Topic Clusters of Successful Aging Studies: Results of a Topic Modeling Approach.
clustering
health
older adult
social engagement
social participation
Journal
The Gerontologist
ISSN: 1758-5341
Titre abrégé: Gerontologist
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375327
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Aug 2024
03 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
12
02
2024
medline:
4
8
2024
pubmed:
4
8
2024
entrez:
3
8
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Literature regarding successful aging reflects a wide variety of fields and perspectives. Given the range of definitions and approaches found in published literature, it is important to investigate clusters of topics studied over time. This study aimed to show the change of topic clusters within successful aging studies. The study used topic modeling methodology to analyze vast amounts of abstract data. Among publications collected from Scopus (4,458) and Web of Science (5,187), 5,610 publications were analyzed. Topic clusters were analyzed in two ways: by a) division of time (1960s - 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s) and b) all years combined. In the 1960s - 1990s, 11 topic clusters ranging from health to emotional well-being emerged without any dominant domain. In the 2000s, two clusters related to social support and health appeared as major clusters. In the 2010s, one topic cluster that included words related to health and social participation was the biggest. In the 2020s, emotional health and social participation appeared again as one of the major clusters and health-related topics started to diverge into subgroups like physical health and mental health. In all years of publications combined, the major cluster involved words that are related to either health or social domains. Results revealed that successful aging has been studied in many fields using multidimensional perspectives. The dominant categories were health and social domains. These findings suggest interprofessional practice, an interdisciplinary approach in research, and multi-sector involvement in policy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Literature regarding successful aging reflects a wide variety of fields and perspectives. Given the range of definitions and approaches found in published literature, it is important to investigate clusters of topics studied over time. This study aimed to show the change of topic clusters within successful aging studies.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
METHODS
The study used topic modeling methodology to analyze vast amounts of abstract data. Among publications collected from Scopus (4,458) and Web of Science (5,187), 5,610 publications were analyzed. Topic clusters were analyzed in two ways: by a) division of time (1960s - 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s) and b) all years combined.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In the 1960s - 1990s, 11 topic clusters ranging from health to emotional well-being emerged without any dominant domain. In the 2000s, two clusters related to social support and health appeared as major clusters. In the 2010s, one topic cluster that included words related to health and social participation was the biggest. In the 2020s, emotional health and social participation appeared again as one of the major clusters and health-related topics started to diverge into subgroups like physical health and mental health. In all years of publications combined, the major cluster involved words that are related to either health or social domains.
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Results revealed that successful aging has been studied in many fields using multidimensional perspectives. The dominant categories were health and social domains. These findings suggest interprofessional practice, an interdisciplinary approach in research, and multi-sector involvement in policy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39096238
pii: 7726775
doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae095
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.