Interculturality In The Elderly From The Perspective Of Madeline Leininger's Theory

Abstract

This bibliometric review analyzes the scientific production related to the variable Madeline Leininger's Theory registered in the Scopus database during the period 2018-2023. The main objective of the study was to identify and characterize the volume of publications, achieving a total of 28 documents. The information collected was organized by graphs, categorizing it by Year of Publication, Country of Origin, Area of Knowledge and Type of Publication. The results reveal that Brazil is the country with the highest number of publications, reaching a total of 17 scientific papers. The area of Nursing stood out as the most prolific in terms of bibliographic contribution, with 22 documents. Likewise, Journal Articles accounted for 82% of total publications. This analysis also includes a qualitative study on the positions of various authors in relation to the topics addressed, providing a comprehensive view of the current state of research in this field. Among the main conclusions, it is possible to determine that Leininger's theory and model enriches the work of professionals since it stimulates the nursing profession to provide care in accordance with the culture, taking into account all the aspects that influence the health of the human being as they are according to the model of the rising sun:  This model addresses factors such as education, economic, political, cultural, among others.