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O contributo das teses e dissertações para a Literacia em Saúde: um estudo de caso nos Repositórios Institucionais da Universidade de Lisboa
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Introdução: A literacia em saúde tem-se tornado mais relevante nos últimos anos, sobretudo pela correlação existente, e amplamente demonstrada, entre o seu fomento e a redução de custos associados à saúde, dos comportamentos de risco e a melhoria das condições no usufruto de serviços de saúde. Esta está associada à comunicação em saúde, na decisão clínica e na prestação de cuidados e prática clínica baseada na evidência, mas essencialmente à translação da informação de saúde para uma eficaz comunicação médico – utente. O papel das instituições educativas nesta matéria, particularmente as do Ensino Superior da área da saúde, reveste-se de grande importância, uma vez que produzem, agregam e divulgam informação científica e técnica disponibilizada através de repositórios institucionais. Objetivos: Pretende-se demonstrar como os repositórios institucionais podem potenciar a literacia em saúde, viabilizando o acesso aberto a conhecimento científico, considerando em particular o contributo potencial das teses e dissertações das faculdades das áreas da saúde da ULisboa, percetível através das estatísticas de utilização destas coleções. Método: Procede-se à recolha de dados relativos ao nº de teses e dissertações associadas a cada uma das escolas da área da saúde da Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) depositadas nos Repositórios, no período 2010-2019 (10 anos de implementação). Apuram-se as estatísticas de utilização relativas ao número de consultas e downloads e origem (países) desses acessos. Resultados: Entre 2010 e 2019 foram depositadas nos Repositórios da ULisboa, 8908 teses e dissertações referentes às escolas em análise. As estatísticas de utilização das referidas provas atingiram, em 10 anos, 6.686.274 de downloads e 2.700.566 de consultas. Os downloads e as consultas têm origens em todos os Continentes, sendo possível identificar 228 países ou regiões. Destaca-se o Brasil com uma percentagem elevada de downloads e consultas assim como alguns países africanos, realçando a importância do acesso a estas coleções para os Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa. Discussão: Os dados apresentados evidenciam a capacidade de difusão e alcance da informação disponibilizada através dos Repositórios. No entanto obtêm-se apenas perceções, não sendo possível medir o real impacto do contributo dos Repositórios para a promoção da Literacia da Saúde. No futuro, seria interessante identificar a relação causa-efeito entre acesso à informação e alteração de comportamentos. Conclusões: A comunidade académica beneficia da divulgação das suas teses e dissertações nos repositórios, mas é evidente que a sociedade em geral recolhe benefícios tangíveis com o acesso ao conhecimento produzido na área da saúde. As universidades, incluindo a ULisboa, podem ser importantes parceiros no desiderato da Literacia em Saúde, ao assumirem um papel decisivo na transferência do conhecimento científico. O acesso a mais e melhor informação em saúde gera confiança nos cidadãos, promove a melhoria dos cuidados e a sustentabilidade dos serviços de saúde. No caso apresentado evidencia-se a dimensão geográfica do alcance da informação. Estudos como este contribuem para a visibilidade e promoção da informação em saúde, sendo a sua divulgação em larga escala impulsionadora da Literacia em Saúde e de cidadãos informados, participativos e capazes de decidir com base em informação científica de qualidade.
Introduction: Health literacy has become more relevant in recent years mainly because it has been shown that there is a correlation between its promotion and the reduction of health costs, risk behaviors and improvement in access to better health services. Together with health communication, clinical decision and evidence-based practice, health literacy is a core competency for health information translation and for effective physician - patient communication. Academic Institutions, have a key role for the production, aggregation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, in particular for the health information available through the institutional repositories. Objectives: Particularly focused on the potential contribution of thesis and dissertations of the health sciences schools’ collections available at the University of Lisbon (ULisboa) Repositories, through the usage statistics of these collections it is intended to demonstrate how institutional repositories can enhance health literacy by enabling open access to scientific knowledge. Methods: The total number of theses and dissertations available at the ULisboa repositories, from the health science school’s collections was collected concerning the period of 2010-2019 (ten years of implementation). Usage statistics analysis was made concerning the number of views and downloads and the country of origin of these. Results: From 2010 to 2019, 8908 thesis and dissertations from the selected schools were deposited at the ULisboa repositories. In 10 years, 6.686.274 downloads and 2.700.566 views were made from all Continents in a total of 228 countries or regions. Brazil stands out with a high percentage of downloads and views as well as some African countries. The importance of access to these collections for Portuguese Speaking Countries is highlighted. Discussion: Through these indicators, it is not possible to measure the real impact of the contribution of the repositories for the promotion of health literacy. Only perceived values were obtained. In the future, it would be interesting to identify if there is a cause-effect relationship between information access and behaviour changes. Conclusion: Although institution, teachers and student’s benefits from the dissemination of their theses and dissertations in the repositories, it is evident that the whole community will also benefit with the access to the produced knowledge in the health field. By achieving their deposit policies, universities, including ULisboa, can became important partners for Health Literacy. Access to more and better health information promotes more confident citizens, the improvement and the sustainability of health care and health services. Higher education institutions, in their commitment to provide scientific information in open access, specifically in the health fields, have a decisive role in the transfer of scientific knowledge. In these case, the geographical dimension of information dissemination is evident. The dissemination of information on a large scale can contribute to the visibility and promotion of health information and more informed, participatory and decision-making citizens based on quality scientific information.
Introduction: Health literacy has become more relevant in recent years mainly because it has been shown that there is a correlation between its promotion and the reduction of health costs, risk behaviors and improvement in access to better health services. Together with health communication, clinical decision and evidence-based practice, health literacy is a core competency for health information translation and for effective physician - patient communication. Academic Institutions, have a key role for the production, aggregation and dissemination of scientific and technical information, in particular for the health information available through the institutional repositories. Objectives: Particularly focused on the potential contribution of thesis and dissertations of the health sciences schools’ collections available at the University of Lisbon (ULisboa) Repositories, through the usage statistics of these collections it is intended to demonstrate how institutional repositories can enhance health literacy by enabling open access to scientific knowledge. Methods: The total number of theses and dissertations available at the ULisboa repositories, from the health science school’s collections was collected concerning the period of 2010-2019 (ten years of implementation). Usage statistics analysis was made concerning the number of views and downloads and the country of origin of these. Results: From 2010 to 2019, 8908 thesis and dissertations from the selected schools were deposited at the ULisboa repositories. In 10 years, 6.686.274 downloads and 2.700.566 views were made from all Continents in a total of 228 countries or regions. Brazil stands out with a high percentage of downloads and views as well as some African countries. The importance of access to these collections for Portuguese Speaking Countries is highlighted. Discussion: Through these indicators, it is not possible to measure the real impact of the contribution of the repositories for the promotion of health literacy. Only perceived values were obtained. In the future, it would be interesting to identify if there is a cause-effect relationship between information access and behaviour changes. Conclusion: Although institution, teachers and student’s benefits from the dissemination of their theses and dissertations in the repositories, it is evident that the whole community will also benefit with the access to the produced knowledge in the health field. By achieving their deposit policies, universities, including ULisboa, can became important partners for Health Literacy. Access to more and better health information promotes more confident citizens, the improvement and the sustainability of health care and health services. Higher education institutions, in their commitment to provide scientific information in open access, specifically in the health fields, have a decisive role in the transfer of scientific knowledge. In these case, the geographical dimension of information dissemination is evident. The dissemination of information on a large scale can contribute to the visibility and promotion of health information and more informed, participatory and decision-making citizens based on quality scientific information.
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Literacia em saúde Repositórios Teses e Dissertações Ciência Aberta Acesso Aberto Health literacy Repositories Theses and Dissertations Open Science Open Access
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Sanches, T., Melo, L. B., Lopes, S. C., & Henriques, S. (2020). O contributo das teses e dissertações para a literacia em saúde. XIV Jornadas APDIS - Be OPEN: Inspirar, Capacitar, Investigar, Inovar & Partilhar, 1-12. https://apdis.pt/publicacoes/index.php/jornadas/article/view/268