Deep Review of Existing Literature on Quality of Life in Morocco: Bibliometric Analysis, Investigated Sectors, Limits, and Recommendations for Future Research
Keywords:
Bibliography, quality of life, sectors, investigations, limits, recommendations, MoroccoAbstract
The objective of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) in Morocco, mainly the quality of life indices and evolution of scientific research. A comprehensive bibliography of existing research on the topic was compiled through electronic survey databases and search engines, including Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, the Public Library of Science, JSTOR, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, and the WSU online database (PubChem). The literature search was conducted for publications between 2000 and 2025, emphasizing English-language sources. The bibliometric research showed that 323 documents were published on the quality of life in Morocco. The most dominant documents were scientific articles (92.6%), followed by review papers with 4.4%, and letters with 1.7%. In contrast, conference papers and chapters presented only 0.9 and 0.4%. In total, 80 documents were selected and analysed in this study. Morocco ranked third with a score of 110.8, behind South Africa, which finished first with 152.4, and Tunisia with 117.3. The field surveys in Morocco were concentrated in industry, education, and medicine. These investigations have addressed the employees, staff, and persons with illnesses and disabilities. However, the existing data were significantly variable depending on the topic and studied populations. Despite the classification of Morocco in third place concerning the quality of life, investigations addressing this topic are very limited. Equally, the investigated topics, targeted populations, geographical areas, and temporal features in studies addressing life quality were fragmented and limited. Therefore, we oriented future investigations to address the quality of work life and organizational involvement of administrative staff in different Moroccan sectors, such as the hospital sector.
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