标题：Carrera previa como factor asociado al uso de buscadores científicos entre estudiantes de medicina latinoamericanos: cuando la experiencia no cuenta
摘要：Introduction Having a previous degree should be an advantage in the overall knowledge of the medical degree, but this has not been evaluated from the scientific point of view. Objective To determine whether there is an association with a previous degree and the use of search engines in medical students of Latin America. Methodology Cross-sectional analytical study was conducted, based on an analysis of secondary data from a study carried out in 40 medical schools in Latin America. The main variable was the previous degree, which was crossed with the knowledge of five databases and a search engine. Association statistics were performed. Results Of the 11,574 students included, 7.6% (885) has a previous degree, of which 79.6% (606) were in the area of sciences. The best known scientific search resources were Google Scholar (69.1% and 73.6%, for those without and with a previous degree, respectively), followed by PubMed (59.9% versus 64.5%), SciELO (55.9% versus 66.1%). In the multivariate analysis, those who had a previous career made less frequent use of PubMed (RP: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79-0.95), Scopus (RP: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.61-0.99), Uptodate (RP: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.54-0.97), and SciELO (RP: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.69-0.87), adjusted by three variables. Discussion There is a lower frequency of use of information resources among those who have a previous degree. This could indicate that other degree courses also have a lower level of teaching in research subjects. These results need to corroborated and improved.
