Scientific production on oropharyngeal dysphagia in elderly in Brazilian journals: a bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the profile of the scientific production of oropharyngeal dysphagia in the
elderly in Brazilian journals, from 1995 to 2015. Method: This is a literature review, descriptive, with
bibliometric analysis. The search was carried out from the intersection of strategy descriptors (MeSH):
“old,” “swallowing disorders” and “aging” and free term “dysphagia”, applying then the selectivity to the
inclusion criteria. The variables group was: relating to the identification of the publication, characteristics
of the authors, study type and bibliometric aspects. The data were submitted to descriptive analysis.
Results: 9987 articles were identified, 9827 were excluded for not meeting the inclusion criteria, and
43 were selected for the final reading of the full text and bibliometric analysis. The institutions that had
a greater number of studies are in the Southeast region of Brazil, as well as its authors; the approach of
the study was mainly quantitative, followed by mixed approach; the type of study most found was the
cross and the samples concentrated between 20 and 39 participants. Journals with the most publications
were specialized in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Conclusions: In this study, it was found
a large polarization of the publications in the Southeast, especially in public universities in the state of
São Paulo. There is a predominance of the quantitative approach and cross-sectional studies, with greater
scientific production on the subject in the field of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences