Informational alphabetization in medical students

Abstract

Introduction:
The students of Medical Sciences have insufficient preparation for the searching of information in sources of Infomed.
Objective:
To implement an intervention about sources of information in Infomed for the achievement of informational alphabetization in the students.
Methods:
An intervention, quasiexperimental study without control group was carried out, in first year students of Medicine, in the first semester of the course 2018-2019, at Mayabeque Faculty of Medical Sciences. The universe were the students, the selected sample was formed by 65. A survey was applied to determine the level of knowledge and an elective course was developed which was validated by Mayabeque Provincial Information Center of Medical Sciences.
Results:
Before the intervention the 63 % evaluated in a wrong way, the resources of Infomed and after the intervention, the 93.8 % do it correctly. Previous the qualification, the75.4 % did not know the Virtual Library of Health and only the 12.5 % used it, after that the 100 % of knowledge was achieved and the 67.6 % acceded; the 87.7 % did not know these resources of information and after the qualifying course, the 100 % achieved the knowledge. The 90.8 % did not know the Virtual Library of Health and only the 66.7 % visited it, after that a 95.4 % of knowledge is achieved and the 73.8 % acceded the service.
Conclusions:
The level of knowledge About the resources that Infomed offers are increased and it contributes to the informational alphabetization in the students.