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Use of Software in Qualitative Health Research in Brazil: A Scoping Review

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Computer Supported Qualitative Research (ISQR 2017)

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The objective of this study is to identify the use of software in qualitative studies produced within the framework of Brazilian postgraduate programs in the health area. This scoping review was carried out from the Thesis Bank and Dissertations of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). Dissertations and theses produced in the scope of Brazilian postgraduate programs in the health area configured as qualitative studies using software were analyzed. Data were analyzed by simple descriptive statistics. The final sample consisted of 306 studies. Seventeen software programs were used, some in combination. Emphasis was placed on the central role of the researcher in qualitative research. We conclude that the use of software in qualitative Brazilian studies in the health area, although still incipient, have increased, indicating a concern for innovation in research methods due to current demands for the methodological rigor of qualitative investigations and the creativity of the researcher.

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  1. School of Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

    Pétala Salvador, Cláudia Rodrigues & Kisna Alves

  2. Post-Graduate Program in Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

    Andréa Gomes, Flávia Chiavone, Manacés Bezerril & Viviane Santos

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  1. Education and Psychology Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    António Pedro Costa

  2. Information Systems Department, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Luís Paulo Reis

  3. Education and Psychology Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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    António Moreira

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Salvador, P. et al. (2018). Use of Software in Qualitative Health Research in Brazil: A Scoping Review. In: Costa, A., Reis, L., Souza, F., Moreira, A. (eds) Computer Supported Qualitative Research. ISQR 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 621. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61121-1_26

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