Evolution Of Spanish-Portuguese-Brazilian Scientific Production On Physiotherapy In Women's Health

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the Spanish-Portuguese-Brazilian scientific production on physiotherapy in women's health between the years 2004-2008 and 2013-2017 and to identify in the latter the most relevant features of the scientific production. For this, a bibliometric study was carried out that analyzed the volume of production, the rates and collaboration pattern, and the productivity of the authors. The increase in production between five-year periods was significant (p< 0.04), with a rate of 606.06%. The most researched fields were menopause (34%) and aging (24.03%). Brazilian universities are those with the greatest research potential in the field, both due to their volume of work (61.80%) and their degree and management of collaborative research. A greater commitment is needed from authors, since the transitory index is 83.58%, and from countries to continue their lines of research on the topic under study to have leaders in the field and consolidate scientific literature.