최근 20년간 침의 암성통증에 대한 효과 연구의 계량서지학적 분석

• Published in: 대한한방내과학회지 Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 279 - 292
• Main Authors: 박한송, 이도은, 하지수, 서호석, 김진원, Park, Han-song, Lee, Do-eun, Ha, Ji-su, Seo, Ho-seok, Kim, Jin-won
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한한방내과학회 01.06.2021
• Subjects: 한의학; cancer pain; web of science; acupuncture; bibliometric analysis
• ISSN: 1226-9174
• DOI: 10.22246/jikm.2021.42.3.279

Objectives: Analyze papers on the effect of acupuncture on cancer pain from a macroscopic point of view, suggesting global trends and future research directions to promote acupuncture treatment for cancer pain. Methods: By filtering the papers searched for (acupuncture) AND (cancer pain) in the Web of Science database, 351 papers were selected and analyzed by year, field, journal, institution, author, and keyword. Results: Most papers were published in 2020, and research was active in the field of complementary and alternative medicine. Research on the effects of acupuncture in cancer pain has been active in cancer centers and university hospitals, research has been active in various countries. The most frequently mentioned keywords in the titles and abstracts were acupuncture, pain, and quality of life. The latest top 5 keywords were inhibitor-induced arthralgia, acupuncture therapy, risk factors, opioids, and recovery. Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment has the potential to reduce pain and improve quality of life in cancer patients, and it should be actively studied in the future.