Stress Level Instrument in Disabled Athletes: A Bibliography Analysis in Database Scopus, Pubmed, and Crossref 2018-2024

Abstract

The study of theoretical analysis of stress measurement instruments in athletes with disabilities has high urgency in the context of sports science and practice. Athletes with disabilities face unique challenges that are different from non-disabled athletes, both physically, psychologically, and socially. This study chose the Scopus, PubMed, dan Crossref database (the leading databases in the world) as the research sample and data source to be used in bibliometric analysis, covering the spectrum of publications from 2018 to 2024. Through this meticulous process, a subset was screened until finally 552 papers were selected, representing the pinnacle of rigorous research methodology and the basis for subsequent analysis and interpretation. To explore and identify key thematic areas as well as emerging topics using keyword co-emergence analysis. To support the process of visualization and analysis of the data obtained, the Vosviewer application is used. The findings in bibiometric analysis showed that these five clusters, namely: (1) athlete; (2) disability; (3) instrument; (4) patient; (5) stress level. One of them is the keyword "stress level" found in cluster 5. If the keyword is focused on networking, connections will appear on other keywords across the cluster. It can be seen that there is no connection to the keyword "athletes of disability", so this is a novelty and even a new finding in research in the present and the years to come.