Design and validation of a preliminary instrument to contextualize interactions through information technologies of health professionals.

The communication of e-Health has been transformed with the advancement of information technologies, therefore it is feasible to carry out studies in the context of health professionals' interactions. Objective: This study aimed to design and validate a preliminary questionnaire to investigate the context of the communications of health professionals through information technologies considering three significant dimensions. Method: The stages provided by Hernández Sampieri guided the building, validation through Cronbach's alpha and factorial analysis. The questionnaire was applied to 43 participants who simulated health professionals. Results: We obtained an instrument that includes a demographic data section and 20 items distributed into three factors. Internal consistency reliability with Cronbach's alpha values generally of 0.848 and higher than 0.811 was obtained in each dimension. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin's measure of sampling adequacy was regular, with 0.781, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (p < 0.001). Conclusion: It is necessary to apply in real-world environments to reaffirm the results obtained.

Information needs during cancer care: Qualitative research with locally advanced cervical cancer patients in Brazil, China, Germany, & the US.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the information needs and factors for making informed treatment decisions among a diverse group of locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) patients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with LACC patients of diverse demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds within two years of their cancer diagnosis. Trained moderators asked open-ended questions about patients' cancer journeys. Transcripts were analyzed using NVivo software to identify emergent themes. Results: In 2022, 92 LACC patients in the United States (n = 26), Brazil (n = 25), China (n = 25), and Germany (n = 16) participated in the study. Physicians were valued sources of information, providing patients with details on prognosis, treatment options, and side effects. While most patients trusted their physicians, one-third sought a second opinion to validate their diagnosis or find a more trusted physician.Most patients conducted their own research on treatment options, side effects, causes of LACC, symptoms, and others' experiences. Challenges to information searches included understanding medical terms, finding relevant information, and evaluating source credibility.Overall, patients felt knowledgeable enough to participate in treatment decisions, either by accepting the recommended treatment or collaborating with their physicians. Nearly one-third of patients desired a more significant role in the decision-making process. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of physicians providing LACC patients comprehensive and understandable information, while involving them in the decision-making process. Understanding LACC patients' motivations to seek information and their willingness to actively engage in treatment decisions can lead to improved patient satisfaction in their cancer care.

"I'm neither here, which would be bad, nor there, which would be good": the information needs of HPV+ women. A qualitative study based on in-depth interviews and counselling sessions in Jujuy, Argentina.

The objective of this qualitative study was to explore the information needs of HPV+ women. We conducted 38 in-depth interviews with HPV+ women in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. The interviews included a counselling session to respond to women's concerns and questions. Women perceived the information provided as good, despite having several doubts and misconceptions after receiving results of an HPV+ test. They expressed difficulties in formulating questions during the consultation due to shame, excess of information provided or lack of familiarity with technical language. They valued emotional support and being treated kindly by professionals. The perceived information needs that emerged as most important were: (1) the meaning of an HPV+ result and its relationship with cervical cancer evolution and severity; (2) continuity and timing of the care process; (3) information on the sexual transmission of the virus; (4) explanation of the presence or absence of symptoms. Women's primary unperceived information needs were: (1) detailed information about colposcopy, biopsy and treatments and their effects (including fertility consequences); and (2) deconstructing the association of sexual transmission with infidelity. Sources of information included: (1) the health care system; (2) the internet; and (3) social encounters (close friends and relatives). It is crucial to strengthen the processes for delivering results, with more thorough information, improved emotional support and active listening focused on the patient, as well as to conceive new formats to provide information in stages and/or gradually, in order to facilitate women's access to the health care system and the information they need.

Necesidades de información sobre medicamentos y salud pública en médicos de un hospital mexicano / Information needs about drugs and public health among doctors from a Mexican hospital

El objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar las necesidades de información sobre medicamentos y salud pública en los médicos de un hospital mexicano. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal mediante una encuesta validada por expertos y por estudio piloto a 112 médicos en el año 2016. Los participantes fueron seleccionados por muestreo aleatorio simple de un hospital público de segundo nivel en Nayarit, México. Las variables estudiadas fueron: necesidades de información, comportamiento informativo y el nivel de satisfacción. El 66,4 por ciento de los médicos necesitaban información relacionada con el tratamiento farmacológico de sus pacientes y el 63,3 por ciento de los médicos tuvo necesidades sobre datos poblacionales. Las revistas médicas fueron la vía preferida para obtener información (70,4 por ciento) y al mismo tiempo obtuvieron la puntuación más alta de satisfacción. El 89,5 por ciento no consultaba bases de datos o repositorios, y el motivo más común para no hacerlo fue por carecer de computadora e Internet en el lugar de trabajo (62,4 por ciento). El 76,8 por ciento consideró que sus necesidades de información estaban insatisfechas con los recursos y servicios proporcionados por el hospital. El estado actual de la gestión de la información de los médicos entrevistados pone en riesgo su actualización profesional, disminuye la posibilidad de prescribir tratamientos racionales y de tomar decisiones eficientes(AU)

The purpose of the study was to identify the information needs about drugs and public health among doctors from a Mexican hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional analysis was conducted in the year 2016 which was based on an expert validated survey and a pilot study of 112 doctors. Participants were selected by simple random sampling at a secondary hospital in Nayarit, Mexico. The variables analyzed were information needs, information behavior and satisfaction level. Of the doctors surveyed, 66.4 percent needed information related to the drug treatment of their patients, whereas 63.3 percent needed population data. Medical journals were the favorite source of information (70.4 percent) and obtained the highest satisfaction score. 89.5 percent of respondents did not consult any database or repository, and the most common reason was they did not have a computer with Internet access at the workplace (62.4 percent). 76.8 percent considered that their information needs were not satisfied by the resources and services available at the hospital. The current information management status of the doctors interviewed poses a risk to their professional updating, reducing the possibility of prescribing rational treatments and taking efficient decisions(AU)

Necesidades y comportamiento informativo de mujeres que pertenecen a los grupos de familia Al-anon, Chiapas, México / Information needs and behavior of women belonging to the Alanon family groups, Chiapas, Mexico

Resumen Este artículo aborda las necesidades y el comportamiento informativo de una comunidad no estudiada, se trata de los Grupos de Familia Al-anon, en donde asiste la familia de las personas que presentan problemas con el consumo de alcohol. Este estudio es exploratorio con un enfoque mixto, la muestra es no probabilística y participaron seis mujeres. Se empleó el instrumento de la entrevista y la encuesta. Se encontró que las principales necesidades informativas son el duelo (66 %) y la felicidad (50 %); y los temas: entretenimiento, superación personal, aceptación, tolerancia y primer paso; todas las anteriores con un porcentaje de 33 %. Los comportamientos informativos de estas mujeres son: el libro (83 %), el internet (66 %) y la televisión (50 %).

Abstract This article deals with the needs and informational behavior of a community not studied, the Al-anon Family Group for the family of people addicted to alcohol. This study is exploratory with a mixed approach, the sample is not probabilistic and six women participated. The interview and survey instrument were used. It was found that the main informational needs are: grief (66 %), happiness (50 %); and the subject of: entertainment, personal improvement, acceptance, tolerance and first step, all of the above with a percentage of 33 %. The informative behaviors of these women are: the book (83 %), the internet (66 %) and tv (50 %).

Establishing content for a digital educational support group for new adolescent mothers in the Dominican Republic: a user-centered design approach.

BACKGROUND: As digital interventions to improve health become widespread globally, it is critical to include target end-users in their design. This can help ensure interventions are maximally beneficial among intended populations. OBJECTIVES: To generate the content of a digital educational support group, administered through WhatsApp, for new adolescent mothers and establish participants' cellular access and WhatsApp use. PARTICIPANTS: Adolescent mothers with new babies. METHODS: We completed a two-phase user-centered design process. In phase I design sessions, participants discussed their postpartum experiences and completed an activity to elucidate their health and wellbeing information needs. In phase II sessions, participants individually identified which health information topics were important to them, then all topics were prioritized as a group. Phase II participants also completed a brief survey on cell phone access and WhatsApp use. RESULTS: Phase I included 24 participants, 21 of whom completed phase II. Priority health and wellbeing information topics in the postpartum period were identified as: child growth and development, understanding your baby, common childhood illnesses, breastfeeding, childhood nutrition, family planning, and self-care. Of phase II participants, 45% had cellular phone access and none had a data plan. Cellular service was inconsistently obtained with data packages or Wi-Fi. 30% of participants had no experience using WhatsApp. CONCLUSIONS: Participants identified numerous health information needs, which will serve as the content for our planned digital support group and provides valuable insight for health care providers globally. Less than half of participants had consistent cellular phone access, and none had reliable access to cellular service.

End-of-Life Communication Between Providers and Family Caregivers of Home Hospice Patients in a Rural US-Mexico Border Community: Caregivers' Retrospective Perspectives.

INTRODUCTION: Family caregiver-provider communication is essential to making an effective hospice care transition for patients. Despite the importance of this topic, there is little information about how caregivers in rural US-Mexico border regions navigate hospice care transition and their needs. This study explores the family caregivers' experience relating to their end-of-life (EOL) communication and needs for hospice care transition. METHODS: In-depth interviews using qualitative methods were conducted with 28 informal caregivers of patients who are enrolled in home hospice care in a rural US-Mexico border region. Thematic analysis was applied to analyze the data. RESULTS: Qualitative themes that emerged include (1) lack of/insufficient EOL communication and (2) informational needs, including (a) signs of symptom changes, (b) EOL treatment options and goals of care, and (c) hospice care and its benefits. Limited caregiver-provider EOL communication was observed, in which the majority of the caregivers (n = 22, 78.6%) were informed of the patient's terminal condition, but only half (n = 15, 53.6%) had a discussion with the providers about hospice care. CONCLUSION: Timely EOL communication between caregivers and the providers is key to the patient's optimal transition to hospice care. Providers need to be aware of the caregivers' informational needs relating to patient symptoms and health condition as well as hospice care. It is important to be aware of the impact of cultural values on hospice care placement. A clear explanation about the purpose and functions of hospice care and its benefit can better guide the family caregivers in making hospice care decisions.

Servicios de información y referencia en el ámbito estudiantil universitario mexicano y su relación potencial con las tecnologías móviles / Information and reference services in the Mexican university student field and its potential relationship with mobile technologies

Resumen El propósito del presente artículo se enfoca en exponer los resultados de un estudio llevado a cabo en la comunidad universitaria del Colegio de Bibliotecología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), que pretende cimentar un camino para identificar los aspectos necesarios que permitan una posible integración de servicios de información y referencia en tecnologías móviles acordes al perfil específico de la comunidad mencionada; para ello, se describen los servicios de información y referencia disponibles, las tipologías de Apps móviles actuales y se explora un panorama general de las Apps en el ámbito bibliotecario mexicano; posteriormente, se describen los elementos que permitieron el diseño de una encuesta como mecanismo de recolección de datos, para analizar los resultados de dicha pesquisa y, por último, establecer los datos relevantes de los entrevistados e identificar su valor potencial para una posible implementación de servicios hacia el entorno móvil.

Abstract The purpose of this article focuses on presenting the results of a study carried out on the university community of the School of Library Science of UNAM in Mexico, this aims to lay the groundwork for identifying the necessary aspects that allow a possible integration of information and reference services in mobile technologies according to the specific profile of the aforementioned community; to this end, the information and reference services available and the current types of mobile Apps are described along with an overview of the Apps in the Mexican library field are explored. Subsequently, we described the elements that allowed the design of a survey so it can be used as a data collecting mechanism, to later analyze the results of this research, and finally establish the relevant data of the interviewees and identify it´s potential value for a possible implementation of services towards the mobile environment.

Medical and information needs among young women with breast cancer in Mexico.

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical and information needs, identify unmet support services and guide interventions for young breast cancer (BC) patients in Mexico. METHODS: Cross-sectional, qualitative study, using interpretive description methodology. Patients with initial BC diagnosis within 6-12 months prior to enrolment, ≤40 years old and literate were included in focus groups. RESULTS: Twenty-nine patients were included. Expressed needs were classified into the following categories: (a) understanding diagnosis and treatment; (b) treatment side effects; and (c) time, source and communication means. Patients felt their medical team did not provide enough information regarding diagnosis, treatment and relevant side effects related to fertility, menopause and sexuality. Lack of information fuelled uncertainty, distress, anxiety and fear, and could negatively influence treatment decisions. Patients wished that news be communicated considering their own attitude regarding the disease and providing psychological support when necessary, including partners, relatives and friends. They recommended that information should be delivered with an empathic and personalised approach, with take-home educational material to help them recall, comprehend and/or expand verbal information received during medical appointments. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides valuable insight to increase attention on unmet needs of young BC patients and to improve doctor-patient communication to ensure better care.

Priority Topics for Health Education to Support HIV Self-Management in Limited-Resource Settings.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the information that persons living with HIV (PLWH) in a limited-resource setting need to effectively manage their health. DESIGN AND METHODS: A data sources triangulation method was used to compare data from three separate sources: (a) 107 interviews with Spanish-speaking PLWH being seen at a healthcare clinic in the Dominican Republic (DR); (b) 40 interviews with Spanish-speaking healthcare providers from the same clinic in the DR; and (c) an integrative literature review of English- and Spanish-language articles that assessed the health information needs of PLWH in Latin America and the Caribbean. We compared information needs across sources and developed a prioritized list of the topics important to provide PLWH in a clinical setting. FINDINGS: Triangulation identified the most important topics for HIV-related health education for PLWH as medication and adherence, followed by transmission, including risks and prevention strategies, mental health management, and knowledge of HIV in general. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of evidence-based health education priorities establishes a guide that healthcare providers may use to help PLWH effectively manage their health and creates a foundation from which further studies on improving clinical interactions may be generated. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Using the priorities identified, nurses and other health educators can improve patient education, and consequently self-management, by making evidence-based choices about what information to provide to their patients.

Los juegos cooperativos y el acceso a la información desde la extensión universitaria / Cooperative Games and Access to Information from the University Extension

Resumen Desde el proyecto de extensión universitaria "Conocimiento, Paz y Gestión Social" durante el mes de noviembre del 2016 se desarrolló un taller en la comunidad de Guararí de Heredia, Costa Rica, titulado: Cada Pollo con su Rollo, donde participaron doce mujeres con edades entre los 12 y los 18 años y seis varones con edades entre los 10 y los 17 años. Empleando un lenguaje sencillo, se utilizó el juego cooperativo como metodología participativa, con el propósito de accesar a la información y a procesos de alfabetización informacional en materia de Derechos Humanos. Como resultado, los participantes identificaron la existencia de un conjunto de derechos plasmados en la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, que los faculta para vivir y para participar activamente en sus comunidades sin importar su condición económica, social y cultural.

Abstract From the project of academical extension "Knowledge, Peace and Social Management" during the month of November of 2016 a workshop in the community of Guararía in Heredia, Costa Rica titled in Spanish as "Cada Pollo Con Su Rollo" was developed. In which twelve women in between the ages of 12 and 18 and six boys in between the ages 10 and 17 participated. Using simple language, the cooperative game was used as a participative methodology, with the purpose of accessing information and informal alphabetization processes in the subject of human rights. As a result, the participants identified the existence of a grouping of rights captured in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that empowers them to live and actively participate in their communities no matter what their economic, social and cultural condition might be.

A multiprofessional information model for Brazilian primary care: Defining a consensus model towards an interoperable electronic health record.

OBJECTIVE: To develop a multiprofessional information model to be used in the decision-making process in primary care in Brazil. METHODS: This was an observational study with a descriptive and exploratory approach, using action research associated with the Delphi method. A group of 13 health professionals made up a panel of experts that, through individual and group meetings, drew up a preliminary health information records model. The questionnaire used to validate this model included four questions based on a Likert scale. These questions evaluated the completeness and relevance of information on each of the four pillars that composed the model. The changes suggested in each round of evaluation were included when accepted by the majority (≥ 50%). This process was repeated as many times as necessary to obtain the desirable and recommended consensus level (> 50%), and the final version became the consensus model. RESULTS: Multidisciplinary health training of the panel of experts allowed a consensus model to be obtained based on four categories of health information, called pillars: Data Collection, Diagnosis, Care Plan and Evaluation. CONCLUSION: The obtained consensus model was considered valid by the experts and can contribute to the collection and recording of multidisciplinary information in primary care, as well as the identification of relevant concepts for defining electronic health records at this level of complexity in health care.

Información: La principal necesidad de las Familias en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) / Information: The main need of the Families in Unit of Intensive Care (ICU)

El cuidado del paciente crítico de forma holística debe incluir el abordaje de la familia, quienes experimentan necesidades específicas derivadas de la situación crítica, siendo principal la necesidad de información. El presente estudio buscó establecer los elementos fundamentales que la enfermera debe tener en cuenta para abordar la necesidad de información a través de una revisión integrativa, basada en el análisis crítico de 23 piezas científicas retomadas de una búsqueda exhaustiva con palabras claves en inglés y español en 11 bases de datos. Dentro de los resultados se determinaron 6 categorías que denotan los elementos fundamentales para el abordaje: Características de la información, valoración e identificación de la necesidad de información, habilidades indispensables de la enfermera para abordar la necesidad de información, participación familiar en el cuidado para satisfacción de necesidad de información, condiciones para abordar la necesidad de información, y tipo de información. Estos elementos facilitarán el abordaje de la enfermera contribuyendo así a satisfacer la necesidad, evitar la perpetuación de la carga emocional negativa y por ende el estrés postraumático, de tal forma que la familia logre una mejor adaptación a la situación crítica.

Holistic patient's care in a critical condition should include family, since they experience specific needs arising from the health situation. The main demand is information. This current study sought to find key elements which nurses should consider to address the necessity for information through an integrative review. This search was based upon critical analysis of 23 studies from an exhaustive investigation using English and Spanish keywords among 11 databases. As a result of that seeking, It was found out that these categories include essential elements to make that holistic approach possible: Characteristics of information, assessment and identification of informational needs, essential nurse's skills to address informational needs, family participation in care actions to satisfy the need of information, conditions to approach informational needs, kinds of information. These elements ease nurse-person approximation and they are useful to meet patient's need. Moreover, they also avoid negative emotional charge perpetuation and posttraumatic stress, which helps families to reach a better adaptation meanwhile critical situation lasts.

Necesidades de información en la persona con diagnóstico de cáncer de tubo digestivo, en una unidad de tercer nivel de atención / Information needs in people diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer in a 3rd level care unit

La enfermedad oncológica es una de las enfermedades más temidas por el hombre, origina en la persona una carga emocional caracterizada por miedo, angustia, sufrimiento y dolor. A la confirmación de un diagnóstico de esta índole la persona experimenta cambios físicos, psicológicos y emocionales, al experimentar pérdida de su integridad, lo que impide afrontar de manera adecuada la enfermedad y los tratamientos. La evidencia demuestra que la información contribuye en el proceso de afrontamiento. Objetivos: Identificar las necesidades de información de la persona con cáncer de tubo digestivo y analizar las diferencias existentes de acuerdo a la edad, género y nivel educativo. Metodología: Es un estudio cuantitativo de tipo transversal, observacional, prolectivo y descriptivo; con una muestra de 280 pacientes adultos, ambos sexos, con diagnóstico de cáncer de tubo digestivo; seleccionados por conveniencia, previo consentimiento informado. Se utilizó instrumento elaborado exprofeso para el estudio, el análisis se realizó con el paquete estadístico SPSS-17. Hallazgos: Se encontró que las características sociodemográficas como género, edad, ocupación, nivel educativo y estado civil, no representan condición que modifique las necesidades de información en esta población, sin embargo variables como el diagnóstico médico (p=0.033) y tiempo de evolución de la enfermedad (p=0.030) fueron hallazgos relevantes del estudio. Discusión: La necesidad de información es constante y dinámica durante el transcurso de la enfermedad y los tratamientos, generan nuevas experiencias y diferentes requerimientos a satisfacerse; para mejorar y conservar la calidad de vida, a través del afrontamiento del proceso de la enfermedad. Representa para enfermería un área de oportunidad para ejercer la consulta a partir de la valoración e identificación de las necesidades de información de las personas con esta patología; elaborando programas educativos sistematizados e individualizados que faciliten su entrega.

The oncological disease is one of the most feared diseases by man, originates in the person emotionally charged characterized by fear, distress, suffering and pain. A confirmation of a diagnosis of this kind the person experiences physical, psychological and emotional changes, experiencing loss of integrity, this difficult to face disease and the specific treatment. The evidence shows that information helps in the process of coping. Objectives: To identify the information needs of the person with gastrointestinal cancer and analyzing differences according to age, gender and educational level. Methodology: It is a quantitative cross-sectional study, observational, descriptive and prolective study; with a sample of 280adult patients, both sexes, diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer; selected by convenience, prior informed consent. It was used instrument developed specifically for the study, the analysis was performed using SPSS-17 statistical package. Findings: We found that demographic characteristics such as gender, age, occupation, educational level and marital status, do not represent conditions that modify the information need sin this population, however variables such as medical diagnosis (p =0.033) and time to evolution of the disease (p =0.030) were significant findings of the study. Discussion: The need of information is constant and dynamic during the course of the disease and treatments, generate new experiences and different requirements to be met; to improve and preserve the quality of life across the process to faced with the disease. Represents for nursing an area of opportunity to exercise the consultation from the valuation and identification of the needs of information of the persons with this condition; develop systematic and individualized educational programs that facilitate its delivery.

Análisis del comportamiento informacional en la comunidad científica de la provincia de Sancti Spíritus formada a partir de un proyecto colaborativo / Analysis of information behavior in the scientific community of the province of Sancti Spiritus constituted for a collaboration project

Objetivo: identificar el comportamiento informacional de los investigadores de diferentes disciplinas que conforman la comunidad científica. Métodos: se realizó un estudio exploratorio a miembros de una comunidad científica formada a partir de un proyecto colaborativo institucional, donde la mayoría de sus investigadores pertenecen al área de las ciencias puras, naturales y aplicadas. Las variables elegidas fueron: grado de estudio, edad, tipo y etapa de investigación, recursos de información y fuentes informativas. Se aplicó el cuestionario a los miembros de la comunidad y los resultados se analizaron de forma descriptiva. Se utilizaron pruebas estadísticas no paramétricas para comprobar si existía correlación entre las variables seleccionadas para el estudio. Resultados: se pudo definir el comportamiento informacional de los miembros de la comunidad científica, se demostró que la biblioteca es el recurso de información más utilizado, el aumento del uso de las publicaciones periódicas (revistas, anuarios); la necesidad vital del contacto con colegas o pares, y que el texto electrónico ocupa un lugar cada vez más importante de aceptación entre los integrantes de la comunidad investigada. Conclusiones: existen puntos de coincidencia en los patrones de comportamiento informacional de los investigadores que conforman la comunidad científica, respecto a investigaciones similares realizadas en otros países y las experiencias consultadas para este estudio. Se destaca la biblioteca como el recurso de información más utilizado, el uso de las publicaciones periódicas y el contacto con colegas o pares como opción prioritaria para acceder a los resultados publicados de primera mano

Objective: identify the information behavior of researchers from various disciplines integrating the scientific community. Methods: an exploratory study was conducted of members of a scientific community constituted for an institutional collaboration project in which most researchers belong to the areas of pure, life and applied sciences. The variables selected were degree, age, research type and stage, information resources and information sources. A questionnaire was applied to community members and results were analyzed descriptively. Non-parametric statistical tests were used to verify the existence of correlation between the variables selected for the study. Results: a definition was made of the information behavior of members of the scientific community. The library was found to be the most common information resource. An increase was observed in the use of periodic publications (journals and yearbooks). There is a vital need of contacts with colleagues or peers. Electronic texts are increasingly accepted by members of the study community. Conclusions: the information behavior patterns of members of the study scientific community are similar to those found in research conducted in other countries and in experiences consulted for the present study. The library stands out as the most common information resource. Periodic publications and contacts with colleagues or peers are a priority option to access first hand published results

La información científica en la investigación sobre salud mental en la Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia / The scientific information on mental health research at the University of Antioquia, Colombia

Este trabajo describe la dinámica de la información científica en la investigación sobre salud mental desarrollada en la Universidad de Antioquia, en el año 2011. Objetivo: identificar las necesidades, disponibilidad, uso, difusión y visibilidad de la información en los proyectos de investigación. Métodos: fue una investigación descriptiva y cuantitativa, cuyas unidades de análisis estuvieron representadas por 51 investigadores, 488 documentos publicados y 14 bases de datos; se aplicó una encuesta y se hizo revisión directa de las fuentes de información. Resultados: los resultados indican que los trastornos mentales (14 %), las adicciones (10 %), la violencia (7 %) y los estudios sobre adolescencia (3 %), son los temas centrales de interés para los participantes. El 78 % de las revistas disponibles para la investigación están indexadas en bases de datos como Web of Science y Scopus. Hay un alto índice de referenciación de revistas científicas de calidad (73 %). La difusión se hace principalmente mediante artículos (72 %), publicados en revistas indexadas en Publindex (78 %). El 33 % de los artículos publicados está indexado en cuatro fuentes internacionales, lo que denota el nivel de visibilidad internacional. Conclusiones: las necesidades de información se centran en temas relacionados con los trastornos mentales y los problemas psicosociales; la Universidad cuenta con una amplia oferta de información especializada, con un nivel importante de desconocimiento por parte de los investigadores. La información que utilizan los investigadores en general es de calidad, pero las fuentes de publicación son muy locales. La visibilidad en el contexto internacional aun es muy limitada.

This paper describes the dynamics of scientific information on the mental health research developed at the University of Antioquia, in 2011. Objectives: the aim of this estudy was to identify needs, availability, use, dissemination and visibility of project information research. Methods: it was a descriptive and quantitative study whose analysis units were represented by 51 researchers, 488 published papers and 14 databases. A survey was applied and a direct review of the sources of information was conducted made. Results: the results indicate that mental disorders (14%), addictions (10%), violence (7%), and adolescent studies (3%) are the main topics of interest for participants. 78% of the available research journals are indexed in databases such as Web of Science and Scopus. The quality rate of referencing journals is high (73%). The spread is mainly effected by published items (72%) in indexed journals in Publindex (78%). Out of the articles published, 33% are indexed in four international sources, indicating the level of international visibility. Conclusions: the need for information is focused on issues related to mental disorders and psychosocial problems; the University of Antioquia has a wide range of specialized information, however there is significant lack of knowledge by the researchers. These researchers generally used high quality information, but the publication sources are very local, making the visibility in the international context very limited.

Contribución al perfeccionamiento de la gestión de información en la biblioteca del policlínico Tula Aguilera, Camagüey, Cuba / Contribution to the improvement of the management of information in the library of the policlínico Tula Aguilera, Camagüey, Cuba

Se desarrolló un estudio cualitativo descriptivo con el objetivo de contribuir al perfeccionamiento de la gestión de información en la biblioteca del policlínico "Tula Aguilera", de Camagüey, a partir de la determinación de las necesidades generales en la organización y del diseño del estudio de las necesidades más específicas de los usuarios potenciales que resultaron priorizados durante el año 2010. Se aplicó la metodología para el estudio de las necesidades de información, conocimiento y aprendizaje en las bibliotecas y centros de documentación de salud hasta su proceso 6, orientada para la red de bibliotecas médicas cubanas, la cual permitió el diseño del estudio de las necesidades de información, conocimiento y aprendizaje de los usuarios priorizados, teniendo en cuenta la integración de variables, fuentes y técnicas. La investigación reveló insuficiencias en la gestión de información, desde el bajo nivel de conocimiento de las ideas rectoras en la organización, hasta la no formulación de la visión y los objetivos estratégicos, para las cuales se realizaron propuestas para su solución

A descriptive qualitative study was carried out with the objective to contribute to the improvement of the information management in the library of the policlinic "Tula Aguilera", in Camagüey, starting from the determining of the general needs in the organization, and the design of the study of the most specific needs in the potential users that were prioritized, during the 2010. The methodology for the study of the need study, knowledge and learning in the libraries and centers of documentation of health was applied until its process 6, guided through the net of Cuban medical libraries. It was characterized and justified the use of the selected methodology, which permitted the study design of the information needs, knowledge and the users' learning prioritized starting from the integration of variables, sources and techniques. The study revealed insufficiencies in information management, from the low level of knowledge of the organization rector ideas to the non-formulation of the vision and the strategic objectives for which strategies for their solutions were performed

Determinación de los usuarios potenciales del Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas

Se identificó, segmentó y jerarquizó el universo de usuarios potenciales del Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas, según la misión y los objetivos estratégicos del Sistema Nacional de Salud. La gran complejidad y el volumen de usuarios requirió de la caracterización de las diferentes entidades del centro y de los servicios que brinda, así como de la descripción de las entidades y de los grupos que conforman la estructura del entorno usuario. Se siguió la "metodología para el estudio de las necesidades de formación e información", que se estudia en la Licenciatura en Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información en la Universidad de La Habana. Se presentó el procedimiento empleado para elaborar el "registro de usuarios potenciales", para su división en categorías o segmentos y su ordenamiento por niveles de prioridad, así como las fuentes documentales y las no documentales utilizadas.

Determination of the potential users of the National Center for Medical Sciences Information The number of potential users of the National Center of Information on Medical Sciences was identified, segmented and arranged hierarchically according to the mission and strategic objectives of the National Health System. The high complexity and volume of the users required the characterization of the different entities of the center and of the services they render, as well as the description of the entities and groups that are part of the structrure of the user?s setting. The "methodology for studying the needs of training and information? that is studied in the careers of Library Science and Information Science at Havana University, was followed. The procedure used to make the "register of potential users?, its division into categories or segments, its arrangement by levels of priority, as well as the documentary and non-documentary sources utilized were presented.