Conocimiento del derecho al servicio de interpretación de Lengua de Señas Argentina por pediatras que ejercen en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / Awareness of the right to Argentine Sign Language interpretation services among pediatricians practicing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Introducción. Los obstáculos en la comunicación entre médicos y personas sordas/hipoacúsicas pueden comportarse como factores de riesgo para la salud. El servicio de un intérprete profesional de Lengua de Señas Argentina (IPLSA), según la Ley N.º 26378, podría mitigar esto.Objetivo. Estimar la proporción de pediatras que conocen la Ley N.º 26378 y explorar si se asocia a recomendar a un IPLSA.Población y métodos. Estudio transversal con cuestionario electrónico autoadministrado a pediatras registrados en la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, que ejercían en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.Resultados. Se evaluaron 381 respuestas. El 15,1 % conocía la Ley, y esto se asoció con recomendar a un IPLSA (OR: 3,7; IC 95 %: 1,1-12,9; p < 0,05).Conclusiones. La proporción de pediatras de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires que conocía la ley fue el 15,1 %. Esto se asoció significativamente con recomendar a un IPLSA

Introduction. Barriers in communication between physicians and Deaf or hard of hearing people may be risk factors for health. The services of a professional Argentine Sign Language interpreter (PASLI), by virtue of Act No. 26378, may mitigate this.Objective. To estimate the proportion of pediatricians who have knowledge of Act No. 26378 and whether this is associated with the recommendation of a PASLI.Population and methods. Cross-sectional study with a self-administered electronic questionnaire among pediatricians members of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría who practiced in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA).Results. A total of 381 surveys were assessed. Of these, 15.1 % knew the Act, and this was associated with the recommendation of a PASLI (OR: 3.7; 95 % CI: 1.1-12.9; p < 0.05).Conclusions. The proportion of pediatricians working in CABA who knew the Act was 15.1 %. This was significantly associated with the recommendation of a PASLL.

Awareness of the right to Argentine Sign Language interpretation services among pediatricians practicing in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. / Conocimiento del derecho al servicio de interpretación de Lengua de Señas Argentina por pediatras que ejercen en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.

INTRODUCTION: Barriers in communication between physicians and Deaf or hard of hearing people may be risk factors for health. The services of a professional Argentine Sign Language interpreter (PASLI), by virtue of Act No. 26378, may mitigate this. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the proportion of pediatricians who have knowledge of Act No. 26378 and whether this is associated with the recommendation of a PASLI. POPULATION AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study with a selfadministered electronic questionnaire among pediatricians members of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría who practiced in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). RESULTS: A total of 381 surveys were assessed. Of these, 15.1 % knew the Act, and this was associated with the recommendation of a PASLI (OR: 3.7; 95 % CI: 1.1-12.9; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The proportion of pediatricians working in CABA who knew the Act was 15.1 %. This was significantly associated with the recommendation of a PASLI.

Introducción. Los obstáculos en la comunicación entre médicos y personas sordas/hipoacúsicas pueden comportarse como factores de riesgo para la salud. El servicio de un intérprete profesional de Lengua de Señas Argentina (IPLSA), según la Ley N.º 26378, podría mitigar esto. Objetivo. Estimar la proporción de pediatras que conocen la Ley N.º 26378 y explorar si se asocia a recomendar a un IPLSA. Población y métodos. Estudio transversal con cuestionario electrónico autoadministrado a pediatras registrados en la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, que ejercían en la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Resultados. Se evaluaron 381 respuestas. El 15,1 % conocía la Ley, y esto se asoció con recomendar a un IPLSA (OR: 3,7; IC 95 %: 1,1-12,9; p < 0,05). Conclusiones. La proporción de pediatras de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires que conocía la ley fue el 15,1 %. Esto se asoció significativamente con recomendar a un IPLSA.

Evaluation of the program of introduction to research in pediatric residency at Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, 1997-2012.

INTRODUCTION: There is little information regarding research during internship and residency. Our objective is to describe interns' and residents' scientific research output, to estimate the rate of dissemination of their work (presentation in a scientific meeting and/or publication), and to identify potential barriers to dissemination. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that included all articles developed at the Resident Research Training Program of Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde (HGNPE) between 1997 and 2012. RESULTS: Authors of451/531 articles were contacted. The annual output underwent a steady increase (1997= 12 vs. 2012= 40; R2= 0.88; p < 0.001).When exclusively considering research projects (no reviews) (n= 195), 30.8% were disseminated (26.7% were presented in meetings and 11.3% were published). Retrospective studies were more frequently disseminated than prospective ones (37.5% vs. 21.7%; OR: 2.17; p < 0.02), and this also occurs with analytical projects when compared to descriptive ones (41.2% vs. 16%; OR: 3,67; p < 0.001). Lack of time was the most common reason for not disseminating research findings (45.9%). CONCLUSION: Only 30.8% of research projects were disseminated. Studies with retrospective data collection and analytical design had more chances of being disseminated.