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Description: The search will be carried out in three stages: 1) Initial search limited to two online databases appropriate and relevant to the topic. The databases will be SCOPUS and Pubmed. This initial search will serve to analyze the keywords of the text contained in the title and in the summary of the retrieved articles and the index terms used to describe the articles; 2) Research to be carried out in all databases included (SCOPUS, Bireme, Web of Science and Pubmed), using all keywords and index terms identified in the articles in step 1. The authors will make an independent screening of titles and abstracts (first-level screening) of retrieved articles to establish the eligibility of articles that can meet the inclusion criteria for analysis. All articles that satisfy the first level screening will be retained for second level screening (full text review of the article). Again, the authors will independently review full-text articles to determine inclusion in the scope review. After the conclusion of each stage of the screening process, any discrepancies or disagreements between the authors will be resolved through discussion or later judgment by a third reviewer; and 3) Research containing the list of references of reports and articles identified as additional sources of studies that were included in the review. Source: Primary sources of published and unpublished evidence (gray literature), in addition to systematic reviews and other reviews. The data of the studies included in full text will be mapped using a standardized data extraction form developed for the study, according to the variables described below: Year, Títle, Author, Journal, Type of study, Method, Highlights of the text that answer the question / objectives and Results. Due to the exploratory nature of the scope reviews, no restrictions will be adopted in relation to the number of articles retrieved from database searches. Therefore, all selected articles that meet the eligibility criteria will be included for the purposes of this study. There will be no restriction on dates or language. Considering that the scoping reviews aim to map the available evidence that underpins the investigation of the topic, we do not intend to apply restrictions that may limit the ability of our scoping review to explore the evidence available in the published literature (which meets our inclusion criteria) and help address our questions and objectives. This is because scope analyzes are related to evidence-based practice that is evident in the systematic and transparent process of examining a broad and diverse body of literature to clarify key concepts, document the types of evidence that address and inform the practice, as well as identify research / knowledge gaps and provide recommendations for future research priorities (Pham et al., 2014). The articles and documents will be incorporated into the Mendeley research management software. The scoping review protocol will be registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/)