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T1 Analysing Long-Term Care for Rural Older Adults: A Bibliometric Synthesis
A1 Acero, Álvaro Elices
A1 Prieto-Lobato, Juan María
A1 Rodríguez-Sumaza, Carmen
K1 Sociología
K1 Trabajo Social
K1 long-term care
K1 cuidados de larga duración
K1 older adults
K1 personas mayores
K1 rural areas
K1 medio rural
K1 bibliometric analysis
K1 análisis bibliométrico
K1 5309.08 Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
K1 63 Sociología
AB The ageing population is a complex demographic process, and its implications for care have become a major global social issue. As the needs for care increase and grow longer in time, the challenges facing protection systems intensify. Living in rural areas is often an added difficulty in the access of older adults to care services. At this crossroads, the role of science is essential to articulate innovative, effective, and sustainable responses, from the approach of evidence-based practice. To undertake a review of the literature on long-term care for older adults living in rural areas, a bibliometric analysis (using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software) and a thematic synthesis have been conducted on 372 scientific articles. A growing interest in research on the subject is identified through the progressive increase in the number of publications. The study also reveals an evolution of scientific interest going from care that is biomedical in nature, centred in situations of dependency, to approaches inspired by person-centred care, focused on promoting autonomy. It is also noted that international collaborations are limited and studies do not often analyse the gender issue, which is key in both formal and informal care systems. This study aims to be a reference work for researchers, academics, practitioners and policymakers by offering a broad analysis of the state of the science on its subject.
PB Springer
SN 0163-5158
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80754
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80754
LA spa
NO Ageing International, Abril 2025, vol. 50, n. 2, p. 1-22.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 11-ene-2026