Convergent-care research in the field of occupational health: tendencies in Brazilian dissertations

Abstract

Aim: to describe the production of knowledge in Brazilian theses and dissertations, regarding the application of the Convergent-Care Research (CCR) in the field of Occupational Health. Method: narrative review conducted in 2017 in the catalogs of theses and dissertations of the Brazilian Nursing Association and the Bank of Thesis and Dissertations of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Level Personnel. We analyzed, by the similarities among themes, seven dissertations that applied CCR in Occupational Health. Results: different references and theoretical frameworks with theoreticalphilosophical affinity with historical-dialectical materialism were cited. The data were produced, mainly, through interviews and group techniques. Some dissertations presented weaknesses in the assistance dimension. Conclusion: the CCR was little explored by the field of Worker's Health, although the dissertations show the potential of this method in meeting the demands of the workers.