Experimental studies in the gestational period: an overview of scientific production.

Autor: Dantas SLDC; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Oliveira GYM; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Costa KFL; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Barros AA; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Chaves EMC; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Carvalho REFL; Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Jazyk: Portuguese; English
Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2018 Jul 10; Vol. 52, pp. e03325. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jul 10.
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-220X2017024403325
Abstrakt: Objective: Describing the current panorama on the production of experimental studies related to the gestational period.
Method: A bibliometric descriptive study using a quantitative approach. The data collection was performed in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform in the month of October 2016. A descriptive statistical analysis was conducted after reading the abstracts and summarizing the material.
Results: The sample consisted of 33 studies registered in the period from 2007 to 2016. The Southeast Region concentrated 48.5% of the studies. Regarding the subjects covered, 33.1% of the total refer to physical activities during pregnancy and to perineal exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor musculature.
Conclusion: The study showed us the panorama of the experimental studies focused on the gestational period, serving as support and incentive for performing further studies with a high level of evidence, which can impact the care provided to this population.
Databáze: MEDLINE