Consolidation of qualitative studies in health research

Abstract

[Excerpt] The papers included in this special issue of Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, were selected from the papers submitted to the 3rd Ibero-American Congress on Qualitative Research (CIAIQ2014) which took place, 14-16 July, at the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain. The papers published, were, however, extended and deepened relatively to the versions presented at the conference.

The health research area of CIAIQ2014, in its various aspects and branches, had a significant participation with a total of 69 papers selected for publication in the conference proceedings. However, for publication at Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, only those who achieved the best score, at the Scientific Committee evaluation assessment, were selected, resulting in a total of 30 papers.

Among the themes of this series of articles were notorious subjects such as studies in nursing and training, works about medicine, papers with focus on the methodologies used, perception of students and patients about the provision of primary cares as well as intervention programs for insertion, organization and operation of health services to improve the life condition of patients and families, and the role and performance of health professionals.

Research conducted addressed the role and representation of nurses in child and adolescent care in the area of drug abuse, understanding and difficulties of caregiving mothers of children with tuberculosis, and preserving the users’ privacy as an essential factor in the teaching and learning of nurses. [...]