Abstract
Abstract Introduction: Due to the increasing number of postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science and of masters and doctoral researchers in Brazil, there has been significant improvement in the production and quality of these studies. However, this only addresses some research fields but not others, which highlights the need to show the current professional development process and discuss the role of these professionals in an interdisciplinary framework. Objective: To analyze the research lines and disciplines of Brazilians’ postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science. Method: A qualitative descriptive study used the Sucupira platform and data sought from websites properly registered on Capes (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). Data frequency analysis and the relation between research lines and disciplines were achieved using TextStat (Simple Text Analysis Tool), version 3.0. Results: The most frequent fields of study among the postgraduate programs analyzed were neurology, cardiorespiratory, and musculoskeletal. The description of the research lines and their objectives aim the assessment or intervention for rehabilitation comprehension. Conclusion: The research lines and disciplines do not follow epistemological discussions, neither the change of concepts or paradigms necessary for the successful entry of these professionals into an interdisciplinary framework.
Highlights
Due to the increasing number of postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science and of masters and doctoral researchers in Brazil, there has been significant improvement in the production and quality of these studies
A total of 51 research lines and 61 fields of study were identified; the difference was expected as a research line may cover more than one field of study
Despite what was expected as an aim for knowledge production through a multidisciplinary approach to research problems involving different fields integration, the descriptions of these research lines suggests that the purpose of this association was merely to accomplish programs’ requirements
Summary
Due to the increasing number of postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science and of masters and doctoral researchers in Brazil, there has been significant improvement in the production and quality of these studies. Because of the increasing number of postgraduate programs in rehabilitation science and the consequent rise of researchers in Brazil [1,2,3,4], there has been significant improvement in the production and quality of these studies [1, 2, 5]. This change pertains only to some research fields, whereas others have appeared infrequently in recent publications [6]. Some characteristics were inherited from this historical aspect, such as approach methods, thinking, compartmentalization, disciplines of study, and professional branches [10]
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