Nursing dissertations and theses on the mobile emergency care services: A bibliometric study

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the production of Brazilian Nursing dissertations and theses on the Mobile Emergency Care Service. Method: a bibliometric study performed through the virtual access of the Centro de Estudos e Pesquisa em Enfermagem, da Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, and Portal de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. The sample consisted of four theses and nine dissertations. Results: there was a greater number of studies in the South (38.5%) and Southeast(46.2%), with a predominance in descriptive-exploratory studies, using qualitative approaches, the most explored topics were worker health in the pre-hospital mobile services and professionals were the most investigated population. Conclusion: based on bibliometric indicators, there was a limited amount of papers regarding the Mobile Emergency Care Service in the Nursing Graduate Programs and gaps were found related to the research of these programs. These findings may direct future studies.