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Este artigo tem por objetivo discutir aspectos relacionados ao conceito de qualidade de vida em Saúde. Este artigo apresenta também informações relacionadas aos instrumentos de qualidade de vida.
This article aims to discuss aspects concerning Healthrelated to quality of life concepts. This paper presents some piece of information regarding the quality of life instruments.
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Humanos , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos , Indicadores de Salud , Calidad de VidaRESUMEN
This article aims to discuss aspects concerning Health-related to quality of life concepts. This paper presents some piece of information regarding the quality of life instruments.
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos , Indicadores de Salud , Calidad de Vida , HumanosRESUMEN
Introdução: A busca do entendimento de fatores etiológicos, mecanismos e tratamento das doenças tem levado ao desenvolvimento de vários modelos animais nas últimas décadas. OBJETIVO: Esse artigo tem por objetivo discutir aspectos relacionados a modelos animais de experimentação, escolha do animal e tendências atuais nesse campo em nosso país. Além disso, esse estudo buscou avaliar o espaço ocupado por artigos experimentais em revistas médicas. Métodos: Foram selecionadas cinco revistas brasileiras, indexadas na LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, e recentemente incorporadas pelo Institute for Scientific Information Journal of Citation Reports. Foram selecionados pelo resumo ou abstract todos os artigos publicados nessas revistas, nos anos de 2007 e 2008, que empregaram modelos animais. Resultados: Do total de 832 artigos publicados no período pelas revistas analisadas, foram selecionados 92 (11,1 por cento) que empregavam animais de experimentação. O número de artigos experimentais variou de 5,2 por cento a 17,9 por cento do conteúdo global da revista. Nas instruções aos autores de quatro (80 por cento) das revistas avaliadas, havia referência explícita aos princípios éticos na condução de estudos com animais. Os modelos animais induzidos representaram 100 por cento dos artigos analisados neste estudo. O rato foi o animal mais empregado nos artigos analisados, sendo utilizado em 78,3 por cento deles. Conclusões: O presente estudo poderá fornecer subsídios para adoção de políticas editoriais futuras relativas à publicação de artigos originários de pesquisa animal na RBCCV.
Introduction:: The search of the understanding of etiological factors, mechanisms and treatment of the diseases has been taking to the development of several animal models in the last decades. OBJECTIVE: To discuss aspects related to animal models of experimentation, animal choice and current trends in this field in our country. In addition, this study evaluated the frequency of experimental articles in medical journals. Methods: Five Brazilian journals indexed by LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, and recently incorporate for Institute for Scientific Information Journal of Citation Reports were analyzed. All the papers published in those journals, between 2007 and 2008, that used animal models, were selected based on the abstracts. Results: Of the total of 832 articles published in the period, 92 (11.1 percent) experimentation papers were selected. The number of experimental articles ranged from 5.2 percent to 17.9 percent of the global content of the journal. In the instructions to the authors, four (80 percent) journals presented explicit reference to the ethical principles in the conduction of studies with animals. The induced animal models represented 100 percent of the articles analyzed in this study. The rat was the most employed animal in the analyzed articles (78.3 percent). Conclusions: The present study can contribute, supplying subsidies for adoption of future editorials policies regarding the publication of animal research papers in Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery.
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Animales , Ratas , Experimentación Animal/estadística & datos numéricos , Investigación Biomédica/tendencias , Publicaciones Periódicas como Asunto/estadística & datos numéricos , Animales de Laboratorio , Brasil , Investigación Biomédica/métodosRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: The search of the understanding of etiological factors, mechanisms and treatment of the diseases has been taking to the development of several animal models in the last decades. OBJECTIVE: To discuss aspects related to animal models of experimentation, animal choice and current trends in this field in our country. In addition, this study evaluated the frequency of experimental articles in medical journals. METHODS: Five Brazilian journals indexed by LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, and recently incorporate for Institute for Scientific Information Journal of Citation Reports were analyzed. All the papers published in those journals, between 2007 and 2008, that used animal models, were selected based on the abstracts. RESULTS: Of the total of 832 articles published in the period, 92 (11.1%) experimentation papers were selected. The number of experimental articles ranged from 5.2% to 17.9% of the global content of the journal. In the instructions to the authors, four (80%) journals presented explicit reference to the ethical principles in the conduction of studies with animals. The induced animal models represented 100% of the articles analyzed in this study. The rat was the most employed animal in the analyzed articles (78.3%). CONCLUSIONS: The present study can contribute, supplying subsidies for adoption of future editorials policies regarding the publication of animal research papers in Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery.
