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[Nursing research in Brazil: the problem of knowledge creation]
Rosa Maria Rodrigues1, Maria Helena Salgado Bagnato
1Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP-Campinas. rmrodri@certto.com.br
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|August 24, 2004
Summary
This study analyzed 811 nursing research abstracts, revealing a focus on hospital assistance, women's health, and HIV/AIDS. Most research originates from public universities, primarily authored by doctors and postgraduate students.
Area of Science:
- Nursing knowledge production
- Scientific communication in healthcare
Context:
- Analysis of 811 nursing research abstracts published in the last five years across three major national periodicals.
- Identification of privileged and silenced themes within nursing knowledge creation.
Purpose:
- To analyze nursing research trends and identify key areas of knowledge production.
- To examine the main issues and challenges in nursing knowledge creation.
Summary:
- Research predominantly focuses on hospital assistance, child health, women's health, HIV/AIDS, and Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing.
- Scientific production is concentrated in public universities, with significant contributions from doctors and postgraduate students.
- Federal governmental organs are a primary source of financial support for scientific production.
Impact:
- Highlights the distribution of nursing research topics and authorship.
- Informs future research directions and funding priorities in nursing.
- Identifies potential gaps and biases in nursing knowledge creation.