BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF DUAL-TASK STUDIES PUBLISHED IN PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION

Authors : Emel TAŞVURAN HORATA

Pages : 213-220

Doi:10.18229/kocatepetip.1102503

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Publication Date : 2023-04-05

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :OBJECTIVE: Dual-task is the ability to simultaneously perform two motor, behavioral, or cognitive tasks with different objectives at the same time. Most of daily life activities consist of dual-tasks. Dual-task training is commonly used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of dual-task studies in physiotherapy and rehabilitation to describe their progress and trends. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data for bibliometric analysis were collected from the Web of Science. The topic search queries were TS=insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(\`dual-task\` AND \`physiotherapy\` OR \`dual task\` AND \`physiotherapy\` OR \`dual-task\` AND “physical therapy” OR \`dual task\` AND \`physical therapy\`);. RESULTS: As a result of the search, 98 publications were found. Mean number of citations for each publication was 27.29. The United States of America ranked first in terms of collaborative network insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=36); and publications insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=28);. Nieuwboer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=57); was the author who contributed the most to dual-task research insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=5);. The keyword with the highest occurrence rate insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR); and total link strength insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TLS); was “gait” insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR: 32, TLS: 75);. The most commonly referred document among dual-task studies was the study of Folstein et al. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=21);. The document with the highest TLS was the study performed by Silsupadol et al. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=22);. CONCLUSIONS: It was observed that there are severe gaps in the literature in terms of dual-task studies in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. It is suggested that dual-task training should be diversified and applied in different populations.
Keywords : Bibliyometrikler, Çoklu görev davranışı, Fizyoterapi, Rehabilitasyon

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