%0 Journal Article
%T Uso de teor¨ªas y modelos en contribuciones de la Revista de Salud P¨²blica de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1999-2004
%A Cabrera A
%A Gustavo A
%J Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud P¨²blica
%D 2008
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X objective: to identify the main features of the theories and theoretical models used in the articles published by the revista de salud p¨²blica (public health journal) of the national university of colombia. methods: in february 2005 all the numbers published by the journal from 1999 to 2004 were analyzed. a trained reader registered different variables of interest based on instruments and criteria adapted from previous studies. results: a total amount of six volumes corresponding to 21 numbers of the journal were read, 18 of the periodical publication and 3 special numbers. a total amount of 154 contributions were classified into 66 articles or research summaries (43%), 62 essays, revisions or conferences on specific topics (40%), and 26 on up-to-date subjects or symposia (17%). the main topics were health system and policies (26%), epidemiology (21%) and health management (13%). although 34 of 154 articles (22%) referred to 9 theories and 39 models as theoretical frameworks, only 17 (11%) involve a deep usage of them according to the criteria adopted. conclusions: the articles published in the journal revealed a limited use of theories and models and a lack of rigor in the way the authors structured them from the point of view of subject, methodology and analysis.
%K theory
%K models
%K framework
%K public health.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-386X2008000200011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en