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Scand J Med Sci Sports ; 31(7): 1518-1533, 2021 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33772877

RESUMO

Gait speed is a measure of health and functioning. Physical and cognitive determinants of gait are amenable to interventions, but best practices remain unclear. We investigated the effects of a 12-month physical and cognitive training (PTCT) on gait speed, dual-task cost in gait speed, and executive functions (EFs) compared with physical training (PT) (ISRCTN52388040). Community-dwelling older adults, who did not meet physical activity recommendations, were recruited (n = 314). PT included supervised walking/balance (once weekly) and resistance/balance training (once weekly), home exercises (2-3 times weekly), and moderate aerobic activity 150 min/week in bouts of >10 min. PTCT included the PT and computer training (CT) on EFs 15-20 min, 3-4 times weekly. The primary outcome was gait speed. Secondary outcomes were 6-min walking distance, dual-task cost in gait speed, and EF (Stroop and Trail Making B-A). The trial was completed by 93% of the participants (age 74.5 [SD3.8] years; 60% women). Mean adherence to supervised sessions was 59%-72% in PT and 62%-77% in PTCT. Home exercises and CT were performed on average 1.9 times/week. Weekly minutes spent in aerobic activities were 188 (median 169) in PT and 207 (median 180) in PTCT. No significant interactions were observed for gait speed (PTCT-PT, 0.02; 95%CI -0.03, 0.08), walking distance (-3.8; -16.9, 9.3) or dual-task cost (-0.22; -1.74, 1.30). Stroop improvement was greater after PTCT than PT (-6.9; -13.0, -0.8). Complementing physical training with EFs training is not essential for promotion of gait speed. For EF's, complementing physical training with targeted cognitive training provides additional benefit.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador , Função Executiva , Terapia por Exercício , Velocidade de Caminhada/fisiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Terapia por Exercício/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Vida Independente , Masculino , Equilíbrio Postural , Treinamento Resistido , Teste de Stroop , Fatores de Tempo , Teste de Sequência Alfanumérica , Teste de Caminhada , Caminhada
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J Rehabil Med ; 47(7): 665-8, 2015 Aug 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26035692

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome experience cognitive difficulties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of computerized training on working memory in this syndrome. DESIGN: Non-randomized (quasi-experimental) study with no-treatment control group and non-equivalent dependent variable design in a myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome-cohort. SUBJECTS: Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome who participated in a 6-month outpatient rehabilitation programme were included in the study. Eleven patients who showed signs of working memory deficit were recruited for additional memory training and 12 patients with no working memory deficit served as controls. METHODS: Cognitive training with computerized working memory tasks of increasing difficulty was performed 30-45 min/day, 5 days/week over a 5-week period. Short-term and working memory tests (Digit Span - forward, backward, total) were used as primary outcome measures. Nine of the 11 patients were able to complete the training. RESULTS: Cognitive training increased working memory (p = 0.003) and general attention (p = 0.004) to the mean level. Short-term memory was also improved, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.052) vs prior training. The control group did not show any significant improvement in primary outcome measures. CONCLUSION: Cognitive training may be a new treatment for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Encefalomielite/reabilitação , Síndrome de Fadiga Crônica/reabilitação , Aprendizagem/fisiologia , Mialgia/reabilitação , Neuropsicologia/métodos , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Projetos Piloto
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J Laryngol Otol ; 121(7): 687-91, 2007 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17052372

RESUMO

The NHS Connecting for Health agency continues to implement the national programme for information technology within the National Health Service (NHS). In preparation, NHS employees are being encouraged to develop their information technology skills via the European computer driving licence training course. A postal survey of British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists members was undertaken to evaluate their levels of information technology training, competency and knowledge. Three hundred and thirty-six surgeons responded. Most respondents had received no formal information technology training. Only 3.9 per cent had taken the European computer driving licence course. Most surgeons felt comfortable using word processing and presentation software but were less comfortable with other applications. Junior surgeons were more confident in all areas of information technology application than senior surgeons. Seventy-two per cent of surgeons wanted more information technology training. Most felt that such training should be routine at undergraduate and postgraduate level. With the national programme committed to improving information technology infrastructure within the NHS, more formal training should be provided to ensure a basic standard of information technology competency amongst ENT surgeons.


Assuntos
Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Alfabetização Digital , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/normas , Capacitação em Serviço/organização & administração , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/educação , Otolaringologia/educação , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Capacitação em Serviço/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Medicina Estatal , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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Cyberpsychol Behav ; 8(5): 465-72, 2005 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16232039

RESUMO

This research examined the effects of instructional set on Internet use by low-income adults during a 16-month longitudinal study. Participants (n = 117) received instructions that focused on either the Internet's communication tools or its information tools. Internet use was continuously and automatically recorded. Survey measures of computer and Internet experiences, affect and attitudes were obtained to examine their mediational role in the relationship between instructional set and Internet use. Results indicated that instructions focused on the Internet's information tools led to greater Internet use than instructions focused on its communication tools or only basic instructions about how to use the Internet. Implications for reducing the digital divide are discussed.


Assuntos
Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Pobreza/estatística & dados numéricos , População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Redes de Comunicação de Computadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Meio-Oeste dos Estados Unidos , Enquadramento Psicológico , Revisão da Utilização de Recursos de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos
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Health Info Libr J ; 21(3): 164-72, 2004 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15318914

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Doctors need information skills to deliver health care in the 21st century. There is concern that those who trained before the 'information age' will be inadequately equipped for their work. OBJECTIVES: To assess doctors' use of computers for clinical tasks, and their knowledge and skills in health information management and technology. DESIGN: Questionnaire survey. SETTING: An acute NHS trust in the UK. PARTICIPANTS: 96 (83%) of all doctors in the trust responded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Proportion of respondents reporting the following: use of computer-based systems for clinical tasks, knowledge in eight health informatics topics, skills in using specific hardware and software applications. Also comparison of reported skills between senior and junior staff; proportion of doctors identifying specific training needs. RESULTS: All but one (1%) of the responding doctors used a computer regularly. Over three quarters of respondents reported they were semi-skilled or fully skilled in basic office applications, though the juniors scored significantly more highly than the seniors for some applications. However, 44% of doctors reported no skills in database software, identifying this as a training need. Around half of the doctors were unaware of health informatics topics, including electronic patient records, the Caldicott report and data protection law. In each case the senior doctors were significantly more aware than the juniors of the topic in question. CONCLUSION: Both junior and senior doctors have basic computer literacy, but nearly half of this population identify the use of database software as a training need. In addition, there are several health informatics topics of which a large proportion of doctors, particularly the juniors, have little knowledge, but which have not been identified as training needs. Some recommendations are made for provision of in-house health informatics education for doctors.


Assuntos
Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Alfabetização Digital , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/normas , Capacitação em Serviço/organização & administração , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/educação , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador/métodos , Eficiência Organizacional , Humanos , Capacitação em Serviço/estatística & dados numéricos , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/estatística & dados numéricos , Microcomputadores , Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde , Medicina Estatal , Estatísticas não Paramétricas , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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Nurs Times ; 100(49): 44-6, 2004.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15630974

RESUMO

AIM: To identify any barriers to the use of information technology by community nurses, such as poor access, insufficient time and a lack of appropriate skills. METHODS: Literature review and questionnaire. RESULTS: The study showed that a large majority of community nurses had access to IT. However, sharing facilities and varying clinical systems meant that, with the exception of e-mail, they made infrequent use of the applications provided. CONCLUSION: Despite some access difficulties, community nurses have a positive attitude to IT and would like to receive more training.


Assuntos
Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária/instrumentação , Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária/estatística & dados numéricos , Sistemas de Informação/estatística & dados numéricos , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Pesquisas sobre Atenção à Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Microcomputadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Reino Unido
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Comput Nurs ; 18(1): 47-52, 2000.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10673816

RESUMO

Internet technology is helping to reshape patient education. An illustration of this is provided by data from a two-stage pilot study involving 100 senior citizens who received instruction on how to conduct health information searches on the Internet. The goals were to enable the seniors to assume an active role in their health care and to share their information with family and friends. In a Train-the-Trainer approach, 20 trainers received instruction on searching for health information on the Internet, and subsequently trained 100 senior citizen trainees. The study was conducted from October 1997 to June 1998. The average age of the senior trainees was 69. Most had a college education. The study results reveal a positive impact of the training on senior trainee confidence in using the computer and the Internet, conducting health information searches online, and sharing health care information with their physicians, families, and friends. Some gender and educational differences were noted. In a 90-day posttraining follow-up, 66% of the trainees continued to use the Internet, with 47% of them using it to search for health information. Two thirds of those who searched for health information on the Internet talked about it with their physicians, with more than half reporting they were more satisfied with their treatment as a result of their searches and subsequent discussion with their physicians. These findings are relevant to patient education in the nursing curricula of nursing students and nurse practitioners. Some suggestions are given to improve the effectiveness of the training program.


Assuntos
Internet/estatística & dados numéricos , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/métodos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/métodos , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto/estatística & dados numéricos , Projetos Piloto , Inquéritos e Questionários , Estados Unidos
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Future Child ; 10(2): 44-75, 2000.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11255709

RESUMO

As computer technology becomes increasingly prevalent throughout society, concerns have been raised about an emerging "digital divide" between those children who are benefitting and those who are being left behind. This article presents results from new analyses of national survey data describing children's differential access to computers in school and at home, and the varying conditions that affect how children experience computers. For example, responses from a nationwide survey of teachers suggest that, as of 1998, more than 75% of students had access to computers at school. In fact, those teaching lower-income students reported weekly use of computers more often than those teaching higher-income students. But the nature of children's experiences using computers in school varied greatly by subject and teacher objectives, and the data suggest that lower-income students use computers more often for repetitive practice, whereas higher-income students use computers more often for more sophisticated, intellectually complex applications. Differences between low-income and high-income children's access to home computers were far less subtle. Survey data indicate that only about 22% of children in families with annual incomes of less than $20,000 had access to a home computer, compared to 91% of those in families with annual incomes of more than $75,000. And among children with access, those in low-income families were reported to use the computer less than those in high-income families, perhaps because most low-income families with computers lacked a connection to the Internet. The two most predictive factors of children's use of home computers were the child's age and the computer's capabilities. The author concludes that home access to computers will be a continued area of inequality in American society, and that schools must play a critical role in ensuring equal opportunity for less-advantaged children to access the benefits of the more intellectually powerful uses of computer technology.


Assuntos
Desenvolvimento Infantil , Alfabetização Digital , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Criança , Coleta de Dados , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estados Unidos
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Eur J Dent Educ ; 3(2): 56-63, 1999 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10530162

RESUMO

As dental practice management becomes more computer-based, the efficient functioning of the dentist will become dependent on adequate computer literacy. A survey has been carried out into the computer literacy of a cohort of 140 undergraduate dental students at a University Dental School in Ireland (years 1-5), in the academic year 1997-98. Aspects investigated by anonymous questionnaire were: (1) keyboard skills; (2) computer skills; (3) access to computer facilities; (4) software competencies and (5) use of medical library computer facilities. The students are relatively unfamiliar with basic computer hardware and software: 51.1% considered their expertise with computers as "poor"; 34.3% had taken a formal typewriting or computer keyboarding course; 7.9% had taken a formal computer course at university level and 67.2% were without access to computer facilities at their term-time residences. A majority of students had never used either word-processing, spreadsheet, or graphics programs. Programs relating to "informatics" were more popular, such as literature searching, accessing the Internet and the use of e-mail which represent the major use of the computers in the medical library. The lack of experience with computers may be addressed by including suitable computing courses at the secondary level (age 13-18 years) and/or tertiary level (FE/HE) education programmes. Such training may promote greater use of generic softwares, particularly in the library, with a more electronic-based approach to data handling.


Assuntos
Alfabetização Digital , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Educação em Odontologia/estatística & dados numéricos , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Redes de Comunicação de Computadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Currículo , Humanos , Internet , Irlanda , Bibliotecas Odontológicas , Administração da Prática Odontológica , Software , Estudantes de Odontologia , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Eur J Dent Educ ; 3(2): 64-73, 1999 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10530163

RESUMO

Surveys of final year dental students were conducted in 1996 and 1997 to see if there were any detectable differences in students' perception of their own information technology IT skills and attitudes towards information technology following the opening of a dedicated computer-assisted-learning (CAL) room. An increase was seen in students' confidence levels, with fewer assessing themselves as IT "beginners" (1996 = 36%; 1997 = 14%), and more assessing themselves as competent in some basic skills (52%; 41%). Although more students were found to be using basic computer facilities (word processing, email, the World Wide Web), there was little difference in attitudes towards these packages between the 2 years. There was a significant increase in the number of students agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement "the use of IT had added value to this course for me" (1996 = 39%; 1997 = 67%). The main obstacle which was identified by students as a barrier to using IT was the lack of adequate training. Over half the students in both years felt that insufficient training had been provided to enable them to cope with the course without difficulty.


Assuntos
Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador , Educação em Odontologia/métodos , Estudantes de Odontologia/psicologia , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Humanos , Gestão da Informação/educação , Faculdades de Odontologia , Estudantes de Odontologia/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Reino Unido
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Gig Sanit ; (3): 45-8, 1999.
Artigo em Russo | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10394738

RESUMO

Various kinds of works of 6-11th-form schoolchildren on Macintosh computers were physiologically and hygienically assessed at the lesson of information science and computer engineering (ISCE), as well as typing. The fatigue of a visual analyzer was due to the time of looking through the data available on the display; the adverse changes of the higher nervous activity depends on the complexity of educational materials and the intensity of work on a computer. Three-hour studies in ISCE should be excluded from the time able of lessons as they do not meet hygienic requirements.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador , Microcomputadores , Adolescente , Criança , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Campos Eletromagnéticos/efeitos adversos , Atividade Nervosa Superior , Humanos , Ciência da Informação/educação , Fadiga Mental/etiologia , Fadiga Mental/fisiopatologia , Microcomputadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Moscou , Refração Ocular
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Turk J Pediatr ; 41 Suppl: 27-34, 1999.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10770073

RESUMO

Multimedia will be regarded as essential tools for children to create their new world. The effects of television on young children's life have been well studied. Television differs, however, from other media, including the movies, in its pervasive impact on children. Children spend more time watching television than any other activity except sleeping. Overall 31% of children spent at least 4 hours a day watching television during weekday and 71.7% during weekend in Turkey. Television's influence on children is a function of the length of time they spend watching and the cumulative effect of what they see. Television may be a cause as well as a solution for many serious childhood problems. Excessive viewing of television has also been linked to aggressive behavior, violence, childhood obesity. On the other hand, television may act as a socializing agent and as a learning tool if the recommendations of American Academy of Pediatrics is learned by pediatricians, parents and broadcasters. The use of home personal computers in urban residence increased from 3.2% in 1993 to 6.5% by January 1998 in Turkey. Around 20% of computer households reported owing a modem. Internet has been using only for 5 years in Turkey. Nearly 40% of computer households also used CD-ROM equipment. The percentage of schools that have a computer laboratory is only 2.64%. On the other hand, multimedia allows students to move away from a uniform education for everyone to assert individual identity, liberalize education and management. It seems likely that, within the next few years, most of the countries with substantial internet infrastructure will use the internet as the major medium for disseminating information, including information on children. To prepare students for such a world demands that educational systems make the best possible use of all knowledge and technologies currently available.


Assuntos
Desenvolvimento Infantil , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Educação/organização & administração , Sistemas de Informação/organização & administração , Multimídia/estatística & dados numéricos , Televisão/estatística & dados numéricos , Criança , Previsões , Humanos , Internet/organização & administração , Avaliação das Necessidades , Propriedade/estatística & dados numéricos , Turquia
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Bull Med Libr Assoc ; 85(3): 245-51, 1997 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9285124

RESUMO

This paper discusses user support in the context of a library-managed online database search service. Experience is drawn from the British Medical Association (BMA) Library's Free MEDLINE Service. More than 9,600 BMA members, who are largely unfamiliar with computer communications and database searching, have registered as users of the service. User support has played a significant role in the development of the service and has comprised four main aspects: an information pack, a help desk, online help, and MEDLINE courses. The paper includes an analysis of help desk usage statistics collected from January 1996 through June 1996, and highlights other relevant research. Plans for further service enhancements and their implications in terms of future user support are discussed.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador , Serviços de Biblioteca , MEDLINE , Sistemas On-Line , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/métodos , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Reino Unido
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CMAJ ; 153(3): 267-72, 1995 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7614442

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To identify the computer knowledge, skills and attitudes of first-year family medicine residents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of family medicine residents during the academic year 1993-94; sampling began in July 1993 and ended in October 1993. SETTING: Canada. PARTICIPANTS: All 727 first-year family medicine residents, of whom 433 (60%) responded. OUTCOME MEASURES: Previous computer experience or training, current use, barriers to use, and comfort with and attitudes regarding computers. RESULTS: There was no difference in age or sex between the respondents and all first-year family medicine residents in Canada. French-speaking respondents from Quebec were underrepresented (p < 0.001). Only 56 respondents (13%) felt extremely or very comfortable with computer use. The most commonly cited barriers to obtaining computer training were lack of time (243 respondents [56%]) and the high cost of computers (214 [49%]) but not lack of interest (69 [16%]). Most residents wanted more computer training (367 [85%]) and felt that computer training should be a mandatory component of family medicine training programs (308 [71%]). CONCLUSIONS: Computer knowledge and skills and comfort with computer use appear low among first-year family medicine residents in Canada, and barriers to acquisition of computer knowledge are impressive. Computer training should become an integral part of family medicine training in Canada, and user-friendly applicable computer systems are needed.


Assuntos
Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/educação , Internato e Residência , Microcomputadores/estatística & dados numéricos , Canadá , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Transversais , Coleta de Dados , Medicina de Família e Comunidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Masculino
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J Biocommun ; 21(1): 10-7, 1994.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8014169

RESUMO

A systematic multifaceted approach is effective in integrating computer-based learning in a medical school environment. The need to educate medical students in computer use, the growing economic constraints facing many medical schools, and the permeation of computer technology in the medical profession encourage collaboration across academic disciplines and services to meet well identified instructional needs through computer-based learning.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/métodos , Instrução por Computador/métodos , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/métodos , Bibliotecas Médicas/organização & administração , Atitude , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/tendências , Instrução por Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Instrução por Computador/tendências , Currículo , Coleta de Dados , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/tendências , Humanos , Microcomputadores , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologia
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Med Ref Serv Q ; 13(1): 1-18, 1994.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10134052

RESUMO

In the years ahead, end-user instruction will expand from the current models of curriculum- and institution-based programs for teaching MEDLINE to include outreach programs to unaffiliated users for teaching specialized database searching. The Southeast Florida AIDS Information Network (SEFAIN), a community-based information system targeting health care providers in a tri-county area, is an example of this new model. The components of SEFAIN and the results of the outreach and educational programs are presented. The advantages of these programs to both providers and librarians are highlighted. Comparisons are drawn between end users who take specialized information courses and those who take MEDLINE courses or no courses. These data will assist librarians in the justification and development of specialized information systems.


Assuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida , Redes de Comunicação de Computadores/organização & administração , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Bases de Dados Bibliográficas/estatística & dados numéricos , Bibliotecas Médicas , Adulto , Idoso , Coleta de Dados , Educação Médica Continuada/normas , Educação Médica Continuada/estatística & dados numéricos , Florida , Pessoal de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , MEDLINE/estatística & dados numéricos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Med Ref Serv Q ; 11(4): 11-21, 1992.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10124015

RESUMO

End users at the University of Southern California (USC) have free access to the last ten years of MEDLINE through a local online system known as USCInfo. Librarians at USC Norris Medical Library provide documentation and offer formal and informal training on the use of the system to search MEDLINE. To assess the educational needs of the end users, 643 searches were analyzed. Although a high proportion (84%) of the searches were judged to be successful, the use of medical subject headings (MeSH) to obtain optimal results was low; only 20% of all successful subject searches employed MeSH. Also, the advanced features of the system were underutilized. While it is promising to learn that many end users are obtaining positive results, methods which will encourage end users improve their retrievals need to be developed.


Assuntos
Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/métodos , Bibliotecas Médicas , MEDLINE/estatística & dados numéricos , Capacitação de Usuário de Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Coleta de Dados , Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação/estatística & dados numéricos , Los Angeles , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Universidades
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