Information literacy and intention to adopt e-pharmacy: a study based on trust and the theory of reasoned action.

BACKGROUND: E-pharmacy has gained popularity as an increasingly utilized platform for accessing healthcare services online. However, its adoption exhibits regional variations and necessitates improvement in certain aspects. Guided by the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and Trust theory, this research explores the pivotal role of information literacy in influencing attitudes, perceived control, word of mouth, and trust. The overarching aim is to understand how these factors collectively impact the adoption of E-pharmacy services. METHODS: The study employed Structural Equation Modeling to assess data collected from 473 participants in Nigeria. This methodology allowed for a comprehensive evaluation of the intricate relationships between information literacy, attitudes, perceived control, word of mouth, trust, and E-pharmacy adoption. By utilizing statistical tests within this framework, the research sought to provide a robust analysis of the data and derive meaningful insights. RESULTS: The findings of the research underscore the significance of information literacy in shaping individuals' attitudes towards E-pharmacy. Higher information literacy levels were associated with more positive attitudes, an enhanced sense of perceived control, and increased positive word-of-mouth regarding the use of E-pharmacy services. Additionally, the study revealed that trust plays a crucial intermediary role between word-of-mouth communication and the actual adoption of E-pharmacy. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, this research offers a novel and comprehensive explanation of the relationship between information literacy and the adoption of E-pharmacy services. The study's outcomes contribute valuable insights to the ongoing discourse on E-pharmacy adoption, emphasizing its potential to enhance healthcare accessibility and efficiency within the evolving landscape of digital healthcare. The implications of the findings extend to policymakers, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders interested in optimizing the adoption and integration of E-pharmacy services.

Information in Healthcare - From Data to Knowledge: Improving Data Literacy Competencies.

Digitalization in healthcare and the increasing availability of data demand data literacy competences of nurses and other healthcare professionals including technical, ethical and communication skills. The international Spring School 2023 "Information in Healthcare - From Date to Knowledge" aimed at these competences covering interoperability, data protection and security, data analytics and ethical issues. These topics were embedded in the overall case of data-driven quality improvement for diabetes patients in a region. The curriculum includes an online preparation-phase and a five-days attendance week, incorporating problem-based and group work approaches. According to the studentt's evaluation, the awareness of the importance of the topics was raised and theoretical as well as practical application skills were improved. The Spring School enhanced data literacy competences, critical thinking, problem-solving, interprofessional und intercultural skills among healthcare professionals. Such course offering can contribute to meeting the increasing challenges of digitalization in healthcare.

Data Literacy and Data Science Literacy for Nurses: State of the Art Literature Review.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern healthcare, nurses must proficiently navigate data utilization and grasp the principles of data science. Despite this urgency, nursing stakeholders currently do not fully understand the extent of data literacy or data science literacy they need to acquire. This paper aims to elucidate the distinctions between data literacy and data science literacy, offering insights into strategies for nurturing these competencies within nursing education, research, and practice. Through a state-of-the-art review of 22 articles and six healthcare industry resources, we identified a notable absence of comprehensive frameworks and assessment tools, highlighting key areas for future development.

Toward a Medication Information Literacy Indicator System for Older Adults: A Delphi Study.

BACKGROUND: The safety of medication use among older adults is a growing concern, given the aging population. Despite widespread attention, the exploration of medication literacy in older adults, particularly from the perspective of information literacy, is in its nascent stages. METHODS: This study utilized the existing literature to define medication information literacy (MIL) as a theoretical framework. A two-round Delphi survey was conducted to identify the essential components of a MIL indicator system for older adults. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was then used to assign weights to each indicator. RESULTS: The study observed relatively high response rates in both rounds of the questionnaire, which, along with expert authority coefficients (Cr) of 0.86 and 0.89, underscores the credibility and expertise of the panellists. Additionally, Kendall's coefficient of concordance (Kendall's W) ranging from 0.157 to 0.33 (p < 0.05) indicates a consensus among experts on the identified indicators. Utilizing the Delphi process, a MIL indicator system for older adults was developed, comprising five primary and 23 secondary indicators. These indicators were weighted, with medication information cognition and acquisition emerging as pivotal factors in enhancing medication literacy among older adults. CONCLUSIONS: This study developed a MIL indicator system tailored for older adults using the Delphi approach. The findings can inform healthcare professionals in providing customized medication guidance and assist policymakers in crafting policies to enhance medication safety among older adults. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Patient and public engagement played a pivotal role in the development of our medication information literacy indicator system for older adults. Their involvement contributed to shaping research questions, facilitating study participation, and enriching evidence interpretation. Collaborations with experts in geriatric nursing, medicine, and public health, along with discussions with caregivers and individuals with lived experience, provided invaluable insights into medication management among older adults. Their input guided our research direction and ensured the relevance and comprehensiveness of our findings.

Building Medication Profiles in the Elderly: a Qualitative Study Based on Medication Information Literacy in a Long-Term Care Facility.

Purpose: Long-term care facilities are increasingly challenged with meeting the diverse healthcare needs of the elderly population, particularly concerning medication management. Understanding medication information literacy and behavior among this demographic is imperative. Therefore, this qualitative study aims to explore medication information literacy and develop distinct medication profiles among elderly long-term care residents. Material and Methods: In this study, we conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 32 participants aged 65 or older residing in a long-term care facility. The interviews were designed to explore participants' understanding of medication information, medication management practices, and experiences with healthcare providers. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interview data, allowing for the identification of common patterns and themes related to medication-taking behavior among the elderly residents. Results: The thematic analysis revealed four distinct medication behavior profiles among the elderly long-term care residents: (1) Proactive Health Self-Managers, (2) Medication Information Adherents, (3) Experience-Based Medication Users, and (4) Nonadherent Medication Users. These findings provide valuable insights into the diverse approaches to medication management within long-term care facilities and underscore the importance of tailored interventions to support the specific needs of each profile. Conclusion: This study highlights the necessity for tailored medication education and support to optimize medication management for the elderly. With the aging population expansion, addressing the unique medication challenges within long-term care facilities becomes increasingly critical. This research contributes to ongoing endeavors to enhance healthcare services for the elderly, striving for safer and more effective medication-taking behavior.

Commercial Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases in the WHO European Region

This report highlights the substantial impact of commercial determinants on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the WHO European Region. Nearly 7500 deaths per day in the Region are attributed to commercial determinants, such as tobacco, alcohol,processed food, fossil fuels and occupational practices. These commercial products and practices contribute to 25% of all deaths in the Region. The report’s chapters systematically explore various facets of how commercial interests exacerbate NCDs and key strategies used by commercial actors to negatively influence NCD-related policies at the national and international level. The reportalso provides selected case studies from the Region to illustrate key strategies and outcomes of industry influence on health policies.The report then calls for urgent and coordinated action to address the commercial determinants of NCDs. It advocates for building coalitions based on the values of equity, sustainability, and resilience. Public health actors are urged to develop competencies in economic and legal frameworks, enforce transparency, and manage conflicts of interest effectively. The report underscores the need for robust financial reforms and strict regulation to curb industry power and protect public health. By implementing these strategies, the Region can accelerate progress towards global NCD targets and Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

How can college teachers' information literacy empower their innovative teaching behaviors under the background of informatization?

The innovative teaching behaviors of college teacher are of positive significance for promoting the construction of educational informatization in China and realizing the high-quality development of higher education. Based on the theory of social cognition and theory of behavioral change, the paper explores the influential mechanism and its boundary conditions of college teachers' information literacy on their innovative teaching behaviors during the new era of educational informatization. Through the investigation of 280 college teachers, it is found that: (1) information literacy and its dimensions of information knowledge and information capability have a significant positive effect on innovative teaching behavior; (2) Creative self-efficacy plays a mediating role between information literacy (information knowledge and information capability) and innovative teaching behavior; (3) College innovation climate significantly moderates the positive relationship between information literacy (information awareness and information knowledge) and creative self-efficacy; (4) College innovation climate significantly moderates the mediating effect of creative self-efficacy between information literacy (information awareness and information knowledge) and innovative teaching behavior. Therefore, colleges and universities should focus on enhancing teachers' information literacy level and their creative self-efficacy, creating an excellent atmosphere for innovation, and encouraging college teachers to actively carry out their innovative teaching practice in the new stage of educational informatization.

Initial efforts to improve medical student information-seeking behavior with embedded library instruction.

Background: Medical students must develop self-directed information-seeking skills while they are learning vast amounts of foundational and clinical skills. Students will use different resources for different phases of their training. Information literacy training provided to students will be more impactful when it is embedded into courses or assignments that mimic real-world scenarios. The retention of these skills is also improved by early and frequent instruction sessions, paired with formative feedback from librarian-educators. Case Presentation: Librarians received student responses to an information literacy question during two cycles of a Grand Rounds activity. Data were analyzed as follows: sources were grouped according to resource type and assessed for quality, and search terms were aggregated and analyzed to determine frequency of use. A librarian-educator presented the compiled data, making suggestions for improving searching and clarifying expectations for how to improve their resource choices for a second Grand Rounds session. Comparing the M2 Grand Rounds case to the M1 case of the same cohort, the frequency of evidence summary and diagnostic tool use increased and the frequency of search engine, textbook/lecture material, and journal article/database use decreased. Discussion: In the real-world application of back-to-back Georgetown University's Medical Center Grand Rounds exercises, librarian-led instruction on clinical-specific resources appears to be correlated with an improvement in medical students' searching behavior. This trend supports the argument that introducing students early to librarian-led education on clinical-specific resources, and providing feedback on their searches, improves students' information-seeking behavior.

Relationship between information literacy and innovative behavior of emergency specialist nurses: A cross-sectional study in southwest China.

BACKGROUND: Emergency specialist nurses play a vital role in providing high-quality care to patients. This study investigated the innovative behavior and information literacy of emergency specialist nurses and analyzed the influence of information literacy on innovative behavior to promote the latter. METHODS: In total, 484 emergency specialist nurses in Sichuan Province, China, completed the Innovative Behavior and Information Literacy Scales. Univariate analysis, Pearson's analysis, and multiple linear regression were performed. RESULTS: The emergency specialist nurses' innovative behavior and information literacy scores were 32.34 ± 6.27 and 74.32 ± 7.38, respectively. Scores for information awareness, ability, knowledge, and ethics were 3.90 ± 0.53, 2.95 ± 0.45, 3.32 ± 0.19, and 3.28 ± 0.30, respectively. The correlation analysis demonstrated that information literacy positively correlated with innovative behavior. The multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that experience in publishing academic papers influenced innovative behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Emergency specialist nurses demonstrated a moderate level of innovative behavior. Higher information literacy was associated with higher innovative behavior. Therefore, enhancing emergency specialist nurses' information literacy could stimulate innovative behavior and improve innovation ability. Nursing managers should develop corresponding information literacy training programs according to the characteristics of information literacy and evidence-based practice of emergency specialist nurses to improve their innovation level and quality of specialized nursing services.

Paquete EBSCO Udelar: EBSCOHost

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda avanzada dentro del paquete de bases de datos EBSCOhost y la gestión de los resultados obtenidos. EBSCOhost, uno de los productos de EBSCO Information Services, es una plataforma de investigación que proporciona acceso a bases de datos a texto completo abarcando todas las áreas del conocimiento; para el área Salud se destacan las bases MedicLatina, CINAHL y Health Source: Nursing.

Paquete EBSCO Udelar: Enfermería al Día

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda básica dentro de Enfermería al Día. Enfermería al Día es una herramienta en español administrada por EBSCOhost, destinada especialmente al personal de enfermería que se encuentra en la práctica clínica, estudiantes, docentes y administradores del área de Enfermería y afines. Contiene técnicas y procedimientos, información de medicamentos, guías para la atención al paciente basadas en evidencia, lineamientos de buenas prácticas, noticias médicas, recursos para la educación del paciente, entre otros.

PUBMED (Public Medline)

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda dentro de PubMed y la gestión de los resultados obtenidos. PubMed es una base de datos perteneciente a la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos. Es de acceso gratuito y está disponible en línea para el público desde el año 1996; contiene millones de referencias y resúmenes de artículos de revistas científicas y de libros electrónicos biomédicos y áreas afines, publicados desde 1966 a la fecha.

SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda dentro de la base bibliográfica SciELO. SciELO es un proyecto de biblioteca electrónica creado en 1998 por iniciativa de BIREME. Su objetivo es implementar una biblioteca electrónica que proporcione acceso a una colección de revistas científicas, así como al texto completo de los artículos, para responder a las necesidades de la comunicación científica en los países en desarrollo, particularmente de América Latina y el Caribe.

Dialnet (Difusión y Alerta en la Red)

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda dentro de la base bibliográfica Dialnet Plus. Dialnet tiene su origen en la Biblioteca y el Servicio Informático de la Universidad de La Rioja (España) en el año 2002. Su cometido principal es dar mayor visibilidad a la literatura científica hispana, centrándose fundamentalmente en los ámbitos de las Ciencias Humanas, Jurídicas y Sociales. Dialnet Plus es la versión avanzada de Dialnet, que proporciona una serie de servicios de valor añadido para optimizar las búsquedas y trabajar con los documentos disponibles.

Biblioteca Virtual en Salud - Enfermería (BVS-E)

Tutorial que presenta el portal de la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud - Enfermería (BVS-E Uruguay) y en el que se realizan búsquedas en las diferentes fuentes disponibles. La Facultad de Enfermería (Udelar) resolvió en abril del año 2009 la conformación de la Biblioteca Virtual - Enfermería (sustentada por BIREME) y se definió que participaran las instituciones académicas afines, de ejercicio profesional y gremial, como productoras y usuarias de información científico-técnica en el área. El principal objetivo es reunir y diseminar la producción científica y técnica de Enfermería en el Uruguay, así como ofrecer acceso a diversas fuentes de información tanto a nivel nacional como internacional.

Departamento de Documentación y Biblioteca: presentación y blog de Biblioteca

En este video se presenta el espacio destinado al Departamento de Documentación y Biblioteca dentro del sitio web de la Facultad de Enfermería (Udelar) y parte de su contenido. Desde allí se dirige al blog de Biblioteca, el cual fue creado en el año 2012, y se actualiza periódicamente, con el objetivo de servir como recurso de referencia para estudiantes y docentes de la Facultad en sus actividades de estudio, docencia e investigación. Además de información utilitaria (ubicación, horarios de atención al público, formas de contacto, equipo de trabajo), el Blog detalla los servicios y productos ofrecidos, la composición de la colección, contiene una selección de bases de datos y videos tutoriales, hojas informativas, el enlace a la Wiki de Biblioteca, ejemplos de redacción según Estilo Vancouver, un directorio de recursos de información en la web, etc.

Bibliotecas de la Universidad de la República (BiUR): reserva y cancelación

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la reserva de materiales y la cancelación de la misma en la base bibliográfica BiUR (base unificada de los catálogos de la Universidad de la República).

Bibliotecas de la Universidad de la República (BiUR): renovación

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la renovación de los materiales en préstamo en la base bibliográfica BiUR (base unificada de los catálogos de la Universidad de la República).

Timbó Foco: búsqueda avanzada

Tutorial sobre el procedimiento para la búsqueda avanzada dentro del Portal Timbó Foco (Trama Interinstitucional y Multidisciplinaria de Bibliografía On-line) y el acceso a texto completo de los documentos. El Portal Timbó (renombrado Timbó Foco en 2019) fue creado en el año 2009 por iniciativa y bajo la coordinación de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), con la finalidad de brindar a la comunidad científico-tecnológica de nuestro país acceso, en forma gratuita, a los recursos de información más actualizados publicados a nivel mundial.

Timbó Foco: orientación general y búsqueda sencilla

Tutorial que ofrece una orientación general sobre el manejo del Portal Timbó Foco (Trama Interinstitucional y Multidisciplinaria de Bibliografía On-line) y el procedimiento para la búsqueda sencilla. El Portal Timbó (renombrado Timbó Foco en 2019) fue creado en el año 2009 por iniciativa y bajo la coordinación de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII), con la finalidad de brindar a la comunidad científico-tecnológica de nuestro país acceso, en forma gratuita, a los recursos de información más actualizados publicados a nivel mundial.