The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2024, 6(10); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2024.061010.
Ying Meng1,2, Yufeng Zhang2
1School of Management, Liaoning University of International Business and Economics, Dalian, Liaoning, China
2School of Management, Department of Computing, Rattana Bundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
This paper examines the development and future trends of the tourism-based elderly care industry in China using CiteSpace for a visualized bibliometric analysis. A total of 557 publications related to tourism-based elderly care were retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, with 331 valid documents selected for analysis. The study reveals an increasing focus by scholars on the integration of tourism and elderly care services, which is seen as a response to the country's aging population and national policy support. Through co-occurrence and clustering maps, three key research areas emerge: innovation in tourism-elderly care models, industrial integration, and the regional development of elderly care services. The paper also identifies challenges in the sector, such as incomplete infrastructure, inconsistent service quality, and high service costs. Finally, the study provides insights into future opportunities for the tourism-based elderly care industry, focusing on technological advancements and policy improvements to better serve the aging population.
tourism-based elderly care; CiteSpace; visualized analysis
Ying Meng, Yufeng Zhang. Development and Prospects of Tourism-Based Elderly Care in China: A Visualized Bibliometric Analysis Based on CNKI and CiteSpace. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 10: 69-74. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2024.061010.
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