Scientific production about calgary model for evaluation of the family: a bibliometric study

Objective: To characterize the scientific production available in online journals about the Calgary Model of Family Assessment. Method: A bibliometric research with a sample of 52 articles published between 2004 and 2013 in nursing journals in the period 2004-2013, disseminated in LILACS and BDENF Digital Library and SciELO. Data were collected from March to April 2014. Results: The data showed that in 2009 had the highest quantity of articles (15,38%). The journals with the highest number of publications were the Journal of Research: Cuidado é Fundamental Online and Anna Nery School of Nursing Magazine. Most of the articles investigated obtained QUALIS B1 and B2. The database of a larger number of articles was LILACS. Regarding the mode of publications, original studies predominated. Researchers with master degree have produced most articles. Conclusion: The results showed scientific production investigated like a topic of interest and growth in the field of nursing.