Mental Health of Older People Living with HIV: A Visualization Analysis via CiteSpace

Objective: To analyse the current status and hotspots of research on the mental health of OPLWH, and to provide reference for research in related fields. Methods: Literature in the field of mental health of OPLWH included in Web of Science database from 2009 to April 1, 2024 was searched, and keywords, authors, countries and institutions were analysed using CiteSpace software. Results: With 1409 final publications included, the number of publications on mental health of OPLWH is generally on the rise, with rapid growth after 2019. Authors Woods, StevenPaul (n = 12) ranked first in the number of articles published. The United States was the country with the most publications (n = 711). University California San Diego (n = 63) and University California San Francisco (n = 63) were both listed as the research institutions with the most articles. Keyword clustering showed that the top three were Mental health, Hearing aids, and Cognitive impairment. High frequency keywords that co-occurred were Prevalence (n = 232), health (n = 170), quality of life (n = 148), depression (n = 146 articles), and risk (n = 140 articles). Conclusion: This article summarises the progress of research on the mental health of OPLWH and reveals the background, trends and trending topics in the mental health of OPLWH through statistical analyses and network visualisations. Depression, dementia, substanceuse, alzheimers disease, cognitive impairment, anxiety are the research components of mental health of OPLWH. Also, this paper finds significant research potential in areas such as alcohol use and loneliness. This paper can provide basic reference and directional guidance for future research in this area.