Abstract

SA, Florinda Laura Ferreira Rodrigues Galinha de; HENRIQUES, Maria Adriana Pereira  and  VELEZ, Maria Antónia Miranda Rebelo Botelho Alfaro. Phenomenology in nursing research: mapping of doctoral theses in Portugal. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2019, vol.serIV, n.23, pp.9-20. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV19038.

Background: Phenomenology has been gradually playing a more prominent role in nursing research at an international level. Objective: To map and characterize nursing doctoral theses with a phenomenological methodological approach. Methodology: Documentary research, with access to 273 doctoral theses completed between 2004 and 2018 and available in the open-access digital repositories of Portuguese universities. Results: Twenty-six doctoral theses were identified whose research studies used a phenomenological methodological approach. The analysis took into account the following aspects: a) participants - mainly adults and clients of nursing care; b) healthcare area - most of the theses did not fit into a specific health area; c) context - mainly hospital; d) and research method - phenomenological hermeneutic. Conclusion: Although still in small numbers, phenomenologically-oriented doctoral theses, by explaining the nature and meaning of lived experiences, become relevant to the development of the nursing discipline.

Keywords : nursing; qualitative research; hermeneutics; retrospective studies.

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