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Arq. ciências saúde UNIPAR ; 26(3): 517-530, set-dez. 2022.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1399139

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Objetivo: Validar o conteúdo do instrumento de cuidado do enfermeiro ao paciente com cateter venoso central, internado na unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo, conduzido em duas etapas: análise teórica por sete enfermeiros especialistas, dos itens do instrumento construído anteriormente e análise estatística a partir do Índice de Validade de Conteúdo e o coeficiente Alpha de Cronbach. Resultados: Após avaliação dos especialistas, o instrumento compôs- se por 36 itens e quatro domínios. Todos os itens apresentaram índice de validade de conteúdo superior a 0,78, com concordância de 0,85 a 1,00 nas avaliações. O índice de validade de conteúdo médio dos domínios e do instrumento foi maior que 0,90. Os itens dos domínios apresentaram consistência interna satisfatória. Conclusão: O instrumento de cuidado do enfermeiro apresentou conteúdo validado e confiável, sendo, portanto, seguro e de qualidade para cuidados com o paciente crítico com cateter venoso central.


Objective: To validate the content of the nurse's care instrument for patient with a central venous catheter in the intensive care unit. Methods: Quantitative study, conducted in two stages: theoretical analysis by seven specialist nurses of the instrument items previously developed and statistical analysis based on the Content Validity Index and Cronbach's Alpha coefficient. Results: After expert evaluation, the instrument consisted of 36 items and four domains. All items had a content validity index greater than 0.78, with an agreement between 0.85 and 1.00 in the evaluations. The mean content validity index of the domains and the instrument was greater than 0.90. The domain items showed satisfactory internal consistency. Conclusion: The nurse's care instrument presented validated and reliable content, being, therefore, safe and of quality for the care of critically ill patients with central venous catheters.


Objetivo: Validar el contenido del instrumento de atención de la enfermera al paciente con catéter venoso central, ingresado en la unidad de cuidados intensivos. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, conducido en dos etapas: análisis teórico por parte de siete enfermeros especialistas, de los ítems del instrumento construido anteriormente y análisis estadístico a partir del Índice de Validez de Conteúdo y el coeficiente Alpha de Cronbach. Resultados: Tras la evaluación de los expertos, el instrumento quedó compuesto por 36 ítems y cuatro dominios. Todos los ítems tuvieron un índice de validez de contenido superior a 0,78, con un acuerdo entre 0,85 y 1,00 en las evaluaciones. El índice medio de validez de contenido de los dominios y del instrumento fue superior a 0,90. Los ítems de los dominios mostraron una consistencia interna satisfactoria. Conclusión: El instrumento de cuidado del enfermero presentó un contenido validado y fiable, siendo, además, seguro y de calidad para el cuidado del paciente crítico con catéter venoso central.


Subject(s)
Critical Care , Validation Studies as Topic , Central Venous Catheters , Nursing Care , Research Personnel/education , Teaching/education , Reproducibility of Results , Database , Educational Measurement , Employee Performance Appraisal , Intensive Care Units , Nurses
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Rev. cir. (Impr.) ; 74(4): 438-443, ago. 2022.
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1407934

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Resumen Un cirujano académico tiene características y atributos especiales que lo distinguen de otros cirujanos. Su misión no es solo asistencial, sino que además es un investigador, docente, comunicador, deber ejercer liderazgo, debe ser innovador. Además de su función primordial que es ofrecer la óptima atención de sus pacientes. Al estar inserto en un centro académico cumple estas funciones y se convierte, dado su prestigio, en un referente individual e institucional para la comunidad y los futuros cirujanos.


An academic surgeon has special characteristics and attributes that distinguish them from other surgeons. His mission is not only healthcare, but he is also a researcher, teacher, communicator, must exercise leadership, must be innovative and the final goal is his work is to offer optimal care for his patients. Being inserted in an academic center, it fulfills these functions and becomes, given its prestige, an individual and institutional reference for the community and future.


Subject(s)
Humans , Research Personnel/education , Biomedical Research/education , Faculty, Medical/education , Surgeons/education , Authorship , Career Mobility , Attitude of Health Personnel , Peer Review, Research , Education, Medical
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Educ. med. super ; 35(4)dic. 2021. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1404509

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Introducción: Las competencias investigativas permiten a los estudiantes formar y desarrollar habilidades para analizar datos, evaluar críticamente las fuentes de información, redactar y comportarse como investigadores. Objetivo: Identificar los factores relacionados con las competencias investigativas de estudiantes de Odontología. Métodos: Estudio observacional y transversal, que incluyó como población a 205 estudiantes de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú. La muestra se seleccionó de forma probabilística. Las variables incluyeron: competencias investigativas estudiantiles, edad, sexo, año académico, participación en grupos de investigación, experiencias investigativas y publicación de artículos científicos. Se utilizó la técnica de la encuesta y, como instrumentos de medición, un cuestionario y una escala. Se analizaron las puntuaciones de las competencias investigativas a través de promedios y se utilizaron análisis de asociación con las características de cada estudiante. Resultados: Se relacionaron con una mayor puntuación de las competencias investigativas: pertenecer a una Sociedad Científica Estudiantil (OR =1,452; IC 95 por ciento = 1,05-1,98) y a un grupo de investigación (OR =1,125; IC 95 por ciento = 1,02-1,45); haber publicado artículos (OR = 1,245; IC 95 por ciento = 0,65-1,55) y haber expuesto en concursos (OR = 1,145; IC 95 por ciento = 1,08-1,35). Conclusiones: Algunas características académicas como los grupos de investigación y la pertenencia a una sociedad científica estudiantil evidencian relacionarse con una mejor formación de competencias investigativas en estudiante del pregrado(AU)


Introduction: Research competences allow students to train and develop skills to analyze data, critically assess sources of information, write and behave as researchers. Objective: To identify the factors related to research competences of dental students. Methods: Observational and cross-sectional study, which included 205 students from the School of Dental Medicine at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, in Lima, Peru. The sample was chosen in a probabilistic way. The variables included were student research competences, age, sex, academic year, participation in research groups, research experiences, and publication of scientific articles. The survey technique was used, together with measurement instruments such as the questionnaire and a scale. The scores of the investigative competences were analyzed through averages and analysis of association with the characteristics of each student was used. Results: They were related to a higher score of the research competences: belonging to a student scientific society (OR=1.452; 95 percent CI=1.05-1.98) and to a research group (OR=1.125; 95 percent CI=1.02-1.45), having published articles (OR=1.245; 95 percent CI=0.65-1.55), and having presented in competitions (OR=1.145; 95 percent CI= .08-1.35). Conclusions: Some academic characteristics such as research groups and belonging to a student scientific society show a relationship with better training of research competences in undergraduate students(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Research/education , Research Personnel/education , Research Groups , Learning , Students, Dental , Observational Study
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Rev. baiana enferm ; 34: e31851, 2020. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BDENF | ID: biblio-1115316

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Objetivo Se presenta una reflexión teórica basada en la experiencia de los autores como investigadores y docentes de unidades curriculares de Metodologías de Investigación. Método reflexión teórica-filosófica. Resultados la dicotomía entre los enfoques cualitativos y cuantitativos dio lugar a la discusión sobre la necesidad de pensar en la posibilidad de combinar estos métodos con el objetivo de responder a los nuevos y complejos problemas de investigación con los que actualmente nos enfrentamos. Esta discusión se transformó en una disputa que algunos autores apodaron "Science War", debido a los desafíos metodológicos y epistemológicos de esta combinación que, por su vez, dio origen a los Métodos Mixtos (Mixed Methods). La reflexión que se propone se centra en algunas de las principales cuestiones que surgen en el ámbito de las actuales discusiones entre investigadores y reflejan/traducen algunas de las inquietudes de los mismos.


Objetivo se presenta una reflexión teórica basada en la experiencia de los autores como investigadores y docentes de unidades curriculares de Metodologías de Investigación. Método reflexión teórica-filosófica. Resultados la dicotomía entre los enfoques cualitativos y cuantitativos dio lugar a la discusión sobre la necesidad de pensar en la posibilidad de combinar estos métodos con el objetivo de responder a los nuevos y complejos problemas de investigación con los que actualmente nos enfrentamos. Esta discusión se transformó en una disputa que algunos autores apodaron "Science War", debido a los desafíos metodológicos y epistemológicos de esta combinación que, por su vez, dio origen a los Métodos Mixtos (Mixed Methods). La reflexión que se propone se centra en algunas de las principales cuestiones que surgen en el ámbito de las actuales discusiones entre investigadores y reflejan/traducen algunas de las inquietudes de los mismos.


Objective this study presents a theoretical reflection based on the experience of the authors as researchers and professors of curricular units of research methodologies. Method theoretical-philosophical reflection. Results the dichotomy between qualitative and quantitative approaches originated the discussion on the need to think about the possibility of combining these methods aiming to answer the new and complex research problems currently facing us. This discussion was transformed into a dispute that some authors nicknamed "Science War", due to the methodological and epistemological challenges of this combination, which, in its turn, originated the Mixed Methods. The proposed reflection focuses on some of the main issues that arise in the scope of the current discussions between researchers and reflecting/translating some of their concerns.


Subject(s)
Humans , Nursing Methodology Research , Qualitative Research , Research Personnel/education , Translating , Evaluation Studies as Topic
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Rev. medica electron ; 41(1): 275-282, ene.-feb. 2019.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-1046103

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Matanzas a finales siglo XIX, fue cuna de grandes personalidades de la medicina. En coincidencia con el desarrollo económico y cultural. En Sabanilla del Encomendador nació Juan Nicolás Dávalos Betancourt. Estudió medicina en la Habana y en España, preparándose en Francia sobre aspectos relacionados con la microbiología y las técnicas de la misma. A su regreso se consagró a aplicar lo aprendido en el laboratorio y la investigación en general. Objetivo: reseñar su vida y obra como una de las grandes figuras de la medicina y la microbiología en Cuba y desarrollar apuntes sobre su influencia en la formación de médicos investigadores en microbiología. Desarrollo: fue un destacado bacteriólogo cubano. Se recogen datos de su vida y obra como precursor de la bacteriología en Cuba y que dignificó la práctica médica en el laboratorio, así como sus aportes e influencia en la formación en microbiología e investigación. Se reconoce su influencia en la formación de investigadores con elementos a destacar en la formación de discípulos, la impronta sobre los investigadores de su grupo, su época y épocas posteriores en relación al trabajo en equipo, la comunicación de resultados en publicaciones y el entorno académico, así como el desarrollo de investigaciones por encargo. Conclusiones: Se dedicó a la investigación científico microbiológica, orientada a los problemas de salud del momento. Sus investigaciones fueron del laboratorio al terreno y del diagnóstico a la terapéutica con elementos claros de influencia educativa... (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Research Personnel/education , Education, Medical/history , Microbiology/education , Microbiology/history , Health Educators/history , Professional Training
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Medisan ; 22(9)nov.-dic. 2018.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-976180

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En Cuba, los investigadores clínicos como profesionales de las ciencias médicas, ejecutan las investigaciones científicas relacionadas con los procesos salud-enfermedad. De ahí que resulta necesario determinar la verdadera dimensión que alcanza la formación científico - investigativa de dichos profesionales. A tales efectos, se realizó el presente estudio en el cual se exponen algunas ideas en torno a un proceso imprescindible en los momentos actuales de desarrollo de la investigación clínica, donde la sistematización formativa constituye el elemento fundamental de la formación de estos profesionales.


In Cuba, the clinical researchers as professionals of the medical sciences, carry out the scientific investigations related to the health-disease processes. So that, it is necessary to determine the true dimension that reaches the scientist - investigative training of these professionals. To fulfil this objective, the present study was carried out in which some ideas are exposed regarding an indispensable process in the current moments of the clinical investigation development, where the formative systematization constitutes the fundamental element in training these professionals.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Research Personnel/education , Staff Development , Professional Training
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Medisan ; 22(7)jul.-ago. 2018.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-955059

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Desde sus inicios, en Cuba se le ha otorgado gran importancia a los ensayos clínicos. El gobierno ha dedicado innumerables recursos para el desarrollo de la industria biofarmacéutica y la obtención de nuevos productos farmacológicos empleados para tratar disímiles enfermedades. Debido a la relevancia científica y la ética que poseen estos ensayos clínicos, resulta necesario que sean conducidos por profesionales con una calificación científica apropiada. Ante tal situación, ha sido necesario formar a dichos profesionales desde los puntos de vista científico e investigativo. Por ello, en este artículo se exponen elementos relacionados con los antecedentes históricos de esa formación y su dinámica como un primer acercamiento al tema tratado.


Since their beginnings, great importance has been granted to the clinical trials in Cuba. The government has dedicated countless resources for the development of biopharmaceutical industry and the elaboration of new pharmacological products for treating different illnesses. Due to the scientific relevance and the ethics of these clinical trials, it is necessary that are conducted by professionals with an appropriate scientific qualification. In such a situation, it has been necessary to train these professionals from the scientific and investigative points of view. That is why, elements related with the historical background of that training and its dynamics are exposed in this work, as a first approach to the treated topic.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Young Adult , Research Personnel/education , Staff Development/history , Scientific Domains , Professional Training , Physicians , Clinical Trial , Cuba
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Medisan ; 21(9)set. 2017.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-995138

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Teniendo en cuenta el insuficiente desempeño investigativo del tecnólogo de la salud en la solución de problemas, que limitan su actuar profesional, se implementó una estrategia de gestión formativa en la Facultad de Enfermería-Tecnología de la Salud de Santiago de Cuba, en el período 2015-2016, a fin de perfeccionar la formación permanente de la cultura científico-investigativa de estos profesionales, para lo cual se revisaron las hojas de cargo, se realizaron entrevistas a los profesores y se aplicaron encuestas a estudiantes, tecnólogos y pacientes. Se observó el perfeccionamiento del desempeño profesional y la solución dada a los problemas que se presentan en los diferentes servicios donde laboran los tecnólogos de la salud.


Taking into account the scarce investigative performance of the health technologist in the solution of problems that limit his professional performance, a strategy of management training was implemented in the Nursing-Technology Health Faculty of Santiago de Cuba, during 2015-2016, aimed at perfectioning the permanent training of the scientific-investigative culture of these professionals, for which the position papers were reviewed, interviews were carried out to the professors and surveys were applied to students, technologists and patients. The improvement of the professional performance and the solution given to the problems that are presented in the different services where the health technologists work were observed


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Humans , Male , Female , Research/education , Research Personnel/education , Staff Development , Education, Continuing , Scientific and Technical Publications , Professional Training , Ancillary Services, Hospital
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Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1051628

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El objetivo del presente estudio fue conocer el nivel de percepción de los alumnos del Internado Rotatorio de Medicina (IR) sobre una patología prevalente no infecciosa, en un hospital público.Se realizó un estudio observacional, donde participaron 138 alumnos del IR, divididos en 8 rotaciones, con un promedio de 18 alumnos por rotación. Se determinó el nivel de percepción de los mismos a través de un instrumento de medición de opción simple, laencuesta, que contenía 8 indicadores a través de 48 enunciados. El instrumento se validó a través de opiniones del Docente Investigador, junto con sus colaboradores en Medicina Interna. Se obtuvo la confiabilidad del método a través de procedimientos matemáticos, y para el análisis de resultados, se empleó estadística no paramétrica.En cuanto a los resultados, el instrumento contó con un índice de fiabilidad del 0.94, y los niveles de percepción por parte de los alumnos fueron moderados así como el reconocimiento de los indicadores clínicos respectivos. La percepción de los alumnos del Internado sobre una patología prevalente no infecciosa en un hospital público fue moderada.En última instancia, llamamos a la reflexión crítica para propiciar una educaciónparticipativa, ya que las actividades de enseñanza posiblemente no favorecieron el encuentro entre la teoría y práctica.Palabras Clave: Percepción -Internado Rotatorio -Educación Médica


Objective: To fix the perception of student interns Revolving Medicine on a non-infectious disease prevalent in a public hospital.Methods: observational study, where about 138 students participated Rotatory of Medicine, 8 rotations, with an average of 18 students per rotation. The level of awareness of students was determined using a measuring instrument simple choice, survey indicators containing 8 through 48 statements. The instrument was validated by the Educational Research Review, together with its partners in Internal Medicine. Reliability of the method was obtained through mathematical procedures, and results analysis nonparametric statistics were used.Results: The instrument had a reliability index of 0.94. And the levels of perception of the students were moderate and recognition of clinical indicators respective. The perception of boarding school students on a non-infectious disease prevalent in a public hospital, has been moderate.Discussion: call critical thinking and encourage participatory education as teaching activities may not favored the meeting between theory and practice


Subject(s)
Humans , Perception , Students/statistics & numerical data , Teaching , Education, Medical , Internship and Residency , Research , Research Personnel/education , Faculty/education , Hospitals, Public
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Arq. bras. cardiol ; 99(6): 1075-1081, dez. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-662376

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FUNDAMENTO: Um programa de coaching em pesquisa tem foco em desenvolvimento de habilidades e raciocínio científico. Para os profissionais da saúde, pode ser útil para o incremento no número e na qualidade de projetos e artigos. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os resultados iniciais e a metodologia de implantação do Research and Innovation Coaching Program do grupo Research on Research da Duke University na Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. MÉTODOS: O programa trabalha em duas bases: o treinamento e o coaching. O treinamento é realizado online e aborda conteúdos sobre ideia de pesquisa, busca na literatura, escrita científica e estatística. Após o treinamento, o coaching favorece o estabelecimento de colaboração entre pesquisadores e centros mediante uma rede de contatos. O presente estudo descreve a implementação e os resultados iniciais dos anos 2011-2012. RESULTADOS: Em 2011, 24 centros receberam o treinamento, que consistiu em reuniões online, estudo e prática dos conteúdos abordados. Em janeiro de 2012, foi implementado um novo formato que teve como objetivo atingir mais pesquisadores. Em seis meses foram alocados 52 pesquisadores. No total, 20 artigos foram publicados e mais 49 artigos foram redigidos e aguardam submissão e/ou publicação. De forma adicional, foram elaboradas cinco propostas de financiamento de pesquisa. CONCLUSÃO: O número de artigos e as propostas de financiamento atingiram os objetivos inicialmente propostos. Contudo, os principais resultados desse tipo de iniciativa devem ser medidos em longo prazo, pois a consolidação da produção nacional de pesquisa de alta qualidade é um círculo virtuoso que se autoalimenta e expande com o tempo.


BACKGROUND: Research coaching program focuses on the development of abilities and scientific reasoning. For health professionals, it may be useful to increase both the number and quality of projects and manuscripts. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the initial results and implementation methodology of the Research and Innovation Coaching Program of the Research on Research group of Duke University in the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. METHODS: The program works on two bases: training and coaching. Training is done online and addresses contents on research ideas, literature search, scientific writing and statistics. After training, coaching favors the establishment of a collaboration between researchers and centers by means of a network of contacts. The present study describes the implementation and initial results in reference to the years 2011-2012. RESULTS: In 2011, 24 centers received training, which consisted of online meetings, study and practice of the contents addressed. In January 2012, a new format was implemented with the objective of reaching more researchers. In six months, 52 researchers were allocated. In all, 20 manuscripts were published and 49 more were written and await submission and/or publication. Additionally, five research funding proposals have been elaborated. CONCLUSION: The number of manuscripts and funding proposals achieved the objectives initially proposed. However, the main results of this type of initiative should be measured in the long term, because the consolidation of the national production of high-quality research is a virtuous cycle that feeds itself back and expands over time. (Arq Bras Cardiol 2012;99(6):1075-1081).


Subject(s)
Humans , Biomedical Research/education , Education/methods , Research Personnel/education , Writing , Brazil , Cardiology , Education, Distance/methods , Program Evaluation , Reproducibility of Results , Research Design/standards , Societies, Medical , Universities
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Rev. biol. trop ; 59(4): 1455-1462, Dec. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-646523

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Most field ecology is conceived and financed by scientists from urban areas but is actually carried out in rural areas. Field staff can either be imported from urban areas or recruited from local residents. We evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of involving rural residents as local technicians over a 25- year period at active field research site in Costa Rica. We defined "local technicians" as local residents with no university education who acquired significant experience in field data collection, data management and/or laboratory work. We analyzed the experiences of incorporating these technicians into field research In developing countries from the points of view of scientist and of the local technicians themselves. Primary data were written responses from to a standardized survey of 19 senior scientists and Ph.D. students, and results from standardized personal interviews with 22 local technicians. Researchers highlighted the advantages of highly-skilled technicians with minimal staff turnover, as well as the technicians’ knowledge of local ecological conditions. Local technicians considered the primary advantages of their jobs to be opportunities for continuing education training in science as well as cultural enrichment through interactions with people of different cultures. The main challenges identified by researchers were the lack of long-term funding for projects and extended training required for local technicians. Local technicians can be of great benefit to research projects by providing high-quality data collection at reasonable costs with low staff turnover. Over the last 25 years the research model at the field station we studied has evolved to the point that most long-term projects now depend heavily on local technicians. This model of involving local technicians in long-term research has multiple benefits for the researchers, the technicians and the local community, and could be adapted to a variety of settings in rural areas of developing countries. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (4): 1455-1462. Epub 2011 December 01.


Subject(s)
Humans , Ecology/education , Education, Nonprofessional/methods , Rural Population , Research Personnel/standards , Research , Staff Development/methods , Costa Rica , Ecology , Education, Nonprofessional/standards , Personnel Turnover , Research Personnel/education , Staff Development/standards , Time Factors
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 44(11): 1105-1111, Nov. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-604279

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In 1995, a pioneering MD-PhD program was initiated in Brazil for the training of medical scientists in experimental sciences at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The program’s aim was achieved with respect to publication of theses in the form of papers with international visibility and also in terms of fostering the scientific careers of the graduates. The expansion of this type of program is one of the strategies for improving the preparation of biomedical researchers in Brazil. A noteworthy absence of interest in carrying out clinical research limits the ability of young Brazilian physicians to solve biomedical problems. To understand the students’ views of science, we used qualitative and quantitative triangulation methods, as well as participant observation to evaluate the students’ concepts of science and common sense. Subjective aspects were clearly less evident in their concepts of science. There was a strong concern about "methodology", "truth" and "usefulness". "Intuition", "creativity" and "curiosity" were the least mentioned thematic categories. Students recognized the value of intuition when it appeared as an explicit option but they did not refer to it spontaneously. Common sense was associated with "consensus", "opinion" and ideas that "require scientific validation". Such observations indicate that MD-PhD students share with their senior academic colleagues the same reluctance to consider common sense as a valid adjunct for the solution of scientific problems. Overcoming this difficulty may be an important step toward stimulating the interest of physicians in pursuing experimental research.


Subject(s)
Humans , Biomedical Research/education , Education, Medical, Graduate , Judgment , Science/education , Students, Medical/psychology , Brazil , Education, Medical, Graduate/standards , Intuition/physiology , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Research Personnel/education
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Rev. biol. trop ; 59(3): 983-992, Sept. 2011. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-638133

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Tropical biologists study the richest and most endangered biodiversity in the planet, and in these times of climate change and mega-extinctions, the need for efficient, good quality research is more pressing than in the past. However, the statistical component in research published by tropical authors sometimes suffers from poor quality in data collection; mediocre or bad experimental design and a rigid and outdated view of data analysis. To suggest improvements in their statistical education, we listed all the statistical tests and other quantitative analyses used in two leading tropical journals, the Revista de Biología Tropical and Biotropica, during a year. The 12 most frequent tests in the articles were: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Chi-Square Test, Student’s T Test, Linear Regression, Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Shannon’s Diversity Index, Tukey’s Test, Cluster Analysis, Spearman’s Rank Correlation Test and Principal Component Analysis. We conclude that statistical education for tropical biologists must abandon the old syllabus based on the mathematical side of statistics and concentrate on the correct selection of these and other procedures and tests, on their biological interpretation and on the use of reliable and friendly freeware. We think that their time will be better spent understanding and protecting tropical ecosystems than trying to learn the mathematical foundations of statistics: in most cases, a well designed one-semester course should be enough for their basic requirements. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (3): 983-992. Epub 2011 September 01.


Los biólogos tropicales estudian la biodiversidad más rica y amenazada del planeta, y en estos tiempos de cambio climático y mega-extinción, la necesidad de investigación de buena calidad es más acuciante que en el pasado. Sin embargo, el componente estadístico en la investigación publicada por los autores tropicales adolece a veces de baja calidad en la toma de datos, mal diseño experimental y una visión anticuada del análisis de datos. Para sugerir mejoras en la enseñanza de la estadística, hicimos una lista de todas las pruebas estadísticas y otros análisis cuantitativos aplicados en dos de las principales revistas tropicales, la Revista de Biología Tropical y Biotropica, durante un año. Las 12 pruebas más frecuentes en los artículos fueron: Análisis de Varianza (ANDEVA), Chi-cuadrado, t de Student, Regresión lineal, Coeficiente de Correlación de Pearson, U de Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Índice de diversidad de Shannon, Prueba de Tukey, Análisis de Conclomerados, Correlación de Spearman y Análisis de Componentes Principales. Concluimos que la enseñanza de la estadística para los biólogos tropicales debe abandonar el viejo plan de estudios basado en el lado matemático de la estadística y concentrarse en (1) la correcta selección de estos y otros procedimientos y pruebas, (2) su interpretación biológica y (3) la utilización de programas de fácil uso. En la mayoría de los casos, un curso bien diseñado de un semestre bastaría para sus necesidades básicas.


Subject(s)
Humans , Biology/education , Research Personnel/education , Research/education , Statistics as Topic/education , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Research/statistics & numerical data , Tropical Climate
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Rev. mex. enferm. cardiol ; 19(2): 62-66, mayo-ago.2011. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BDENF | ID: biblio-1035424

ABSTRACT

El cardiodesfibrilador implantable (CDAI) se convierte en la actualidad en una alternativa de tratamiento en pacientes con arritmias ventriculares responsables de muerte súbita, de manera que el número de pacientes con CDAI ha aumentado considerablemente generando un proceso de adaptación del paciente a un nuevo estilo de vida, lo que conlleva a un número de preguntas y dudas en el manejo de este dispositivo. Es por esto que el profesional de enfermería que se encuentra en los diferentes servicios (unidades de cuidado intensivo, hospitalización, electrofisiología, consulta externa) debe proporcionar las orientaciones necesarias sobre el manejo del dispositivo y comprender la incertidumbre generada a partir del significado de vivir con un cardiodesfibrilador. Con lo anterior, este artículo busca proporcionar herramientas al profesional de enfermería dando a conocer algunas generalidades del cardiodesfibrilador y la aplicación de la teoría de la incertidumbre de Mishel en el cuidado de la persona con CDAI.


The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CDAI) now becomes a treatment option for patients with ventricular arrhythmias responsible for sudden death, so that the number of patients with CDAI has increased considerably by generating a process of adaptation of the patient to a new life style with a number of questions and doubts in the use of this device. For these reason, the nurses that work in the different services (intensive care units, hospitalization, electrophysiology, external query) must provide the necessary guidance on the handling of the device and understand the uncertainty generated from the meaning of living with a defibrillator. With the above, this article seeks to provide tools to nurse, giving some general knowledge of the defibrillator and the application of the theory of Mishel uncertainty in the care of people with CDAI.


Subject(s)
Humans , Nursing Care/methods , Cardiovascular Nursing/education , Research Personnel/education
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