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Mapping the Evolution of Communication Partner Training for Dementia Caregivers: A Bibliometric Analysis (1981-2025)
Puspa Maniam1,2, Nurul Hidayah Md Fadzil1, Chai Siaw Chui3
1Centre for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (H-CARE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Geriatrics & Gerontology International
|August 5, 2026
Summary
Research on communication partner training (CPT) for dementia caregivers shows a shift from general support to specialized interventions, with a growing interest in digital delivery. Future work should focus on global equity and culturally adapted CPT models.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Communication Studies
- Health Sciences
Background:
- Dementia caregiving presents significant communication challenges for maintaining meaningful connections.
- Communication partner training (CPT) is a key intervention, but its research evolution is not well-documented.
Purpose of the Study:
- To perform the first bibliometric analysis of CPT research in dementia caregiving over 40 years.
- To map intellectual foundations, geographic distribution, and emerging research trends in CPT.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 1280 Web of Science publications (1981-2025).
- Utilized performance metrics and VOSviewer for science mapping.
- Delineated research trajectories, clusters, and networks.
Main Results:
- Publication rates increased significantly post-2010, led by the USA.
- Top cited works focused on general caregiving, indicating CPT evolved from broader frameworks.
- Identified five clusters: communication interventions, symptom management, psychological burden, institutional care, and digital platforms.
- Research is concentrated in high-income Anglophone countries, with underrepresentation from low- and middle-income regions.
- The field evolved from general caregiving to specialized communication interventions and digital innovations.
Conclusions:
- CPT research has progressed from integrated components of general caregiving to specialized, often face-to-face, programs.
- Emerging interest in technology-enhanced CPT delivery.
- Future priorities include research in underrepresented regions, culturally adapted interventions, and hybrid delivery models for global equity.
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