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- Title
PALLIATIVE CARE FOR ONCOLOGICAL PATIENT: BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY.
- Authors
Freitas Rodrigues, Geórgia Gonçalves; Souto Duarte, Marcella Costa; de Souza Mamede, Rayama; Monteiro Simões, Kaliny; de Souza Santos, Jiovana; Costa de Oliveira, Thaís
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate the scientific productions about palliative care for cancer patients. Method: bibliometric study, of quantitative approach, with a documentary basis, consisting of 27 articles found in the MEDLINE and LILACS databases from 2004 to 2014. The unit of analysis consists of published articles related to palliative care directed to cancer patients. Results: the Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem was the journal that most published articles on the theme, with a significant concentration of studies in the Southeastern region of Brazil and the largest number of original publications in the year 2012. Conclusion: scientific production on the subject is incipient and proved to be relevant in face of discussions about the theme so that knowledge about palliative care promotes a more advanced professional qualification among health practitioners.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; AUTHORS; AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; CANCER patients; CANCER patient medical care; DOCUMENTATION; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL research; MEDLINE; PALLIATIVE treatment; POPULATION geography; PROFESSIONS; PUBLISHING; SERIAL publications; CONTINUING medical education; QUANTITATIVE research; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2017, Vol 3, p1349
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.10263-91568-1-RV.1103sup201705