Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo conhecer o perfil dos usuários de substâncias psicoativas do CAPS de Três Passos e refletir se as atividades ofertadas aos pacientes estavam compatíveis com as necessidades levantadas. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de natureza quantitativa, em que os dados foram coletados através de entrevistas individuais ao longo de 2 meses, cujos instrumentos de coleta de dados foram ficha sociodemográfica, ASSIST, ASI6 Light e Entrevista Diagnóstica do DSM-V. Verificou-se que dos 97 pacientes atendidos no CAPS, 24 eram usuários de substâncias psicoativas. A maioria era homens (79,2%), raça branca (95,8%), natural da própria cidade do estudo (62,5%), não-casados (37,5% solteiros e 25% separados/divorciados) e concentrados na faixa etária dos 41 a 50 anos (33%; Média= 44; Mediana = 41,75; Mínimo = 22; Máximo = 62). Uma minoria estava trabalhando (16,7%) e a metade recebia Auxílio Doença. A principal substância de abuso foi o álcool (66,66%), seguido por cocaína (29,2%). Houve relato de uso de drogas injetáveis (n = 2), mas não nos últimos 3 meses. Com base nos escores médios gerados pela ASI6 Light, as áreas de maior gravidade foram de problemas psiquiátricos (0,11; DP = 0,48), problemas médicos (0,04; DP = 0,48) e problemas relacionados ao álcool (-0,66; DP = 0,48). As áreas que menos pontuaram foram as de problemas com drogas (-1,81; DP = 1,68), problemas sociofamiliares ( -2,34; DP = 1,31) e problemas legais (-2,55, DP = 1,91). Na área de emprego/sustento um pouco mais da metade dos usuários (n=13, 54,17%) considera que não possuem renda suficiente para pagar as necessidades básicas. Em relação às atividades ofertadas no CAPS, a área da Psicologia concentra o maior número de consulta no período (40 consultas), o que vem de encontro as necessidades dos usuários que apresentaram escores altos na área de problemas psiquiátricos. Entretanto, os escores elevados de problemas médicos demonstraram a necessidade da ampliação da atuação de profissionais da área médica (25 consultas) e de enfermagem (6 consultas). Da mesma forma, o elevado número de Benefício/Auxílio Doença e a opinião dos sujeitos de pesquisa de que sua renda é insuficiente para o sustento indicam mais atenção ao aspecto social no planejamento do plano terapêutico. Em suma, a padronização de um instrumento que avalia múltiplas esferas da vida do paciente, como ASI6 Light, favorece uma avaliação mais complexa dos pacientes e o levantamento mais detalhado das suas necessidades, podendo contribuir para planos de tratamento mais concordantes com a situação atual dos pacientes. / This research´s objective was to know the profile of the people who use psychoactive substances at CAPS in Três Passos, RS and analize if the activities offered to the patients were in accordance to the necessities raised. It was a cross-sectional study with a quantitative nature, in which the data were collected through individual interviews during 2 months, whose instruments of data collection were socio-demographic record, ASSIST, ASI6 Light and DSM-V Diagnostic Interview. It was verified that of the 97 patients attended at CAPS, 24 were users of psychoactive substances. The majority were men (79.2%), caucasian (95.8%), born in Três Passos (62.5%), unmarried, (37.5% single and 25% separated /divorced) and concentrated in the age group of 41 to 50 years old (33%, median = 44, mean = 41,75 minimum = 22, maximum = 62). A few people were working (16.7%) and half received Sickness Aid. The main substance of abuse was alcohol (66.66%), followed by cocaine (29.2%). There were reports of injecting drugs use (n = 2), but not in the last 3 months. Based on the scores generated by ASI6 Light, the most serious areas were of psychiatric problems (0.11, SD = 0.48), medical problems (0.04, SD = 0.48) and problems related to alcohol ( -0.66, DP = 0.48). The areas that scored the least were those with drug problems (-1.81, SD = 1.68), socio-family problems (-2.34, SD = 1.31) and legal problems (-2.55, SD = 1.91). In the area of employment / support a little more than half of the users (n = 13, 54.17%) consider that they don´t have enough income to pay for the basic necessities. In relation to the activities offered at CAPS, the Psychology area concentrates the highest number of appointments in the period (40 visits), which meets the needs of users who presented high scores in the area of psychiatric problems. However, the high scores of medical problems showed the need of expanding the performance of medical professionals (25 appointments) and nursing (6 appointments). Likewise, the high number of Benefit / Sickness Aid and the opinion of the interviwed people that their income is not enough, indicate more attention needed to the social aspect in the planning of the therapeutic plan. In short, the standardization of an instrument that evaluates multiple spheres of the patient's life, such as ASI6 Light, enables a more complex evaluation of the patients and a more detailed survey of their needs, being able to contribute to better treatment plans according to the current situation of the patients.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) dilceu_silveira_tolentino_junior.pdf: 5803624 bytes, checksum: c8a9428406d9584da986cb951325dbee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / As doen?as autoimunes s?o s?ndromes cl?nicas distintas caracterizadas por v?rias altera??es na resposta imune normal, com perda da toler?ncia para constituintes do pr?prio hospedeiro que representam um importante problema de sa?de p?blica que atinge de 3 a 5% da popula??o mundial. O presente estudo teve como objetivo realizar o levantamento epidemiol?gico de doen?as autoimunes de usu?rios do sistema ?nico de sa?de proveniente da aten??o prim?ria ? sa?de da microrregi?o de sa?de de ?guas Formosas - Minas Gerais, contemplando as caracter?sticas sociodemogr?ficas da amostra, al?m da distribui??o, frequ?ncia e determinantes dessas doen?as no ?mbito dos munic?pios que a comp?em. Trata-se de estudo epidemiol?gico de abordagem quantitativa e delineamento transversal, com a realiza??o de inqu?rito domiciliar do tipo survey, de natureza descritiva e explorat?ria. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comit? de ?tica em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. O inqu?rito foi realizado de janeiro a dezembro de 2016. Um total de 407 portadores e 24 diferentes doen?as autoimunes foi identificado. A preval?ncia de doen?as autoimunes nesta regi?o foi de 673,6 casos para cada 100.000 habitantes. A maior preval?ncia foi identificada para tireoidite de Hashimoto, seguidas de vitiligo e artrite reumatoide. Em rela??o ao sexo foi maior no feminino (69,25%), confirmando a tend?ncia mundial. A faixa et?ria mais acometida foi de 60 anos e mais (31,21%) com maior predomin?ncia para a zona urbana (81,76%) quando comparada a zona rural. Ao comparar a preval?ncia encontrada com a de estudos anteriores, verificou-se que a preval?ncia de v?rias doen?as na microrregi?o ultrapassou algumas estimativas nacionais e mundiais. O presente estudo ensejou o primeiro levantamento epidemiol?gico e a estimativa da preval?ncia de doen?as autoimunes na microrregi?o de sa?de de ?guas Formosas - Minas Gerais, Brasil, sendo poss?vel atrav?s destas informa??es, auxiliar aos gestores no planejamento das pol?ticas p?blicas de sa?de para esta microrregi?o. / Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Tecnologia, Sa?de e Sociedade, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / Autoimmune diseases are distinct clinical syndromes characterized by several alterations in the normal immune response, with loss of tolerance for host constituents that represent a major public health problem that affects 3 to 5% of the world population. The present study aimed to carry out the epidemiological survey of autoimmune diseases of users of the unified health system from the primary health care of ?guas Formosas - Minas Gerais health micro-region, considering the sociodemographic characteristics of the sample, as well as the distribution, frequency and determinants of these diseases within the municipalities that comprise it. This is an epidemiological study and a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design, with the conduct of a survey-type household survey of a descriptive and exploratory nature. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys. The survey was conducted from January to December 2016. A total of 407 carriers and 24 different autoimmune diseases was identified. The prevalence of autoimmune diseases in this region was 673,6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The highest prevalence was identified for Hashimoto's thyroiditis, followed by vitiligo and rheumatoid arthritis. Sex was higher in the female (69.25%), confirming the world trend. The most affected age group was 60 years and over (31.21%), with a greater predominance in the urban area (81.76%) when compared to rural areas. When comparing the prevalence found with that of previous studies, it was verified that the prevalence of several diseases in the micro-region exceeded some national and world estimates. The present study led to the first epidemiological survey and estimation of the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the health micro-region of ?guas Formosas - Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is possible through this information to assist managers in the planning of public health policies for this micro-region.

This thesis aims to examine the News Usage practices of young Pakistani university students in the networked news media environment. The development of internet and its subsequent technologies have played a significant role in the transition from Mass Media towards Networked Media and this transition has directly influenced news usage practices. In Pakistan, almost 99% of the sample population of this research has mobile phones. The introduction of 3G and 4G mobile technologies in 2014 and recent ICT policy initiatives suggests that there are plans to subsidize smart phones in the country, which will further boost the digital environment. The news users in Pakistan now have more choices to follow news from multiple platforms and via multiple devices. There is a networked media ecosystem around users and it is continuously evolving and consequently transforming the news media institutions and the users’ news usage experience. The practice of using news is changing and transforming the user’s news usage experience but the available theoretical framework did not adequately address this, until the emergence of the ‘Theory of Mediatization’. The four main contributors to mediatization theory have been Lundby (2014) Hepp (2009), Hjarvard, (2008), Couldry (2008) and Krotz (2007) .Building on their contribution, and including the valuable addition by Winfried Schulz (2004), I am applying the framework of mediatization to a cohort of university students in Pakistan to investigate their changing news usage practices in the networked media environment. I have adopted a mixed method approach, following the double sequential loops method.

Submitted by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2018-08-22T15:19:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Rafaella Pereira França de Paula.pdf: 1093795 bytes, checksum: f2e9418481d23acedc35afc69de8bef9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2018-08-22T16:24:49Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Rafaella Pereira França de Paula.pdf: 1093795 bytes, checksum: f2e9418481d23acedc35afc69de8bef9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T16:24:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2014_Rafaella Pereira França de Paula.pdf: 1093795 bytes, checksum: f2e9418481d23acedc35afc69de8bef9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-09-30 / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo problematizar a questão da participação dos usuários do Sistema Único de Assistência Social (Suas) na implementação desse sistema, tendo como parâmetro as legislações e normativas que regem a Política de Assistência Social no cenário nacional, a exemplo: a Lei Orgânica da Assistência Social (LOAS), a Norma Operacional Básica (NOB/SUAS), a Política Nacional de Assistência Social (PNAS), dentre outras. Além disso, o processo de participação evidenciado com a pesquisa empírica no município de Barra do Bugres, em Mato Grosso. Em relação à metodologia, a pesquisa baseou-se em fontes primárias e secundárias, no caso dessas últimas, as principais foram: a pesquisa bibliográfica referente à temática em estudo, e a documental, a partir dos relatórios dos CRAS, fichas de acompanhamento das famílias atendidas e outros documentos que pudessem contribuir para a contextualização do objeto de estudo. Como fontes primárias foram utilizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas, realizadas com os técnicos e gestoras do Suas de Barra do Bugres e com os usuários da proteção social básica, especificamente, dos CRAS. As entrevistas envolveram oito (8) técnicos e gestoras e trinta (30) usuários. Trata-se de uma abordagem qualitativa de relatos que permitiram apontar algumas tendências quanto aos limites e potencialidades da participação dos usuários nos espaços da Política de Assistência Social para além do controle social pela via dos conselhos, mas pensando os programas e serviços dos CRAS como espaços de participação. O conteúdo das entrevistas, a observação em campo e a vivência profissional foram cotejados com o acúmulo teórico construído ao longo do processo de formação e construção dessa dissertação. Em síntese, os resultados indicam para a necessidade de superar o assistencialismo que ainda insiste em permear o campo assistencial enfrentando os desafios que impedem a Assistência Social de realizar-se como política pública garantidora de direitos sociais universais. / This dissertation aims to problematize the issue of participation of users of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) in implementing of this system, having as parameter the legislation and norms that govern Social Assistance Policy in the national scenario, example: the Lei Orgânica da Assistência Social (LOAS), the Norma Operacional Básica (NOB/SUAS), the Política Nacional de Assistência Social (PNAS), among others. Besides, the process of participation evidenced by the empiric research in Barra do Bugres, Mato Grosso participation. Regarding the methodology, the research was based on primary and secondary sources, in the case of the latter, the main ones were: a literature search regarding the subject of study, and to documental, based on the reports of CRAS, monitoring reports of families and other documents that could contribute to contextualization of the object of study. Primary sources as semi-structured interviews with technicians and managers of his Barra do Bugres and users of basic social protection, specifically, CRAS were used. The interviews involved eight (8) technical and managers and thirty (30) users of Suas. It is about a qualitative approach to reports that allowed reports point out some tendencies as to the limits and potentialities of user participation in the spaces of the Social Assistance Policy beyond social control by means of advice, but thinking the programs and services of CRAS as spaces of participation. The content of the interviews, field observation and professional experience were compared with the theoretical buildup built up over training and construction of this dissertation process. In sum, results indicate to the need for overcome the paternalism that still insists permeate the assistance field facing the challenges that impede the Social Assistance be held as guarantor policy of universal social rights.

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O trabalho se fundamenta no/a agente comunitário/a de saúde, popularmente conhecido/a em Salvador/BA como “ACS”. Trata-se habitualmente de um/a morador/a que se torna cuidador/a da comunidade, o que lhe permite desempenhar o papel de “elo” entre a população e o serviço. A dupla inserção do/a ACS no território o/a destaca entre os/as demais profissionais da unidade de saúde, e é crucial para garantir a adesão e a eficácia das ações em saúde. Sua atuação multifuncional é ancorada na legislação; está submetida a diferentes esferas de gestão; é integrada às demais atividades desenvolvidas nos diferentes espaços da ESF; é orientada e/ou apoiada por profissionais vinculados/as ao posto de saúde e a outros serviços com quem atuam em parceria; é marcada pela relação entre concepções terapêuticas distintas que coexistem no âmbito da ESF; e está estreitamente relacionada à realidade das microáreas e da cidade onde elas se situam. Portanto, a gerência do processo de cuidar e a prática do/a agente de saúde revelam-se multideterminadas, ambivalentes e condicionadas culturalmente. Ao mesmo tempo, são responsáveis por causar sofrimento psíquico neste/a trabalhador/a, ao qual o/a ACS reage por meio de mecanismos de defesa (in)conscientes, individuais e coletivos. O cuidado oferecido por ACS para homens adultos que moram no bairro e consomem crack não foge a esta regra. A resistência masculina em acessar e/ou aderir à assistência prestada na rede básica de saúde acentua o distanciamento existente entre este público e o serviço. O/A profissional afirma desconhecer ou não se sente apto/a para lidar com os desafios que caracterizam a abordagem do usuário de crack. Apesar disto, encontra meios para assegurar o cuidado de si e deste sujeito, o qual é pautado sobretudo na sabedoria prática baseada em sua experiência cotidiana no território. Trata-se, portanto, de um cuidado no/do habitar. Este trabalho reúne algumas considerações sobre o assunto a partir de uma pesquisa etnográfica, realizada entre junho de 2015 e setembro de 2016, em uma unidade da ESF soteropolitana e seu território de abrangência. O objetivo é problematizar, do ponto de vista antropológico, as questões sociais e culturais do trabalho do/a ACS; e compreender os limites e possibilidades de sua atuação na ESF frente ao consumidor de crack. / The public health care system, through the Family Health Program (FHP), is summoned to provide assistance to (il)legal drugs users, as soon as this social practice was considered a public health problem. Similar to others health services, the FHP reflects a peculiar and socially built manner to comprehend and deal with the health and the illness related issues. This study focus on the Community Health Agent, commonly known as ACS (Agente Comunitário de Saúde) in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The ACS usually is a person who lives in the neighborhood and becomes a community caregiver, which allows him/her to bridge the gap between the community and the public health service. The double insertion of the ACS in the territory distinguishes him/her from other health professionals at the same service. Besides that, it is a crucial aspect to ensure the access of the community to the health assistance and as well as to guarantee its effectiveness. The ACS practice is a multifunctional one. It is based on the Brazilian legislation; It is under different levels of management; It is part of the others activities developed in the different places of the health service; It is supported and guided by professionals from the same service whom the ACS work with, and professionals from others services of the public health care system. Furthermore, the ACS actions are influenced by a variety of the therapeutic approaches which exist on the context of the Family Health Program; It depends on the life conditions of the population that lives in the particular areas where the ACS acts and Salvador social features in general. Therefore, it is possible to say that the ACS professional oversight and the peculiar work of this professional are both multidetermined, ambivalent, and social and culturally conditioned. At the same time, it affects the ACS mental health and as a result, he/she reacts through psychological defensive strategies, in an attempt to protect himself/herself. The assistance that the ACS provides to adult male crack users that live in the community occurs in the same way. Men resist to access and to adhere to the care provided by the public health service and it increases the distance between this specific public and the Brazilian public health care service unit. The ACS states that he/she doesn’t know how or is incapable to deal with the challenges related to the approach of the crack users. Nevertheless, this professional develops strategies to protect himself/herself and also to ensure the drug users’assistance. Such strategies are based on “practical wisdom”, built on his/her daily field experience. It refers to care “from/within the dwelling”. This study analyses these subjects based on an ethnographic research developed between June 2015 and September 2016 in a FHP unit located in the city of Salvador. It aims to discuss, from an anthropological perspective, the social and cultural issues related to the practice of the ACS and to understand the limits and the possibilities of his/her work when dealing with the crack user. Key-words: Ethnography and Anthropology of Care, Family Health Program, Community Health Agent, Drug users.

Made available in DSpace on 2009-11-18T18:56:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 P.Neto.pdf: 577687 bytes, checksum: cc81b25ff98a796e05627f3d5086892e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Organizing the information rationally and to systematize them has been essential for the success of several companies. When we study the institutions destined to the public security we realize that the use of technology and information systems are common in the examples prosperity of combat to the criminal practices. The Program Legal Police Station, inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro in 1999, follow that tendency, having one of their pillars in the care of the information treatment. The policemen that make registrations of the occurrences in the police stations using the Information System (SCO) have a fundamental role because through those registrations infractions are investigated , as well as a more complete database is fed to be allied in the elaboration of statistics and in the application of strategic actions. Considering that this kind of registration, using Information systems, modifies the institutional routine, the present study verifies if exist or not resistance to the use of the System - SCO, making an approach on the Information system, on the Program Legal Police Station, on the organizational culture and on the policemen’s opinion. / Organizar racionalmente as informações e sistematizá-las tem sido essencial para o sucesso de diversas empresas. Quando estudamos as instituições destinadas à segurança pública percebemos que o uso de tecnologia e de sistemas de informação são comuns nos exemplos bem sucedidos de combate às práticas criminosas. O Programa Delegacia Legal, inaugurado no Estado do Rio de Janeiro em 1999, acompanha essa tendência e tem como um dos seus pilares a importância ao tratamento da informação. Os policiais que fazem os registros das ocorrências nas delegacias utilizando-se do Sistema de informação (SCO) têm então um papel fundamental porque através desses registros são investigadas as infrações, assim como é alimentado um banco de dados mais completo para ser aliado na elaboração de estatísticas e na aplicação de ações estratégicas. Considerando que esse tipo de registro, utilizando sistemas de informação, alterou a rotina institucional, o presente estudo verifica se existe ou não resistência ao uso do Sistema – SCO, fazendo uma abordagem sobre o sistema de informação, o Programa Delegacia Legal, a cultura organizacional e a opinião dos policiais.

COSTA, Maria de Fátima Oliveira; ALMEIDA JÚNIOR, Oswaldo Francisco de. Concepções dos estudos de usuários na visão dos professores dos cursos de biblioteconomia brasileiros. 2014. 237f. Tese (Doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação, Marília, 2014. / Submitted by Lidya Silva (nagylla.lidya@gmail.com) on 2016-07-21T18:07:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_mfocosta.pdf: 970445 bytes, checksum: 24e0b02edbfba64d99a510140148eec1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-09T17:24:10Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_mfocosta.pdf: 970445 bytes, checksum: 24e0b02edbfba64d99a510140148eec1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-09T17:24:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_tese_mfocosta.pdf: 970445 bytes, checksum: 24e0b02edbfba64d99a510140148eec1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / The concepts of user studies, their discussion and dissemination through teaching is the subject matter approached in this thesis to make clear how they are identified and analyzed by the professors who teach this discipline in Librarianship courses in Brazilian universities. Through them, to know how they are being worked on in the classroom, their dialogues with other areas and with the theoreticians who permeate the scientific production in the context of librarianship teaching. It aims to identify and analyze these concepts and how they are perceived, exposed, assimilated and reproduced in the teaching practice. It shows a national panorama represented by those courses that participated in the survey with the intention of rethinking and examining how the issue has been developed within Information Science. Some researchers have strengthened underlying theoretical support of studies in the field of Information Science, the approaches described, preferably by Brenda Dervin, Ellis, Wilson, Khulthau, Choo, Araújo, Figueiredo and Ferreira; in the reading of book chapters , journal articles and dissertations as well as doctoral theses on the subject, which stood in the state of art in the object of study . We define as a methodological approach the content analysis according to Bardin, conducting a qualitative descriptive research. It was required to the teachers in question, initially, plans to teach the subject with its various components and secondly, the questionnaire. The latter was divided into two parts, being one of them with the characterization of the teacher and the other one with nine open questions on teaching issues. It was assigned a pretest of the questionnaire when it was found to be necessary to modify some questions, immediately redone. The lesson plans were examined, together with the responses of the questionnaires and from the concepts expressed by the professors, as the constituent items of the instruments. The sample consisted of the 14 (fourteen) faculty members of Librarianship courses, who returned completed questionnaires, being aware of the teaching plans on the subject. We emphasize the understanding of professors on user's studies and how such studies have been seen and treated in the teaching practice, as a significant point of research. The professors dominate the history of user's studies and were greatly influenced by Figueiredo, Dervin and Choo; nevertheless, they usually follow the traditional approach, with procedures that focus on the system, as information seeking, without emphasizing the significance of the information in the user's life. Given this finding, we conclude that the hypothesis hereby formulated was sufficiently proven, once the continuing education emphasizing more on the search process than on the use of information in the user's life. Thus, the teaching practice focuses more on traditional approaches and less in the contemporary ones in which the meaning of information should be emphasized in teaching practices. However, some professors favor certain visibility of domestic and foreign scientific communities with respect to items within the current view. / Os conceitos de Estudos de Usuários, sua discussão e difusão por meio do ensino, é a temática desta tese para tornar evidente como eles são identificados e analisados pelos docentes que lecionam a disciplina de estudos de usuários nos cursos de Biblioteconomia das universidades brasileiras. Por meio deles, saber como estão sendo trabalhados, em sala de aula, os seus diálogos com outras áreas e com os teóricos que permeiam a produção científica, no contexto do ensino de Biblioteconomia. Tem o objetivo de identificar e analisar esses conceitos e, como eles são percebidos, expostos, assimilados e reproduzidos na prática docente. Mostra um panorama nacional representado por aqueles cursos que participaram da pesquisa com o intuito de repensar e averiguar como a temática se desenvolve no âmbito da Ciência da Informação. Alguns pesquisadores fortaleceram o suporte teórico fundamentador dos estudos na área da Ciência da Informação, pelas abordagens descritas, preferencialmente, por Brenda Dervin, Ellis, Wilson, Khulthau, Choo, Araújo, Figueiredo e Ferreira; na leitura de capítulos de livros, de artigos de periódicos, além de dissertações de mestrado e de teses de doutorado sobre o tema, e que nos situaram o estado da arte acerca do objeto de estudo. Definimos como percurso metodológico a análise de conteúdo, segundo Bardin, realizando pesquisa descritiva qualitativa. Foi solicitado aos docentes, em apreço, inicialmente os planos de ensino da disciplina com seus diversos componentes e, no segundo momento, o questionário. Este dividido em duas partes, sendo uma com a caracterização do docente e, a outra, com nove questões abertas sobre o ensino. Foi aplicado o pré-teste do questionário, quando se constatou a necessidade de modificação de algumas indagações, refeitas de imediato. Os planos de ensino foram examinados, conjuntamente, com as respostas dos questionários e, a partir dos conceitos emitidos pelos docentes, quanto aos itens constituintes dos instrumentos. A amostra compreendeu os 14 (quatorze) docentes dos cursos de Biblioteconomia, que devolveram os questionários respondidos, a par dos planos de ensino da disciplina. Ressaltamos a compreensão dos docentes sobre estudos de usuários, e como estes estudos vem sendo vistos e tratados na prática docente, como ponto significativo da pesquisa. Os docentes dominam o histórico dos estudos de usuários e foram influenciados sobremaneira por Figueiredo, Dervin e Choo; seguem, porém, geralmente a abordagem tradicional, com procedimentos focados no sistema, quanto a busca da informação, sem realçar o significado da informação na vida do usuário. Diante desta constatação, concluímos que a hipótese formulada foi suficientemente comprovada, em virtude de o ensino continuar enfatizando mais o processo de busca do que o uso da informação na vida do usuário. Assim, o ensino focaliza mais as abordagens tradicionais e menos as contemporâneas, nas quais o significado da informação deverá ser destacado nas práticas docentes. No entanto, alguns professores privilegiam certa visibilidade da comunidade científica nacional e estrangeira no que tange a artigos dentro da visão atual. / Los conceptos de estudios de usuarios, su discusión y difusión por medio de la enseñanza, es la temática tratada en esta tesis para hacer evidente cómo ellos son identificados y analizados por los docentes que enseñan en la asignatura de estudio de usuarios en los cursos de biblioteconomía de las universidades brasileñas. Por medio de ello, saber cómo son trabajados, en el aula, sus diálogos con otras áreas y con los teóricos que se adentran en la producción científica, en el contexto de la enseñanza de biblioteconomía. Su objetivo es identificar y analizar esos conceptos y saber cómo ellos son percibidos, expuestos, asimilados y reproducidos en la práctica docente. Muestra un panorama nacional representado por aquellos cursos que forman parte de la investigación cuya meta es repensar y comprobar cómo la temática se desarrolla en el ámbito de la Ciencia de la Información. Algunos investigadores reforzaron el soporte teórico que fundamenta los estudios en el área de la Ciencia de la Información, por el enfoque descrito, preferencialmente, por Brenda Dervin, Ellis, Wilson, Khulthau, Choo, Araújo, Figueiredo y Ferreira; en la lectura de capítulos de libros, de artículos de periódicos, además de disertaciones de maestría y de tesis doctorales sobre el tema, que nos ubicaron el estado del arte acerca del objeto de estudio. Definimos como recorrido metodológico el análisis de contenido, según Bardin, realizando investigación descriptiva cualitativa. Se solicitó a los docentes, en aprecio, inicialmente los planes de enseñanza de la asignatura con sus diversos componentes y, en un segundo momento, el cuestionario. Este dividido en dos partes, una con la caracterización del docente y, la otra, con nueve cuestiones abiertas sobre la enseñanza. Se empleó un teste previo del cuestionario, cuando se constató la necesidad de modificación de algunas indagaciones, inmediatamente realizadas otra vez. Los planes de enseñanza fueron examinados junto a las respuestas de los cuestionarios y, a partir de los conceptos emitidos por los docentes, respecto a los ítems que constituyen los instrumentos. La muestra abarcó los 14 (catorce) docentes de los cursos de biblioteconomía que devolvieron los cuestionarios respondidos, enterados de los planes de enseñanza de la disciplina. Resaltamos la comprensión de los docentes sobre estudios de usuarios y como estos estudios han sido vistos y tratados en la práctica docente como punto significativo de la investigación. Los docentes dominan el histórico de los estudios de usuarios y fueron influenciados sobre todo por Figueiredo, Dervin y Choo; sin embargo, siguen, generalmente, el abordaje tradicional, con procedimientos enfocados en el sistema, relacionados a la búsqueda de la información, sin poner énfasis en el significado de la información en la vida del usuario. Delante de esta constatación, se concluye que la hipótesis formulada fue suficientemente comprobada, en virtud de la enseñanza seguir poniendo énfasis más en el proceso de búsqueda que en el uso de la información en la vida del usuario. Eso es, la enseñanza pone foco más en el abordaje tradicional y menos en el contemporáneo en el cual el significado de la información deberá destacarse en las prácticas docentes. Sin embargo, algunos profesores privilegian alguna visibilidad de la comunidad científica nacional y extranjera en lo que se refiere a artículos dentro de la visión actual.

The transformation of a manual paper-based moderation process into an electronic moderation (eModeration) process poses unique challenges. These challenges concern academic processes, people and the user experience of interactive systems. eModeration can improve the user experience of assessment processes while lowering the risk of delaying the process or losing scripts. Despite the benefits associated with optimising assessment procedures, particularly examination procedures, the use of eModeration in South Africa is limited. There are several possible reasons for a lack of eModeration adoption ranging from infrastructure and technical issues through to organisational and human factors. The focus of this study is on the human factors involved in eModeration. Since no User Experience Evaluation Framework for eModeration existed at the time of this research, an in-depth study was conducted based on the experiences of eModeration users in the context of private higher education institutions. The study focused on identifying the most important user experience constructs for the evaluation of an eModerate system within the context of private higher education institutions in South Africa towards proposing a framework. The study was based in the fields of Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction with eModeration being the application domain. The research used a Design Science Research methodology, which involved the development and testing of a User Experience Evaluation Framework for eModeration. The data generation methods included interviews with deans, eModerators and management, as well as a survey that included responses from both moderators and deans. The research was conducted at Midrand Graduate Institute and evaluated at Monash University. The study makes a validated contribution towards identifying the most important user experience constructs. The identified constructs were utilised in the design and development of the User Experience Evaluation Framework for eModeration, which can be used along with the evaluation criteria tool to evaluate eModerate systems. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Systems)

The purpose of the study was to investigate the lived experiences of young people living with mental healthcare users (MHCUs) in order to gain insight into their needs and how their daily coping can be maximised. A qualitative, descriptive phenomenology study was undertaken, with face-to-face, audiorecorded individual in-depth interviews conducted with 10 participants aged between 19 and 23 years, at their homes. Participants were recruited from one of the local health clinics in Dikgale area, Limpopo province, where the MHCUs collect medication and attend follow-up medical reviews. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample size. The following were the objectives of the study:  To explore and describe the lived experiences of young people living with MHCUs.  To determine the coping strategies of young people living with MHCUs. Five themes and 12 sub-themes emerged from the study. The findings of the study revealed that young people were faced with psychological effects, caring demands and responsibilities, effects on their schooling performance, and lack of coping and support. The study results informed recommendations to the psychiatric nursing services on the needs and support to be provided to these young people in order to ensure maximum coping in their life situation. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)

In recent years, sexting has become common part of online communication. This thesis aspires to analyse this media phenomen and sexting behavior among online users. One of the aim of the thesis is to find out if gender differences among online sexual communication occur. For purpose of this thesis, I used quantitative method of research and analysed data extracted from the questionnare distributed among internet users with use of statistics. Research did not prove gender difference in frequency of sexting, however men were more open to sexting outside of stable relationship. Although research did not confirm presumption suggesting that women deal with greater negative impact of sexting, women displayed higher concerns about risk and stigma related to online sexual communication. These concerns could be effected by gender stereotypes in sexual behavior sustained by society.