A Scoping Literature Review of Rural Institutional Elder Care

Mingyang Li, Yibin Ao (), Shulin Deng, Panyu Peng, Shuangzhou Chen, Tong Wang (), Igor Martek and Homa Bahmani
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Mingyang Li: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Yibin Ao: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Shulin Deng: College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Panyu Peng: College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Shuangzhou Chen: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Tong Wang: Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
Igor Martek: School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Australia
Homa Bahmani: College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-22

Abstract: Under circumstances of pervasive global aging combined with weakened traditional family elder care, an incremental demand for institutional elder care is generated. This has led to a surge in research regarding institutional elder care. Rural residents’ institutional elder care is receiving more attention as a major theme in social sciences and humanities research. Based on 94 articles related to rural institutional elder care, this study identified the most influential articles, journals and countries in rural institutional elder care research since 1995. This was done using science mapping methods through a three-step workflow consisting of bibliometric retrieval, scoping analysis and qualitative discussion. Keywords revealed five research mainstreams in this field: (1) the cognition and mental state of aged populations, (2) the nursing quality and service supply of aged care institutions, (3) the aged care management systems’ establishment and improvements, (4) the risk factors of admission and discharge of aged care institutions, and (5) deathbed matters regarding the aged population. A qualitative discussion is also provided for 39 urban and rural comparative research papers and 55 pure rural research papers, summarizing the current research progress status regarding institutional elder care systems in rural areas. Gaps within existing research are also identified to indicate future research trends (such as the multi-dimensional and in-depth comparative research on institutional elder care, new rural institutional elder care model and technology, and correlative policy planning and development), which provides a multi-disciplinary guide for future research.

Keywords: rural areas; institutional elder care; science mapping; scoping analysis; literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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