Nursing and technology: Analysis of the research groups registered in the CNPq lattes platform

Abstract

The objective of this descriptive study was to analyze the nursing research groups registered in the Lattes platform of the site of Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) which present technology knowledge production amongst their lines of research. Through gathering the data available from all the nursing research groups in Brazil, recorded in the Directory of Research Groups of CNPq, 66 groups were identified, distributed throughout 29 institutions in all regions of the country. Descriptive statistics showed the greatest concentration of groups in institutions in the Southeastern region of the country. The majority of the groups approach technology in its various forms, with special focus given to seven research groups that contain the Information and Communication Technology as their main line of research production.