Experiences in the informational literacy of the health professionals of the Mayabeque Province

Abstract

Introduction: currently, health professionals have difficulties in recognizing the information they need, where to locate it, use it, evaluate it, and communicate it efficiently. For this reason, the diagnosis of the level of informational literacy was carried out. Objective: to implement a diploma that contributes to the preparation in the management of the information and knowledge that they need for their professional performance. Methodological design: a study of quasi-experimental educational intervention without a control group was carried out with the objective of developing informational competences in the use of the information resources offered by the Infomed portal among the health professionals of Mayabeque province in the period between December 2015 and March 2017. The study population was 21 professionals who enrolled the graduate. Results: it was determined that at the beginning of the course only 14.2% had participated in some type of training on information literacy, after the diploma increased the use of the information sources available in the Infomed portal of 57.1% to 99.9%; the most used documentary sources both before and after the diploma course were electronic, 71.3% self-rated regular and poor performance in the use of pre-graduate technologies; both before (47.6%) and after (81.8%) most run their own search. Conclusions: the graduate contributed to the formation of informational skills in the health professionals of the territory.