Scientific publications and research groups on alcohol consumption and related problems worldwide: authorship analysis of papers indexed in PubMed and Scopus databases (2005 to 2009).

BACKGROUND: The research of alcohol consumption-related problems is a multidisciplinary field. The aim of this study is to analyze the worldwide scientific production in the area of alcohol-drinking and alcohol-related problems from 2005 to 2009. METHODS: A MEDLINE and Scopus search on alcohol (alcohol-drinking and alcohol-related problems) published from 2005 to 2009 was carried out. Using bibliometric indicators, the distribution of the publications was determined within the journals that publish said articles, specialty of the journal (broad subject terms), article type, language of the publication, and country where the journal is published. Also, authorship characteristics were assessed (collaboration index and number of authors who have published more than 9 documents). The existing research groups were also determined. RESULTS: About 24,100 documents on alcohol, published in 3,862 journals, and authored by 69,640 authors were retrieved from MEDLINE and Scopus between the years 2005 and 2009. The collaboration index of the articles was 4.83 ± 3.7. The number of consolidated research groups in the field was identified as 383, with 1,933 authors. Documents on alcohol were published mainly in journals covering the field of "Substance-Related Disorders," 23.18%, followed by "Medicine," 8.7%, "Psychiatry," 6.17%, and "Gastroenterology," 5.25%. CONCLUSIONS: Research on alcohol is a consolidated field, with an average of 4,820 documents published each year between 2005 and 2009 in MEDLINE and Scopus. Alcohol-related publications have a marked multidisciplinary nature. Collaboration was common among alcohol researchers. There is an underrepresentation of alcohol-related publications in languages other than English and from developing countries, in MEDLINE and Scopus databases.

[Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants]. / Consumo de drogas y su percepción por parte de inmigrantes latinoamericanos.

The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4%. Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was "to have fun" (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population.

Consumo de drogas y su percepción por parte de inmigrantes latinoamericanos / Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants

El objetivo del presente estudio es obtener información sobre el consumo de drogas en relación con hábitos de ocio y conocimientos sobre recursos comunitarios para la prevención de las drogodependencias en población de inmigrantes hispanohablantes. La investigación se realizó en dos etapas, utilizándose metodología cuantitativa. Durante la primera fase (2003) se pasó una encuesta sobre percepción social de drogas a 147 individuos. Durante la segunda fase (2004) se realizaron 610 encuestas. Los datos se analizaron mediante un análisis bivariado. El 40,1% de la muestra consume alcohol de forma habitual, el 31,3% consume tabaco y el 3,4% cannabis. La principal razón para consumir de los consumidores habituales es «para divertirse» (p<0.3), observándose una relación entre hábitos de ocio y consumo de drogas. La familia tiene un papel fundamental en la prevención y existe la necesidad de adaptar los programas de prevención y atención al drogodependiente a esta población (AU)

The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4% . Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was «to have fun» (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population (AU)

[Gender analysis among articles published in Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (2001-2005)]. / Valoración de la paridad en la autoría de los artículos publicados en la Revista Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica durante el quinquenio 2001-2005.

BACKGROUND: There is growing concern for promoting equality between sexes and full integration of women in research activities. The purpose of this study is to identify the bibliometric characteristics of articles published during the 2001-2005 period in Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (EIMC) from the perspective of gender. METHOD: EIMC records for 2001-2005 were obtained from the Science Citation Index database and differences according to sex were calculated for the following indicators: year of publication, type of document, number and order of author signatures, number of collaborators, and the signature/article index at the institutional and geographical level. RESULTS: A total of 2,163 authors were identified, 1,220 (56.4%) men and 943 (43.6%) women. The greatest of contribution from women was in original articles (42.32% of signatures). Excluding the Centro Nacional de Microbiología (Spanish National Center for Microbiology), the participation of women was lower than men in the most productive institutions. There were significant differences regarding the number of papers published and the number of collaborators; with greater productivity for men and a higher rate of collaboration for women. DISCUSSION: Studies on scientific activity according to gender provide essential information to establish the basis for a policy of equality in this regard. A yearly increase of almost 1% was seen in the number of female authors contributing articles to the EIMC, which, if the trend continues, will result in parity in coming years. Nevertheless, the presence of women in positions of high productivity remains low. The causes of this difference should be identified and corrected.

Valoración de la paridad en la autoría de los artículos publicados en la Revista Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica durante el quinquenio 2001-2005 / Gender analysis among articles published in Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (2001-2005)

Introducción. Existe una creciente preocupación por promover la igualdad de género y la integración plena de la mujer en las actividades científicas. El objetivo del presente trabajo es identificar las características bibliométricas de los artículos publicados en Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (EIMC) desde una perspectiva de género. Método. Se han descargado de la base de datos Science Citation Index-Expanded los registros correspondientes al período 2001-2005, y se han calculado las diferencias según sexo de las distribuciones por año de publicación, número y orden de firmas, tipología documental, número de colaboradores e índice de firmas/trabajo en el ámbito institucional y geográfico. Resultados. Se ha identificado el sexo de 2.163 autores distintos, de los cuales 1.220 son hombres (56,4%) y 943, mujeres (43,6%). La mayor participación de mujeres tuvo lugar en los artículos originales (42,32% de las firmas). Si se exceptúa el Centro Nacional de Microbiología, la presencia de la mujer es inferior a la del hombre en todas las instituciones más productivas. Se han detectado diferencias estadísticamente significativas en cuanto al número de trabajos publicados y al número de colaboradores, con una mayor productividad por parte de los hombres y una mayor tasa de colaboración en las mujeres. Discusión. Los estudios sobre la actividad científica desagregados por sexo proporcionan una información imprescindible para establecer las bases de una política científica igualitaria. La evolución del número de autoras en EIMC presenta un crecimiento anual cercano al 1%, que, de continuar así, daría lugar a una paridad en los próximos años. Se ha detectado una baja presencia de mujeres en posiciones de alta productividad, cuyas causas deben ser identificadas y corregidas (AU)

Background. There is growing concern for promoting equality between sexes and full integration of women in research activities. The purpose of this study is to identify the bibliometric characteristics of articles published during the 2001-2005 period in Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica (EIMC) from the perspective of gender. Method. EIMC records for 2001-2005 were obtained from the Science Citation Index database and differences according to sex were calculated for the following indicators: year of publication, type of document, number and order of author signatures, number of collaborators, and the signature/article index at the institutional and geographical level. Results. A total of 2,163 authors were identified, 1,220 (56.4%) men and 943 (43.6%) women. The greatest of contribution from women was in original articles (42.32% of signatures). Excluding the Centro Nacional de Microbiología (Spanish National Center for Microbiology), the participation of women was lower than men in the most productive institutions. There were significant differences regarding the number of papers published and the number of collaborators; with greater productivity for men and a higher rate of collaboration for women. Discussion. Studies on scientific activity according to gender provide essential information to establish the basis for a policy of equality in this regard. A yearly increase of almost 1% was seen in the number of female authors contributing articles to the EIMC, which, if the trend continues, will result in parity in coming years. Nevertheless, the presence of women in positions of high productivity remains low. The causes of this difference should be identified and corrected (AU)

Exploratory factor analysis and validation study of the lifetime severity index for cocaine, Spanish version (LSI-C-Spanish).

The purpose of the study was to do an exploratory factor analysis and to examine the criterion-related and discriminant validity of the Lifetime Severity Index for Cocaine (LSI-C), Spanish version. A sample of 171 outpatients from 10 drug centers in Spain participated in the study. We conducted the factor analysis with orthogonal rotation and examined correlations between the LSI-C total score and criterion variables as well as the score obtained by a quality of life measure. The factor analysis revealed 2 principal factors that explain 65.8% of the variance. Lower LSI-C scores were associated with taking medication, receiving social help, using cocaine fewer than 30 times during the previous 6 months, and with better scores on quality of life measures. Higher LSI-C scores were associated with unstable housing, overdose, hospitalization, cocaine consumption more than 100 times during the previous 6 months, and more years of drug consumption. The LSI-C Spanish version shows acceptable criterion-related and discriminant validity.

[National and international impact factor of Revista Española de Cardiología]. / Factor de impacto nacional e internacional de Revista Española de Cardiología.

The aim of this paper is to present the bibliometric indicators for Revista Española de Cardiologíathat were obtained from the "Potential impact factor of Spanish medical journals in 2001" study financed by the Spanish Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte. Citations to Revista Española de Cardiología, its national and international impact factor, and its immediacy index were calculated with methods similar to those used by the Institute for Scientific Information. National indicators were based only on citations from 87 Spanish journals considered source journals, whereas international indicators were calculated on the basis of citations from both national journals and foreign source journals in the Science Citation Index. Revista Española de Cardiologíaobtained a national impact factor of 0.719 and an international impact factor of 0.837, placing it at the head of the ranking of Spanish medical journals.

Factor de impacto nacional e internacional de Revista Española de Cardiología / National and International Impact Factor of Revista Española de Cardiología

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar los indicadores bibliométricos de REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA obtenidos del estudio «Factor de impacto potencial de las revistas médicas españolas en 2001», financiado por el Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte español. Siguiendo una metodología similar a la que emplea el Institute for Scientific Information, se han obtenido las citas de REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA y su factor de impacto e índice de inmediatez nacionales e internacionales. Los indicadores nacionales tienen en cuenta únicamente las citas procedentes de 87 revistas españolas seleccionadas como fuentes, mientras que para el cálculo de los indicadores internacionales se han sumado a las citas anteriores las que proceden de las revistas fuente extranjeras del Science Citation Index. REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA ha obtenido un factor de impacto nacional de 0,719 y un factor de impacto internacional de 0,837, lo que la sitúa en posiciones de liderazgo en la medicina española (AU)

The aim of this paper is to present the bibliometric indicators for REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA that were obtained from the «Potential impact factor of Spanish medical journals in 2001» study financed by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Citations to REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA, its national and international impact factor, and its immediacy index were calculated with methods similar to those used by the Institute for Scientific Information. National indicators were based only on citations from 87 Spanish journals considered source journals, whereas international indicators were calculated on the basis of citations from both national journals and foreign source journals in the Science Citation Index. REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE CARDIOLOGÍA obtained a national impact factor of 0.719 and an international impact factor of 0.837, placing it at the head of the ranking of Spanish medical journals (AU)

[Impact factor of the Spanish medical journals]. / Factor de impacto de las revistas médicas españolas.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The 2001 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) includes only 13 Spanish medical journals. The impact factor (IF) of the rest of Spanish medical journals is unknown. The aim of this study is to determine the IF of the main Spanish medical journals, taking also into account the references from journals not covered by the SCI. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A set of 87 Spanish medical journals was selected from the national database IME and other international databases. All citable articles published in these journals in 2001 were analyzed, extracting their bibliographic references to articles published in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The indicators obtained for each journal were the number of cites, the IF and the immediacy index. RESULTS: Among the 87 source journals, 74 were not included in the JCR. From them, 5,388 bibliographic references were examined, identifying the journals cited. Final indicators were obtained adding these results to the ones obtained by using the Science Citation Index. The most cited journal was Medicina Clinica (768 cites), and the highest IF were attained by Histology and Histopathology (IF = 1.866), International Journal of Developmental Biology (IF = 1.654) and Medicina Clinica (IF = 1.125). CONCLUSIONS: This work has permitted to obtain the IF of 87 Spanish medical journals. Already detected in previous works, the leadership of the journal Medicina Clinica in Spanish medicine is confirmed. Spanish medical journals published in English have received a small number of cites from the ones published in Spanish. A low impact factor is not necessarily related to lack of quality, merit or relevance.

Análisis de citas en la revista Adicciones / Citation analysis in the spanish journal Adicciones

Introducción: El análisis de citas permite conocer determinados patrones de consumo de información de los profesionales. El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar las referencias bibliográficas de la revista Adicciones en 1999 y 2000.Material y Método: Las referencias se clasificaron en tipos documentales, países de origen, año de la cita, revistas y sus áreas temáticas. Como indicadores de envejecimiento de la literatura se calculó la vida media de las publicaciones citadas y el índice de Price. Resultados: Se analizaron 2.119 referencias, siendo los artículos de revista el tipo más citado (63 por ciento), seguido de los libros (33,5 por ciento). Las citas a publicaciones norteamericanas acapararon el 39,1 por ciento. Un núcleo central de cinco revistas recibieron más de treinta referencias, entre las que destacan las de adicciones y psiquiatría. Discusión: La enorme difusión alcanzada por la literatura científica norteamericana produce unos índices de citación de literatura europea bajos, en detrimento de la atención debida a la propia producción investigadora. El hecho de que la segunda revista más citada sea la propia revista fuente expresa la confianza que los autores otorgan a Adicciones y contribuye a reforzar su interés para lectores y futuros investigadores (AU)

Introduction: Citation analysis permits ascertaining determined information consumption patterns of professionals. The objective of this work is to analyse the bibliographical references in the Spanish journal, Adicciones, during 1999 and 2000. Material and Method: The bibliographical references were classified under the headings of document type, country of origin, citation date, journals and subject field. The average life of the publications cited and the Price Index were calculated, as indicators of the obsolescence of the literature Results: 2,119 references were analyzed, with articles in journals being most cited (63%), followed by books (33.5%). Citations of American publications accounted for 39.1%. There is a central nucleus of five journals, including those on addiction, and on general psychiatry, which received more than thirty citations. Discussion: The enormous dissemination of American scientific literature leads to a low European literature citation index, to the detriment of due attention to our own research. The fact that the second most cited journal is Adicciones is an indication of the reliance of authors on this journal and, at the same time, contributes to reinforcing its interest for readers and future researchers (AU)

Hacia la diversificación de los tratamientos con agonistas opiáceos / Toward the diversification of opiate-agonist treatment in opiate dependent patients

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Complicaciones físicas del consumo de drogas recreativas / Physical complications of recreational drug use

A lo largo de los últimos años se ha observado un aumento de las publicaciones en la literatura científica sobre las reacciones tóxicas, las complicaciones físicas y los fallecimientos asociados con el consumo de drogas recreativas, paralelo al aumento en la prevalencia de consumo de estas sustancias. Junto con las reacciones adversas que aparecen asociadas a la intoxicación aguda, el consumo de estas sustancias puede provocar complicaciones a nivel cardiovascular, accidentes cerebrovasculares, convulsiones, un cuadro de hiponatremia con edema cerebral o importantes alteraciones a nivel hepático. Sin embargo una de las complicaciones más graves que pueden desarrollarse es el de un síndrome hipertérmico que puede provocar coagulación intravascular diseminada, rabdomiolisis, e insuficiencia renal aguda. En el tratamiento de la intoxicación aguda o ante la ausencia de un antídoto específico el abordaje es fundamentalmente de tipo sintomático y de soporte (AU)

In recent years there has been an increase in the publications in the scientific literature on the toxic reactions, physical complications and deaths associated with “recreations drug” use, parallel to increase in the prevalence of this drug consumption. In addition to the adverse reactions that can be observed associated with acute intoxication, use of these substances may cause cardiovascular complications, cerebrovascular accidents, convulsions, hyponatremia leading to cerebral aedema, as well as important hepatotoxic effects. However, one of the most severe complications that may develop is a hyperthermic syndrome that may evolve to diseminated intravascular coagulation, rhabdomyolysis, and acute renal failure. The treatment of acute intoxication, in light of the absence of a specific antidote the management is primarily symptomatic and supportive (AU)