively few studies in China. Through co-word cluster analysis of high-frequency subject words, we can realize the research hotspots of hospice care in the world, so as to provide references for domestic hospice care researchers.