State of the art of the brazilian nursing stricto sensu production on rural population health

Abstract

Objective

to characterize the Stricto sensu production of Brazilian post-graduate Nursing courses on the theme of rural population health.

Method

comprehensive review carried out through the Sucupira Platform. The sample consisted of masters and doctoral dissertations and theses from which information was extracted to form two databases subjected to descriptive and textual statistical analysis.

Results

A total of 118 research reports comprised the sample. We identified a higher number of studies produced in the form of master's dissertations, from the South region of Brazil, published between 2015 and 2016, and that used quantitative approaches. The exploratory analysis found that the research developed focused on three central themes: public policies and health care services, cultural care in the family context, and health of the rural elderly.

Conclusions and implications for practice

the production on rural health at the Stricto sensu post-graduate level in Nursing in Brazil points to a new range of possibilities for research and may contribute to the care practices that rural nurses perform.

Keywords:
Rural Health; Nursing; Rural Population; Rural Areas; Education, Nursing, Graduate