Types of Articles

Guidelines and recommendations for the preparation, submission, edition and publication of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME ) were considered. or Query.

  • RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ARTICLES.  As a result of research process, the document presents an original and unpublished production. Under no circumstances, contributions such as publications not derived Revista Cuidarte Guide for authors from research, abstracts, communications or conferences, book reviews, news, or translations of articles already published in other media will be accepted as “research and innovation articles.” • For more observational studies (cross-sectional studies, cohorts, cases and controls), please review the STROBE Checklist  or Query  • Check the following for qualitative research: COREQ or Query, • For clinical trials CONSORT or Query, recommendations for Clinical Trials Publication. Revista Cuidarte supports the policies of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) for the clinical trials registration  http://clinicaltrials.gov/,, acknowledging the importance of these initiatives for the registration and international disclosure of information on clinical trials with open access. Therefore, Revista Cuidarte will accept for its publication only those research articles that have previously received an identification number in one of the clinical trials registrations that are validated and recognized by the criteria set forth by the WHO and ICMJE. Number or code of the clinical trial registration should be included at the end of the article abstract on the second page. For other designs, consult the guides at EQUATOR.
  • SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ARTICLES. These are systematic reviews of scientific literature, referred to detailed, selective, and critical studies that analyze essential information of the primary research studies on a specific health problem in order to report its advances and development tendencies. It is characterized by a careful analysis based on a structured bibliographic review, applying quality and evaluation criteria to the selected articles. It is different from a meta-analysis article, in which authors present a reasonable synthesis with a statistical analysis of the results found in the studies. Relevant bibliography is extensively reviewed and examined, placing it in certain perspective, and then presents its trends and advances. In both cases, a rigorous and extensive bibliographic review is involved. In the case of Systematic Reviews, the PRISMA Statement should be followed.
  • CASE REPORTS. Review and presentation of cases of interest for nursing and health sciences are presented here. It also includes a review and presentation of similar cases. For clinical case reports, it is recommended to follow the CARE guidelines. For situation reports or nursing narratives, the following guideline is recommended

    Structure of a medical clinical case:

    1. Title
    2. Abstract
    3. Key words
    4. Introduction
    5. Case description: patient description, history, physical examination report, results of pathology test or other investigations, treatment plan, expected results of the treatment plan, actual outcome.
    6. Discussion (comparison of similarity or differences as reported in the literature consulted; how this evidence can add value to future clinical practice).
    7. Conclusions
    8. Patient consent.
    9. References

    Narrative and case structure in nursing:

    1. Title
    2. Abstract
    3. Key words
    4. Introduction: Justification, relevance, and context that gives rise to the case or narrative of the nursing situation. Include the objective of the manuscript.
    5. Materials and Methods: Narrative of the case or nursing situation narrative and description of the theoretical reference that supports the construction of the narrative.

    1. Results: Show the application of the elements of disciplinary knowledge according to the case or narrative (EAP, models and theories, visions and patterns of Nursing, meta paradigms).

      Nursing case description: EAP, plan of care (diagnostic phase, planning and evaluation). Body of the narrative: (A. Introduction. B. Case characterization sheet (entity or community, service, health event addressed, nursing theory or model). C. Narrative account. D. Metaparadigm analysis. E. Analysis of the visions. F. Analysis of knowledge patterns. G. Philosophy, theory, or nursing model that is implicit and applied in the care described in the nursing situation.

    2. Discussion
    3. Conclusions
    4. Patient or family consent
    5. References
  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR. Critical, analytical, or interpretative positions about documents published in the Journal, that in the opinion of the Editorial Board, constitute an important contribution to the topic discussion by the scientific reference community.
  • JOURNAL EDITORIA. Document written either by the Editor, a member of the Editorial Board or an invited researcher about topics of current and scientific interest and/or orientation in the thematic domain of the journal.
  • REFLECTIVE ARTICLES. They address research results from an analytical, argumentative, and critical perspective on topics of interest in the field of medicine and health sciences. Reflective articles are requested to be structured as follows: Abstract: Introduction, objective, synthesis of content, and conclusions. Body of the manuscript: Introduction, thematic reference, discussion (argumentative component), and conclusions.

 

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