Research on cognitive and sociocognitive functions in patients with brain tumours: a bibliometric analysis and visualization of the scientific landscape

Abstract

Background Many patients with brain tumours exhibit mild to severe (neuro)cognitive impairments at some point during the course of the disease. Social cognition, as an instance of higher-order cognitive functioning, specifically enables initiation and maintenance of appropriate social interactions. For individuals being confronted with the diagnosis of a brain tumour, impairment of social function represents an additional burden, since those patients deeply depend on support and empathy provided by family, friends and caregivers. Methods The present study explores the scientific landscape on (socio)cognitive functioning in brain tumour patients by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. The Web of Science Core Collection database was examined to identify relevant documents published between 1945 and 2019. Results A total of 664 English titles on (socio)cognitive functions in patients with brain tumours was retrieved. Automated textual analysis revealed that the data available so far focus on three major topics in brain tumour patients: cognitive functions in general and in paediatric cases, as well as psychological factors and their influence on quality of life. The focus of research has gradually moved from clinical studies with cognitive functions as one of the outcome measures to investigations of interactions between cognitive functions and psychological constructs such as anxiety, depression or fatigue. Medical, neurological and neuropsychological journals, in particular neuro-oncological journals published most of the relevant articles authored by a relatively small network of well interconnected researchers in the field. Conclusion The bibliometric analysis highlights the necessity of more research on social cognition in brain tumour patients.

Analisis Bliobliometrik Pelatihan Optimisme dan Sales Performance menggunakan VOSviewer

“…VOSviewer tidak hanya digunakan untuk memvisualisasikan tetapi juga mengevaluasi tren menggunakan peta bibliometrik. Metode perhitungannya bersifat fraksional, dengan bobot tautan difraksinasi (Pertz et al, 2020). Analisis kemudian difokuskan pada struktur jaringan jurnal ilmiah dalam bidang pikiran dan teknologi otak.…”

“…Gambar 2 menyajikan visualisasi dari istilah kepadatan yang diekstrak. Kepadatan istilah diukur berdasarkan frekuensi dan keberadaan bersama dalam hal ukuran dan warna, seperti yang dijelaskan oleh Pertz et al (2020). Studi ini mengeksplorasi keterkaitan antara penelitian pelatihan optimis dan kinerja penjualan.…”

“…Gambar 3 menampilkan visualisasi jaringan yang menggambarkan kelompok istilah yang saling terkait. Lingkaran yang lebih besar mencerminkan frekuensi lebih tinggi dari periode tertentu (Nandiyanto & Al Husaeni, 2021), sementara kedekatan dua kata/lingkaran menunjukkan keterkaitan erat di abstrak dan judul (Pertz et al, 2020). Ada kemungkinan adanya korelasi positif antara ukuran lingkaran label dan frekuensi kemunculan istilah dalam abstrak dan judul.…”

Sociocognitive Functioning and Psychosocial Burden in Patients with Brain Tumors

“…Both, studies on primary and secondary brain tumor patients will be included in the present review. An earlier review on social cognition in patients with intracranial tumors [74] reviewed the literature from the angle of cognitive neuroscience (i.e., neuroimaging results and neuroanatomical correlates of social cognition) and a bibliometric analysis has demonstrated the increasing interest for concepts such as psychosocial burden and sociocognitive impairment in recent years [75].…”

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