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Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo sobre a percepção que os usuários têm da relevância das fontes de informação utilizadas por eles para se elucidarem sobre a covid-19 no cenário brasileiro durante a pandemia dessa doença. Os dados coletados para o estudo foram obtidos mediante a aplicação de um questionário distribuído via e-mail, Facebook, Instagram e WhatsApp. Os resultados mostram atribuição de relevância predominante a fontes formais e institucionais, como a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), artigos científicos, universidades, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa), hospitais e postos de saúde. Dentre as fontes consideradas menos relevantes destacam-se jornais e/ou revistas, o Ministério da Saúde (MS) brasileiro e canais de televisão. As redes sociais (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter etc.), os amigos e/ou colegas, os mecanismos de busca na Internet (Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.) e familiares também se destacam como fontes de informação menos relevantes
This paper presents the results of a study on the users' perception of information of the relevance of infor-mation sources used by them to elucidate about covid-19 in the Brazilian scenario during the pandemic of this disease. The data were collected with use of a questionnaire distributed by email, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The results demonstrated a predominant attribution of relevance to formal and institution-al information sources, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), scientific papers, universities, the Anvisa Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (the National Health Surveillance Agency), hospitals, and health centers. Among the sources considered less relevant were highlighted newspapers and/or mag-azines, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and television channels. Social networks (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc.), friends and/or colleagues, Internet search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and family members also stand out as less relevant sources of information
Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio sobre la percepción que tienen los usuarios de la relevancia de las fuentes de información utilizadas por ellos para enterarse de la covid-19 en el escenario brasileño durante la pandemia de esta enfermedad. Los datos recolectados para el estudio se obtuvieron mediante la aplicación de una encuesta distribuida a través de correo electrónico, Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp. Los resultados muestran una atribución de relevancia predominante a fuentes formales e institucionales, como la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), artículos científicos, universidades, la Anvisa - Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria), hospitales y centros de salud. Entre las fuentes consideradas menos relevantes están periódicos y/o revistas, el Ministerio de Salud brasileño y canales de televisión. También se destacan como fuentes de información menos relevantes las redes sociales (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitter, etc.), los amigos y/o compañeros, los motores de búsqueda en la Internet (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) y los familiares.
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Humans , Pandemics , Information Sources , Social Networking , Data Analysis , COVID-19ABSTRACT
Demonstrar a influência da pandemia de covid-19 nas buscas realizadas no Google por meio do levantamento de dados em uma aplicação cibermétrica. Método: Estudo de aplicação cibermétrica que utiliza a ferramenta Google Trends e os termos 'covid-19', 'coronavírus', 'cloroquina' e 'vacina contra a covid-19', para o período de 31 de dezembro de 2019 a 17 de janeiro de 2021. Resultados: Reconhecer que as primeiras buscas pelo termo 'covid-19' ocorreram na mesma data do anúncio do primeiro caso confirmado. Ocorreu também o crescimento no volume de busca por informações sobre os sintomas de pneumonia relacionadas com a primeira morte por coronavírus. A intensificação nas consultas relativas a 'covid vaccine allergy' esteve associada ao início da vacinação no mundo. Conclusão: Em períodos de pandemia, a sociedade procura intensamente por informações relacionadas ao seu contexto e a busca pode ser motivada pelos meios de comunicação.
It aims to show the influence of the covid-19 pandemic on the searches on Google, using the data survey in a cybermetric application. Method: It is a cybermetric study that uses the Google Trends tool by searching for 'covid-19', 'cononavírus', 'cloroquina' and 'vacina contra a covid-19' between December 31st, 2019, and January 17th, 2021. Results: It acknowledges that the first searches for the term 'covid-19' were made on the same day of the announcement of the first confirmed case. There was also a rise in the number of searches for information on symptoms of pneumonia related to the first death caused by coronavirus. The intensification in the searches related to 'covid vaccine allergy' was associated to the start of the vaccination in the world. Conclusion: In pandemic times, the society intensely searches for information related to their context and the searches can be motivated by the media.
Demostrar la influencia de la pandemia de la covid-19 en las búsquedas realizadas en Google, mediante la recolección de datos en una aplicación cibermétrica. Método: Estudio de aplicación cibernética utilizando la herramienta Google Trends y los términos 'covid-19', 'coronavírus', 'cloroquina' y 'vacina contra a covid-19' para el período de 31 de diciembre de 2019 al 17 de enero de 2021. Resultados: Reconoce que las primeras búsquedas del término 'covid-19' ocurrieron en la misma fecha que el anuncio del primer caso confirmado. También hubo un aumento en el volumen de búsqueda de información sobre síntomas de neumonía relacionados con la primera muerte por coronavirus. La intensificación de las consultas relacionadas con la 'covid vaccine allergy' se asoció con el inicio de la vacunación en todo el mundo. Conclusión: En períodos de pandemia, la sociedad búsqueda de manera intensiva información relacionada con su contexto y puede ser motivada por los medios de comunicación.
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Humans , Data Collection , Access to Information , Information Seeking Behavior , Pandemics , COVID-19 , Information Science , Communication , BibliometricsABSTRACT
Durante el ejercicio profesional, los enfermeros les corresponden brindar educación a la comunidad para prevenir la exposición a los riesgos medioambientales e, integrarse y proponer profilaxis en pro del bienestar de la comunidad, en este sentido, les incumben consolidar destrezas que les permitan desarrollar historia ambiental valorando riesgos, diagnosticando problemas, proponiendo intervenciones, evaluando resultados, e incluso identificando los factores peligrosos de acuerdo a vulnerabilidades particulares. Para los estudiantes de enfermería de UNIANDES, el reto, en esta área de formación es doble (investigativa y académica), y lo deben asumir, de manera autodidáctica. Este trabajo pretendió explorar conocimientos, prácticas y habilidades estudiantiles sobre la búsqueda bibliográfica e investigación en salud ambiental. La muestra estuvo conformada por 120 estudiantes. Se precisó que 17,5% poseen conocimiento para realizar búsqueda básica de información, utilizando principalmente el motor web Google 40,8%. El nivel de destreza fue bajo 73,3%; percepción de los estudiantes, mala 49,2%: prácticas para realizar búsqueda, no sabe 54,2%, sin asociación estadísticamente significativa con sexo. Para la percepción del nivel de competencia en investigación y búsqueda de información en salud ambiental: lectura crítica obtuvo 3,08 puntos, seguida de búsqueda de información 2,98 puntos, lo que las clasifican como regular; mientras que, redacción de artículos y el proceso de publicación, ambas con 2,70 puntos; se catalogan deficientes. Estos resultados permiten afirmar que es necesario un acompañamiento permanente en la instrucción sobre el uso de información digital a lo largo de la carrera y con especial atención en el área de salud ambiental(AU)
During professional practice, nurses are responsible for providing education to the community to prevent exposure to environmental risks and integrate and propose prophylaxis for the well-being of the community, in this sense, they are responsible for consolidating skills that allow them to develop environmental history assessing risks, diagnosing problems, proposing interventions, evaluating results, and even identifying dangerous factors according to particular vulnerabilities. For UNIANDES nursing students, the challenge in this training area is twofold (investigative and academic), and they must assume it in a self-taught manner. This work aimed to explore student knowledge, practices and skills on bibliographic search and research in environmental health. The sample consisted of 120 students. It was specified that 17.5% have knowledge to perform basic information searches, mainly using Google web engine 40.8%. The skill level was low 73.3%; perception of the students, poor 49.2%: practices to carry out searches, do not know 54.2%, without statistically significant association with gender. For the perception of the level of competence in research and information search in environmental health: critical reading obtained 3.08 points, followed by information search 2.98 points, which classifies them as regular; while, writing articles and the publication process, both with 2.70 points; are classified as deficient. These results allow us to affirm that permanent accompaniment is necessary in the instruction on the use of digital information throughout the career and with special attention in the area of environmental health(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Students , Environmental Health , Information Storage and Retrieval , Access to Information , Access to Essential Medicines and Health Technologies , Professional Practice , Research , Students, Nursing , Information Seeking BehaviorABSTRACT
O estudo objetivou mapear as buscas eletrônicas dos medicamentos mais populares na pandemia da COVID-19 no Brasil. Trata.se de um estudo exploratório, retrospectivo e misto. Os dados foram coletados em julho de 2020 através do Google Trends®, filtrados a partir dos últimos 90 dias de pesquisa, que estivessem relacionados aos medicamentos, ivermectina, cloroquina, hidroxicloroquina, dexametasona e azitromicina. Para identificação dos noticiários mais visitados, utilizou.se o Google News®. A população brasileira realizou buscas eletrônicas com os cinco medicamentos investigados, porém houve predomínio da cloroquina e ivermectina. Ademais, conforme a doença evoluiu pelos Estados brasileiros foi perceptível a influência de pesquisas científicas e do governo na busca por esses medicamentos. Ressalta.se que é fundamental para a gestão da pandemia que as estratégias de comunicação sejam traçadas, alicerçadas na responsabilidade social e na perspectiva do empoderamento popular com foco na identificação de notícias falsas e no uso consciente das informações adquiridas virtualmente(AU)
El estudio tuvo como objetivo mapear las búsquedas electrónicas de los medicamentos más populares en la pandemia COVID-19 en Brasil. Se trata de un estudio exploratorio, retrospectivo y mixto. Los datos fueron recolectados en julio de 2020 a través de Google Trends®. Se seleccionaron en los últimos 90 días de investigación los que estaban relacionados con los medicamentos ivermectina, cloroquina, hidroxicloroquina, dexametasona y azitromicina. Para identificar las noticias más visitadas se utilizó Google News®. La población brasileña realizó búsquedas electrónicas entre los cinco fármacos investigados, pero predominaron la cloroquina y la ivermectina. Además, a medida que la enfermedad evolucionó en los estados brasileños, la influencia de la investigación científica y gubernamental en la búsqueda de estos fármacos fue notable. Es de destacar que es fundamental para el manejo de la pandemia que se elaboren estrategias de comunicación, basadas en la responsabilidad social y la perspectiva del empoderamiento popular, con foco en la identificación de noticias falsas y el uso consciente de la información adquirida virtualmente(AU)
The study aimed to map electronic searches for most popular drugs in the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. This is an exploratory, retrospective and mixed study. The data were collected in July 2020 through Google Trends®, filtered from the last 90 days of research, wich were related to drugs, ivermectin, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, dexamethasone and azithromycin. To identify the most visited newscasts, Google News® was used. The Brazilian population conducted electronic searches among the five investigated drugs, but chloroquine and ivermectin predominated. Furthermore, as the disease evolved in Brazilian states, the influence of scientific and government research in the search for these drugs was noticeable. It is noteworthy that it is essential for the management of the pandemic that communication strategies be drawn up, based on social responsibility and the perspective of popular empowerment, with a focus on the identification of false news and the conscious use of information acquired virtually(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Electronic Data Processing/methods , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Drug Information Services , COVID-19 , Brazil , Data Collection , Health StrategiesABSTRACT
RESUMO O acesso à informação acadêmica vem se tornando um dos pilares para o protagonismo do estudante no processo de aprendizagem, sendo estratégico analisar o comportamento e manejo frente aos recursos informacionais disponíveis, pertinentes na formação e na excelência de futuros profissionais. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar o comportamento relatado por estudantes de Medicina de uma instituição de ensino superior com metodologia ativa de aprendizagem referente ao acesso a informações acadêmicas, bem como opiniões sobre a construção de conhecimento acadêmico durante a graduação. Realizou-se um estudo observacional transversal e analítico com 274 estudantes do curso de Medicina da Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, em Recife (PE). Foi elaborado e validado um questionário específico para a coleta dos dados, analisados descritivamente por meio de frequências absolutas e percentuais para as variáveis categóricas e das medidas. Para avaliar associação entre duas variáveis categóricas foi utilizado o Teste Qui-Quadrado de Pearson e o Teste Exato de Fisher. O projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado pelo comitê de ética e respeitou as exigências éticas. Entre os pesquisados, 52,8% utilizavam meios eletrônicos de estudo isoladamente, enquanto 37,7% deles assinalaram que manuseavam conjuntamente meios eletrônicos e impressos, e 9,4% citaram apenas meios impressos. Em relação às formas de estudo com que o aluno mais se identifica, as assertivas assinaladas por um grupo majoritário dos discentes foram "livros online (PDF, Word, Epub, etc.)" e "livros em papel" (81,9% e 68,3%, respectivamente). Sobre o questionamento acerca da utilização de bases de dados eletrônicas na rotina acadêmica de estudos, a maioria (67,9%) dos alunos respondeu positivamente ao enunciado. Entre as bases de dados mais citadas, encontram-se SciELO (86,7%) e PubMed (70,6%). Ao se avaliar o acesso à informação científica entre estudantes de Medicina, foi visto que, embora a maioria dos alunos utilize bases de dados eletrônicas em sua rotina acadêmica, mais da metade não havia recebido treinamento relacionado às técnicas de pesquisa bibliográfica: a maioria havia aprendido com a prática. Os estudantes pesquisados, em quase sua totalidade, concordam sobre a importância da prática baseada em evidências na rotina acadêmica, sendo relatado por mais da metade dos alunos que, ao deixarem de buscar informações online, se sentem menos atualizados.
ABSTRACT Access to academic information has become one of the pillars for the student's role in the learning process, and it is strategic to analyze the behavior and management of available information resources pertinent to the training and excellence of future professionals. The objective of this research was to analyze the behavior reported by medical students of a higher education institution with active learning methodology regarding access to academic information, as well as opinions about the construction of academic knowledge during undergraduate training. A cross-sectional and analytical observational study was conducted with 274 students from the Pernambuco Health College Medical School in Recife, Pernambuco. A specific questionnaire was prepared and validated for the data collection, and subsequently analyzed descriptively using absolute and percentage frequencies for categorical variables and measurements. To evaluate the association between two categorical variables, Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used. The research project was approved by the ethics committee and respected all ethical requirements. Among those surveyed, 52.8% used electronic media alone, while 37.7% indicated that they handled both electronic and print media and 9.4% cited print media alone. In relation to the forms of study with which the student most identifies, the options confirmed by the majority were "online books (PDF, Word, Epub, etc.)" and "paper books" (81.9% and 68,3%, respectively). Regarding questions about the use of electronic databases in their study routine, the majority (67.9%) responded positively to the statement; the most commonly cited databases included SciELO (86.7%), and PubMed (70.6%). When evaluating access to scientific information among medical students, it was seen that, although most students used electronic databases in their academic routine, more than half had not received training related to bibliographic research techniques; most had learned with practice. Almost all the students surveyed agree on the importance of evidence-based practice in academic routine, which is reported by more than half of the students who, when they do not seek information online, feel less up-to-date.
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Se presenta una investigación, cuyo objetivo fue comprobar la aplicabilidad de la técnica de análisis de componentes principales, para medir la competencia en la búsqueda de información. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo-correlacional y cuantitativo utilizando los ocho indicadores concernientes a la competencia para la búsqueda de información declarados en el cuestionario IL HUMASS (que ofrece un diagnóstico centrado en el usuario sobre sus percepciones y el nivel de logro adquirido en las competencias informacionales), los que fueron ubicados en una encuesta que se administró a 300 estudiantes de los cuatro primeros niveles de estudio quienes cursan carreras de Ciencias de la Salud en la Universidad Técnica de Manabí. El procesamiento de los datos, con el uso del software estadístico SPSS, permitió obtener tres componentes principales: el primero reunió cuatro indicadores referidos a la búsqueda avanzada en las bases de datos usando términos de la especialidad; el segundo agrupó dos indicadores pertenecientes al uso de catálogos automatizados y fuentes impresas de información; y el tercero concentró dos indicadores relacionados con fuentes electrónicas de información (primarias e informales). Estos componentes determinaron, mediante una prueba Anova, que existían diferencias estadísticamente significativas para las diferentes carreras en cada componente. La prueba post hoc con diferencia mínima significativa facilitó conocer cuáles eran los grupos estadísticamente diferentes en cada componente. Como conclusiones se observa la factibilidad de aplicar esta técnica multivariante para efectuar estudios similares con muchas variables y numerosas muestras(AU)
The purpose of the research was to verify the applicability of principal component analysis to measure information search competence. A correlational-descriptive quantitative study was conducted based on the eight indicators of information search competence contained in the IL-HUMASS questionnaire, all of which were included in a survey applied to 300 students attending the first four academic levels of Health Sciences majors at the Technical University of Manabí. Data processing with the statistical software SPSS yielded three principal components: the first one comprised four indicators related to advanced search in databases using terms from the specialty, the second grouped two indicators concerning the use of automated catalogs and printed sources of information, and the third included two indicators regarding electronic sources of information (primary and informal). Eventual ANOVA testing of these components revealed statistically significant differences in each component for the various majors. Post-hoc analysis with the least significant difference method facilitated identification of the statistically different groups in each component. Conclusions point to the feasibility of using this multivariant technique to conduct similar studies with many variables and a large number of samples(AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Multivariate Analysis , Information Science , Principal Component Analysis/methods , Information Literacy , Correlation of Data , Epidemiology, DescriptiveABSTRACT
Resumen El desarrollo de la informática y las Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación (TIC) han transformado de manera preponderante el crecimiento y el acceso a la información, así como las maneras de concebir y realizar la búsqueda y recuperación de la información en la Internet acorde al nuevo contexto. Dicho proceso ha dejado de ser unidireccional y el usuario se ha convertido en ente participativo en la dinámica del proceso, introduciendo un modelo cognitivo y superando el tradicional; de manera que, el presente trabajo analiza los presupuestos teóricos-metodológicos entorno a la representación de la necesidad de información como elemento que define el resultado de una estrategia de búsqueda. Para ello, se adentra en el análisis de diferentes enfoques presentes en la interacción usuario máquina durante la búsqueda y la recuperación de la información. En este sentido, se reconocen los aportes de otras disciplinas que contribuyen a encontrar soluciones para optimizar la recuperación de información en la Internet. Con este empeño se propone el uso de metadatos para lograr una mejor comunicación e interpretación por parte de los Sistemas de Recuperación de Información de los distintos puntos de vista de un usuario determinado.
Abstract Computing, and information and communication technology development has preponderantly transformed the growth and access to information, as well as the ways of conceiving and performing search and retrieval of information on Internet in accordance with the new context. This process has ceased to be unidirectional and the user has become a participative entity in dynamics of the process introducing a cognitive model and surpassing traditional one. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze theoretical-methodological assumptions around the representation of the need for information as an element that defines the result of a search strategy. In order to do this, it delves into the analysis of different approaches present in the user-machine interaction during search and retrieval of information. In this sense, the contributions of other disciplines that contribute to finding solutions to optimize the retrieval of information on the Internet are recognized. With this effort, the use of metadata is proposed to achieve better communication and interpretation by the Information Retrieval Systems of the different points of view of a given user.
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Information Storage and Retrieval , Metadata/trends , Semantic Web , Access to Information , Information Seeking BehaviorABSTRACT
Nurses are the highest numbered healthcare professionals who work in a knowledgedriven environment, where accurate and updated information is needed when delivering care to clients. Information literacy has therefore become one of the criteria in determining nurses’ readiness for evidencebased practice in recent years. In the actual day-to-day care practice, are nurses ready for this? Objective: To determine the information literacy competency in readiness for evidence-based practice among clinical practicing registered nurses in a private hospital in Penang, Malaysia
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Evidence-Based Practice , Nurses , Education, NursingABSTRACT
Objective Since it is a common problem for medical practice that paper instructions for medicine information are difficult to update and inconvenient to search ,this article is to provide convenient service of pharmacy information for clini-cal practice by developing medicine information search software in our hospital .Methods According to the practical needs of clinical study and pharmacy research ,we took appropriate measures to collect data ,categorize contents ,scan pictures ,polish images and extract information for the medicine instructions .Based on the above work ,we applied Oracle 10G to establish medicine information database for our hospital and utilized Java to design medicine information search software .Results Our search software includes 1 201 kinds of medicines ,taking up 98 .85% of the medicines in our catalogue .The users can use four different search methods (including common name search ,commodity name search ,fuzzy search and key word search) to gain the written material and photographic information of medicine instructions .Conclusion With the help of the software of Oracle and Java ,the newly designed software for medicine information search can provide convenient pharmacy information service for clinical practice .
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OBJETIVO: Avançar no entendimento sobre o perfil do usuário e as tendências de busca por informações de saúde na internet. MÉTODOS: As análises foram feitas a partir de 1.828 indivíduos que responderam a um questionário eletrônico disponibilizado em um portal de saúde de grande acesso. Paralelamente, por meio do método de "survey de elites", 20 especialistas foram entrevistados para avaliar estratégias de controle de qualidade das informações de saúde veiculadas na rede. RESULTADOS: Verificou-se o predomínio de usuários do gênero feminino que buscam informações para própria saúde(= 90%), que consideram a internet uma de suas principais fontes de informação em saúde (86%) e passam de 5 a 35 horas na web por semana (62%). Atribui-se alta confiança às informações vindas de especialistas (76%) e baixa confiança na televisão, rádio ou blogs (14%). CONCLUSãO: Conclui-se que a internet tem-se mostrado uma fonte de informação em saúde de grande relevância para população e que a certificação de sites é uma estratégia a ser considerada, na perspectiva de melhoria da qualidade das informações e promoção da saúde pública.
OBJECTIVE: To progress in the understanding of the user profile and of search trends for health information on the internet. METHODS: Analyses were performed based on 1,828 individuals who completed an electronic questionnaire available on a very popular health website. At the same time, through the "elite survey" method, 20 specialists were interviewed, aiming at assessing quality control strategies regarding health information disseminated online. RESULTS: A predominance of female users who research information for themselves (= 90%), who consider the internet one of their main sources of health information (86%), and who spend from 5 to 35 hours online every week (62%) was verified. High reliability is assigned to information from specialists (76%), and low reliability to television, radio, or blogs (14%). CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the internet is proving to be a major source of health information for the population, and that website certification is a strategy to be contemplated to improve the quality of information and to promote public health.
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Female , Humans , Male , Access to Information , Consumer Health Information/standards , Diabetes Mellitus , Hypertension , Internet , Myocardial Infarction , Brazil , Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis , Diabetes Mellitus/therapy , Hypertension/diagnosis , Hypertension/therapy , Information Dissemination/methods , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Myocardial Infarction/therapy , Quality Control , Surveys and Questionnaires , Search Engine , Sex FactorsABSTRACT
Los buscadores generales son las herramientas de búsqueda de la información más populares en el Web. Tal vez por esta razón también lo son en muchos círculos académicos. A pesar de esto, es frecuente una explotación incorrecta de estas herramientas, tanto por el lugar en que se ubican en el conjunto de recursos de información disponibles en una disciplina, como por el subempleo de las facilidades que ofrecen sus interfaces. Se requiere entonces conocer algunos elementos básicos para su mejor empleo. Se realiza una breve aproximación al uso de los buscadores académicos generales y especializados en salud. No es aceptable afirmar que los buscadores sean herramientas inapropiadas para la búsqueda de información en salud, solo que cada recurso presenta un propósito, un diseño y unos contenidos, dirigidos a una comunidad potencial de usuarios y en correspondencia con esto deben utilizarse.
The general search engines are search tools the most popular on the Web. Perhaps for this reason too they are in many academic circles. However, there is often an incorrect operation of these tools, both for the place where they are located in all available information resources in a discipline, as underemployment of the facilities offered by their interfaces. For this reason, we need to know some basics for better jobs. It made a brief reference to the use of general and specialized academic search engines in health. It is not acceptable to say that search engines are inadequate tools for finding health information. Except that every action has a purpose, design and contents, led to a potential user community and in keeping with this should be used.