Habilidades informativas en médicos residentes de pediatría: validación de un instrumento y desarrollo de un taller de alfabetización informacional en el IMSS

Abstract

In the face of the conspicuous increase in information generation and availability, access to electronic sources demands specific skills. The medical sphere is not ex empt from a genuine interest in learning to research and select information, particularly during professional train ing phases. This report aimed to evaluate the effect of an Information Literacy Workshop through a two-mea surement quasi-experimental study carried out among a natural group of second-year resident pediatricians. A 4-section “Information Access Competence Question naire” was prepared and validated for this assessment. The Workshop consisted of three sessions of 60 minutes and a fourth one of 120 minutes. Section 3 reported a reli ability of 0.90, while section 4 reported 0.60. Final grades were superior to initial grades (section 3 p=0.01, section 4 p=0.05). The Workshop had a favorable effect on resident physicians’ information literacy.