Publications Of Theses And Dissertations Addressing The Human Caring Theory: A Bibliometric Study

Objective: The study's main purpose has been to analyze the scientific production addressing the Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory in theses and dissertations, at the national level. Methods: it is a bibliometric study composed by 41 theses and dissertations published in the Catalog of Theses and Dissertations from CEPEn, the Capes theses and dissertations database, the Public Domain Portal, the TESESENF, and the BDTD, from 2000 to 2016. Results: over the period from 2000 to 2016, there was verified the largest scientific production addressing such topic. The southern region was more prominent in publications, with more studies produced at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. There was a predominance of dissertations and nursing researchers. Conclusion: considering the period studied, the publications on the studied topic show a non expressive quantitative impact. It is suggested to carry out new studies on the subject, in order to support the theory applicability towards the care services.