Information literacy as emancipatory resource – case study of patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Authors

  • Nadi Helena Presser Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2012.63

Keywords:

Information literacy, Emancipatory resource, Diabetes mellitus, Health, Recife, Brasil

Abstract

The information literacy is the ability of a person to mobilize knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to undertake decisions based on information. In the health field, such competence is the patient’s initiative taking in the process of information searching and use, relative to problems caused by certain pathology, as an emancipatory resource and development of their citizenship. This article is a reflection on the theoretical and methodological framework of information literacy in the context of patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) treated at the Medical Center Senador José Ermírio de Moraes (MCSJEM), located in the city of Recife, Pernambuco (PE) state, Brazil. From the viewpoint of the selected approach method, the research is qualitatively and quantitatively characterized, in which the primary data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews. Although the treatment of DM requires considerable self-care, due to eventual injuries resulting from complications, the results of this study demonstrate that among the patients surveyed, few of them show abilitys with information that indicate emancipatory capacity.

Author Biography

Nadi Helena Presser, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Graduação em Ciências Econômicas (1990), mestrado (1999) e doutorado (2005) em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professora Adjunta, dedicação exclusiva, da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, com atuação na graduaçaõ e no programa de pós-graduação stricto sensu. Líder do grupo de pesquisa Prospecção e Práxis em Gestão da Informação, certificado pela UFPE, estuda o fenômeno da informação enquanto objeto de gestão, tanto no âmbito das práticas adotadas como das suas prospectivas e possibilidades futuras. Desenvolve projeto de pesquisa ná área de gestão acadêmica e competência informacional. Atua nos seguintes temas de interesse: gestão da informação, estudo do usuário e competência informacional, avaliação das atividades de informação, indicadores de qualidade e gestão acadêmica.

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Published

2012-09-05

How to Cite

Presser, N. H. (2012). Information literacy as emancipatory resource – case study of patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (48), 55–67. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2012.63

Issue

No. 48 (2012)

Section

Case report

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