Letter to Editor
Association of stress and anxiety with Alzheimer’s: post-COVID-19 pandemic global perspective
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21120 Pakistan
- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
Correspondence to:
Tauseef Ahmad,
School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8793-273X.
Email:
0623E53@zju.edu.cn.
Published:
2024-09-30
Abstract
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disorder mainly caused by aging, diabetes, stress, depression, anxiety, hypertension, obesity, etc. This bibliometric study investigated the correlation of stress and anxiety with Alzheimer's Disease to understand recent research trends and post-COVID-19 pandemic trending topics. The Web of Science database was utilized. The analysis was performed using the R package and VOSviewer software. A total of 305 articles were characterized and analyzed. The density visualization indicates that Alzheimer's disease and oxidative stress are the most prominent terms, followed by memory, dementia, anxiety, and stress. The most productive countries were China, the United States of America, and Iran.