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. 2024 Sep 20;77(4):e20230520.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0520. eCollection 2024.

Brazilian nursing specific situation, middle and micro-range theories: a bibliometric study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosane Barreto Cardoso  1 , Marcos Antônio Gomes Brandão  1 , Jéssica Cristina Sobrinho da Silva Cavalcante  1 , Rafael Oliveira Pitta Lopes  1 , Kênia Rocha Leite Zaccaro  1 , Cândida Caniçali Primo  2
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Brazilian nursing specific situation, middle and micro-range theories: a bibliometric study

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Rosane Barreto Cardoso et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .

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Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objectives: to map the nursing theories developed in stricto sensu graduate programs in nursing in Brazil.

Methods: a bibliometric study, carried out on the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel Theses and Dissertations Portal in October 2023. The controlled descriptors "Nursing Theory" and "Nursing Models" and the uncontrolled descriptors "Theories" and "Middle-Range Theory" were used. Selected studies were cataloged for analysis, which was conducted by the study authors, who have a doctoral degree and expertise in research on nursing theories.

Results: thirty-nine nursing theories were mapped, with a predominance of middle-range theories (79.5%), focusing on nursing diagnostic concepts and use of the theoretical-methodology strategy of theoretical-causal validity.

Conclusions: the study identified nursing theories developed in Brazil, recognizing trends, development strategies, theorized objects of disciplinary interest and investments necessary for practical application in Brazilian contexts.

Objetivos:: mapear las teorías de enfermería desarrolladas en los programas de posgrado de enfermería stricto sensu en Brasil.

Métodos:: estudio bibliométrico, realizado en el Portal de Tesis y Disertaciones de la Coordinación para el Perfeccionamiento del Personal de Educación Superior en octubre de 2023. Los descriptores controlados “Teoría de Enfermería” y “Modelos de Enfermería” y los descriptores no controlados “Teorías” y “Rango Medio Teoría”. Los estudios seleccionados fueron catalogados para el análisis, que fue realizado por los autores del estudio, quienes tienen doctorado y experiencia en investigación sobre teorías de enfermería.

Resultados:: se mapearon 39 teorías de enfermería, con predominio del desarrollo de teorías de mediano alcance (79,5%), con foco en conceptos diagnósticos de enfermería y utilización de la estrategia teórico-metodológica de validez teórico-causal.

Conclusiones:: el estudio identificó teorías de enfermería desarrolladas en Brasil, reconociendo tendencias, estrategias de desarrollo, objetos teorizados de interés disciplinar e inversiones necesarias para su aplicación práctica en contextos brasileños.

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Figure 1. Study selection flowchart adapted from PRISMA, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2023
Figure 2
Figure 2. Evolutionary distribution of theories focusing on nursing diagnoses and other central conditions or concepts (n=39), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2023
Figura 1
Figura 1. Fluxograma de seleção dos estudos adaptado do PRISMA, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2023
Figura 2
Figura 2. Distribuição evolutiva das teorias com foco em diagnósticos de enfermagem e outras condições ou conceitos centrais (n=39), Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 2023
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