Resumo
Objetivo: Identificar, na literatura científica, as principais dificuldades relacionadas ao processo de ensino e aprendizagem da Bioestatística na área da saúde. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura norteada pela pergunta: "Quais as principais dificuldades no ensino-aprendizagem da Bioestatística na saúde?". A busca ocorreu nas bases PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, BVS, SciELO, Scopus e Web of Science, cruzando descritores DeCS/MeSH: bioestatística, educação em bioestatística, ensino, aprendizagem, percepção, conhecimento, educação em saúde e ciências da saúde, com operadores AND/OR. Incluíram-se artigos originais (2020–2025) em português, inglês e espanhol, utilizando ficha de pareamento para síntese qualitativa. Resultados: Foram incluídos oito estudos. As evidências demonstraram barreiras multifatoriais, destacando-se ansiedade estatística, baixa autoconfiança matemática/computacional, falhas na interpretação de símbolos e predomínio de metodologias tradicionais com pouca contextualização prática. Em contrapartida, metodologias ativas e estratégias contextualizadas mostraram potencial para reverter esse cenário, melhorando engajamento e desempenho dos estudantes. Considerações finais: O estudo identificou barreiras cognitivas e pedagógicas que orientam reestruturações curriculares, tendo como limitação o recorte temporal restrito e o reduzido número de artigos elegíveis. Considera-se que a superação desses entraves exige a transição para abordagens ativas, contextualizadas e práticas, capazes de fortalecer competências estatísticas essenciais à formação em saúde.
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