Teoría en investigaciones de posgrado de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad del Valle, Colombia, 1990-2004 / Theory in postgraduates research School of Public Health, Valle University, Colombia, 1990-2004
Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública
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27(3): 317-321, sep.-dic. 2009. tab
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
OBJETIVO:
generar evidencia de uso de teorías y modelos en las investigaciones de posgrado de la Escuela de Salud Pública (esp) de la Universidad del Valle, en Cali, Colombia.METODOLOGÍA:
se revisaron 540 investigaciones en marzo del 2005 que condujeron a títulos de magíster otorgados en la esp entre 1965 y el 2004; según criterios, un lector entrenado leyó cada informe para registrar la frecuencia y profundidad de uso de teorías y modelos.RESULTADOS:
fueron válidos 405 informes, concluidos entre 1990 y el 2004, 75% del total. La mayoría fueron en salud pública (33%) y administración en salud (31%), seguidos de salud ocupacional (20%) y epidemiología (16%), estos últimos con la mayor proporción relativa de enfoque cuantitativo (85%). El 52% de informes presenta en su índice un referente teórico; 27%, un marco conceptual y 14%, un marco de referencia; dedican entre una a cuarenta páginas a este aparte. De 405 informes, 33 (8%) explicitan una teoría o modelo y solo tres trabajos (0,7 %) los desarrollaron a fondo, según criterios definidos a priori.CONCLUSIONES:
la frecuencia de uso de bases teóricas y modelos para orientación temática, metodológica y analítica de los trabajos revisados es baja; al igual que la profundidad de uso.ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to provide evidence about the utilization of theories and theoretical models in the postgraduate research carried out by the School of Public Health, University of Valle, in Cali, Colombia.METHODOLOGY:
in March 2005, the total amount of 540 reports and theses submitted between 1965 and 2004 to get masters degree in the School were analyzed. Based on a set of established criteria and using a questionnaire previously designed and applied, a trained reviewer recorded the variables defined for this study.RESULTS:
405 reports and theses submitted between 1990 and 2004 (75% of the universe) were included in this study; most of them were focused on public health (33%) and health management (31%), followed by those devoted to occupational health (20%) and epidemiology (16%). The major amount based on a quantitative focus were present in the last two types of studies. In reports, 52% included a theoretical framework, 27% a conceptual framework and 14% a referential framework. A total of 33 (8%) out of 405 reports included a theory or a theoretical model, but only 3 (0.7%) developed them in-depth.CONCLUSIONS:
the use of theories and theoretical models in public health for purposes of thematic, methodological and analytical orientation in the analyzed studies is low; and a very low rigor is also noticeable when using this theoretical basis.
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Main subject:
Health Postgraduate Programs
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Health Services Research
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Antioquia/CO
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