Ana Maria Pereira Cardoso

Problemas no preenchimento da Declaração de Óbito: estudo exploratório

Los datos del Sistema de Informacion sobre Mortalidad (SIM) representan la principal fuente de informacion sobre mortalidad en Brasil, aunque presenten con frecuencia alguna inconsistencia. Una dificultad para la generacion de datos de mortalidad fiables es la correcta cumplimentacion de la Declaracion de Defuncion (DO), instrumento de alimentacion de datos del SIM. El articulo versa sobre un estudio exploratorio acerca de problemas de cumplimentacion de la DO, utilizando un enfoque semicualitativo. La recogida de datos fue realizada mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas y cuestionarios estructurados aplicados a medicos. Los resultados muestran que los principales problemas relacionados con la cumplimentacion de la DO son el desconocimiento medico, acerca de la importancia de la correcta cumplimentacion de todos los campos del formulario; la poca utilizacion de los materiales de instruccion proporcionados a los medicos por los organos e instituciones responsables; el desconocimiento sobre la importancia de documentos detallados y la adecuacion de la cadena de eventos patologicos en el campo de las posibles causas de muerte.Data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM, in Portuguese) represent the main source of information on mortality in Brazil, even though the system contains many inconsistencies. One difficulty in generating reliable data on mortality is the correct filling out of death certificates (DOs), which are source instruments for the SIM system. This article describes an exploratory study on problems related to the filling out of DOs, using a semiqualitative approach. The data was collected in semi-structured interviews and questionnaires with medical doctors. The results show that the main problems related to filling out DOs are lack of medical information regarding the importance of the correct filling out of all the fields on the form, the limited use of the instructions issued by responsible organs and institutions, and lack of knowledge as to the importance of certain details and descriptions of the chain of pathological events in the field of possible causes of death.

Problems filling out death certificates: exploratory study

Los datos del Sistema de Informacion sobre Mortalidad (SIM) representan la principal fuente de informacion sobre mortalidad en Brasil, aunque presenten con frecuencia alguna inconsistencia. Una dificultad para la generacion de datos de mortalidad fiables es la correcta cumplimentacion de la Declaracion de Defuncion (DO), instrumento de alimentacion de datos del SIM. El articulo versa sobre un estudio exploratorio acerca de problemas de cumplimentacion de la DO, utilizando un enfoque semicualitativo. La recogida de datos fue realizada mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas y cuestionarios estructurados aplicados a medicos. Los resultados muestran que los principales problemas relacionados con la cumplimentacion de la DO son el desconocimiento medico, acerca de la importancia de la correcta cumplimentacion de todos los campos del formulario; la poca utilizacion de los materiales de instruccion proporcionados a los medicos por los organos e instituciones responsables; el desconocimiento sobre la importancia de documentos detallados y la adecuacion de la cadena de eventos patologicos en el campo de las posibles causas de muerte.Data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM, in Portuguese) represent the main source of information on mortality in Brazil, even though the system contains many inconsistencies. One difficulty in generating reliable data on mortality is the correct filling out of death certificates (DOs), which are source instruments for the SIM system. This article describes an exploratory study on problems related to the filling out of DOs, using a semiqualitative approach. The data was collected in semi-structured interviews and questionnaires with medical doctors. The results show that the main problems related to filling out DOs are lack of medical information regarding the importance of the correct filling out of all the fields on the form, the limited use of the instructions issued by responsible organs and institutions, and lack of knowledge as to the importance of certain details and descriptions of the chain of pathological events in the field of possible causes of death.

Ontologia de aplicação no domínio de mortalidade: uma ferramenta de apoio para o preenchimento da declaração de óbitos

Os dados do Sistema de Informacao sobre Mortalidade (SIM) representam a principal fonte de informacoes sobre mortalidade no Brasil, embora apresentem com frequencia alguma inconsistencia. Um dos principais problemas na geracao de dados confiaveis sobre mortalidade no Brasil decorre das dificuldades enfrentadas pelos medicos para o correto preenchimento da Declaracao de Obitos (DO), documento padrao de alimentacao de dados para o SIM. O artigo apresenta uma ferramenta de apoio para o correto preenchimento da DO, representada por meio de uma ontologia de aplicacao desenvolvida com a participacao de profissionais de saude especialistas no dominio de mortalidade. A ferramenta foi disponibilizada aos medicos da Secretaria Municipal de Saude e Assistencia de Belo Horizonte (SMSA-BH) por meio de um site contendo os termos definidos na ontologia e seus relacionamentos, dispostos numa estrutura taxonomica. A solucao proposta tem como objetivo principal auxiliar os medicos em sua tarefa de registrar os obitos ocorridos, a partir do preenchimento correto da DO. Palavras-chave Declaracao de Obitos. Registros de Mortalidade. Ontologia. Sistemas de Informacao. Ontology of application into the domain of mortality: a tool support for filling out the Death Certificate Abstract Data from the Mortality Information System (SIM in Portuguese) are the main source of information on mortality in Brazil, in spite of frequent inconsistencies. One of the main drawbacks in the generation of reliable data on mortality in Brazil is due to the difficulties faced by doctors for the correct completion of the Death Certificate (DO in Portuguese). This standard document feeds data into the SIM. The paper presents a support tool for the correct completion of the DO, represented by an application ontology, developed on the fi eld of mortality as. The tool was made available to physicians of City Department of Health and Welfare of Belo Horizonte (SMSA-BH in Portuguese) via a website, containing the terms defined in the ontology and their relationships, arranged in a taxonomic structure. The proposed solution has the main objective of assisting doctors in their task of registering the occurred deaths, by means of the correct way of fi lling out the DO. Keywords Death Certificates. Mortality Registries. Ontology.Information Systems.

Inclusão digital e desenvolvimento local

This article aims to analyze and evaluate social gains with the use of information and communication technologies, mainly the internet, in communitarian Telecenters, as a tool for local development. It also tries to identify local development tendencies after the enlargement of TICs practice in a community characterized by extreme poverty The experience of Cidadao.NET Project (Citizen.NET) - a government initiative carried out in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with the purpose of aiding social development by means of access to information and communication’s technologies and communitarian involvement – is described.

Persuasive technology in online social networks: a systematic literature review

Several taxonomies have been proposed in recent decades to conceptualise persuasive strategies to modify the behaviour and/or attitudes of users through interactive computer products. This article presents a systematic literature review that describes the present scenario of persuasive technologies, and which of these principles are found in the social network environment. For the success of a social network, its users must adopt specific behaviours and, to ensure that they do, the application of persuasive strategies becomes indispensable. Some of the articles found in this systematic review show how online social networks have implemented and used persuasive principles to modify the behaviour of its users.

Problemas en la cumplimentación de la declaración de defunción (DO): estudio exploratorio

Los datos del Sistema de Informacion sobre Mortalidad (SIM) representan la principal fuente de informacion sobre mortalidad en Brasil, aunque presenten con frecuencia alguna inconsistencia. Una dificultad para la generacion de datos de mortalidad fiables es la correcta cumplimentacion de la Declaracion de Defuncion (DO), instrumento de alimentacion de datos del SIM. El articulo versa sobre un estudio exploratorio acerca de problemas de cumplimentacion de la DO, utilizando un enfoque semicualitativo. La recogida de datos fue realizada mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas y cuestionarios estructurados aplicados a medicos. Los resultados muestran que los principales problemas relacionados con la cumplimentacion de la DO son el desconocimiento medico, acerca de la importancia de la correcta cumplimentacion de todos los campos del formulario; la poca utilizacion de los materiales de instruccion proporcionados a los medicos por los organos e instituciones responsables; el desconocimiento sobre la importancia de documentos detallados y la adecuacion de la cadena de eventos patologicos en el campo de las posibles causas de muerte.Data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM, in Portuguese) represent the main source of information on mortality in Brazil, even though the system contains many inconsistencies. One difficulty in generating reliable data on mortality is the correct filling out of death certificates (DOs), which are source instruments for the SIM system. This article describes an exploratory study on problems related to the filling out of DOs, using a semiqualitative approach. The data was collected in semi-structured interviews and questionnaires with medical doctors. The results show that the main problems related to filling out DOs are lack of medical information regarding the importance of the correct filling out of all the fields on the form, the limited use of the instructions issued by responsible organs and institutions, and lack of knowledge as to the importance of certain details and descriptions of the chain of pathological events in the field of possible causes of death.

A Ciência da Informação na ótica da PUC-Minas

Relata a concepcao politico pedagogico do curso de graduacao em Ciencia da Informacao na PUC-Minas. O curso pretende formar profissionais com conhecimentos do universo informacional, enfocando os fatores sociais e humanos presentes no ciclo de comunicacao da informacao e as tecnologias disponiveis para geracao, organizacao e disseminacao da informacao para os diversos usuarios. Define o perfil do profissional a ser formado e analisa resultados alcancados desde sua implantacao em fevereiro de 2000.Palavras-chave: Ciencia da Informacao; Ensino.