Produção científica em enfermagem de reabilitação e exercício físico em Portugal: revisão bibliométrica

André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo; Vítor Sérgio de Oliveira Parola; Maria Eugénia Rodrigues Mendes; Leonel São Romão Preto; Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins; Soraia Dornelles Schoeller

doi:10.36517/2175-6783.20252695548

Authors

André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-0406
Vítor Sérgio de Oliveira Parola Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra. Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-5004
Maria Eugénia Rodrigues Mendes Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6528-4284
Leonel São Romão Preto Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8126-7051
Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins Universidade do Porto. Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-9940
Soraia Dornelles Schoeller Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2822-4407

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36517/2175-6783.20252695548

Keywords:

Rehabilitation Nursing; Exercise; Bibliometrics; Publications.

Abstract

Objective: to map rehabilitation nursing and physical exercise. Methods: bibliometric study conducted in the SCOPUS, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science, and Portuguese Open Access Scientific Repository databases, using VOSviewer software. Techniques such as keyword co-occurrence analysis, title analysis, co-authorship analysis, modularity-based clustering, and the application of laws for validation were employed. Results: 96 publications were analyzed, with 153 authors and 44 co-authored collaborations. Authors such as André Novo, Bruno Delgado, and Eugénia Mendes were the most productive in this theme. Scientific production increased significantly after 2020. The Portuguese Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing, the Coimbra School of Nursing, and the Bragança Polytechnic Institute are primarily responsible for most of the scientific production. Keywords have evolved from clinical approaches to integrated approaches that promote functionality and autonomy. Four thematic clusters were identified. Conclusion: physical exercise is a central tool in rehabilitation nursing care. An increasing number of publications in rehabilitation nursing place the predominant care strategy. Contribution to practice: valorization of exercise prescription based on scientific evidence by rehabilitation nurses.

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