Abstract:

ＯｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅTo investigate the trends and hot points of the researches on geriatrics in Jiangsu province from 1998 to 2007.ＭｅｔｈｏｄｓThematic analysis was used to investigate the thematic distribution, course distribution and hot points of the researches on geriatrics in Jiangsu province from 1998 to 2007. Ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ The total number of literatures of ten years of the themes ranking top 20 was 2552, making up 5704% of the total literatures on geriatrics. The timedependent trends of the themes were unclear. The main directions of the researches on geriatrics in clinical medicine were treatment and diagnosis of the diseases, and the main directions in basic medicine were pharmacology and physiology. The hot points of the researches on geriatrics were bone fracture, diabetes mellitus, dementia, coronary heat disease, aging and constipation, which were common diseases in elderly people. Ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ Jiangsu province has carried out lots of researches on geriatrics, while there are still some problems, such as relative less researches supported by foundations and less theory researches. This study provides reference to the future development of geriatrics in Jiangsu.