Brazilian Nursing and Production in Palliative Care: A Bibliometric Study
Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho *
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar
Postgraduate Program in Tropical Diseases (PPGDT), Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
Manuela Furtado Veloso de Oliveira
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Monique Lindsy Silva de Souza
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Sandra Suely Silva de Oliveira
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Paula Andreza Viana Lima
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Tainan Fabrício da Silva
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Natalie Kesle Costa Tavares
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Mainessa da Guia Rodrigues
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Fernanda de Nazaré Almeida Costa
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Marcela Raíssa Asevedo Dergan
Postgraduate Program in Parasitic Biology in the Amazon (PPGBPA), State University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque
Multiprofessional Nursing Residency Program in Elderly Health, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
Marcia Helena Machado Nascimento
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Antônia Margareth Moita Sá
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
Ivonete Vieira Pereira Peixoto
Postgraduate Program in Nursing Associate, State University of Pará (UEPA) and Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) (PPGENF / UEPA-UFAM), Belém, Manaus, Brazil.
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Abstract
Objective: This study aims to quantify and describe the characteristics of scientific production in Brazilian Nursing on Palliative Care between the years 2015-2020.
Methodology: This is a descriptive, bibliometric study. At the end of the selection stage, the final sample of 98 publications emerged.
Results: Of the total number of publications, 28 (28.57%) in the VHL database and 70 (71.43%) in SciELO. Most publications occurred in 2018 with 26 (26.53%) and 2016 with 19 (19.39%) publications, followed by 2017 with 16 (15.36%) publications.
Conclusion: The findings in this study show that in the past 5 years, Brazilian nursing has been discussing and researching palliative care. However, it was also observed that the concentration of Brazilian nursing publications in palliative care is in the Southeast and South regions of Brazil, with the North region falling far short of study in the area.
Keywords: Nursing, palliative care, nursing care