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<journal-id>1996-3521</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Infodir]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Infodir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1996-3521</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1996-35212021000100016</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El acompañamiento ético en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ethical accompaniment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cañete Villafranca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brito Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Katia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bellezi Guilhem]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dirce]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas Dirección Provincial de Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Docente Estomatológica &#8220;Cesar Escalante&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Brasilia Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Departamento de Enfermería]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Brasilia]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>34</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1996-35212021000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La pandemia de COVID-19, resultado de la emergencia del nuevo SARS-CoV-2, tiende a colapsar los sistemas nacionales de salud en diferentes países determinando un desequilibrio entre las necesidades de asistencia sanitaria y la disponibilidad efectiva de recursos humanos y materiales. Esa situación conduce al incremento en el número y la variedad de investigaciones científicas.  Objetivo:  Reflexionar sobre la importancia del acompañamiento ético de las investigaciones científicas y las acciones de los sistemas de salud en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19.  Desarrollo:  Se reflexiona sobre la importancia de diseñar e implementar intervenciones de calidad que prevengan, controlen y erradiquen problemas de salud y se define lo que, a juicio de los autores, es capacidad investigativa de un país y su integración con las estructuras de gobierno. Se exponen elementos en relación con los principios y objetivos de la investigación clínica, su fiscalización y el acompañamiento de las acciones de comunicación y vigilancia epidemiológica en tiempos de pandemia.  Conclusiones:  Los autores concluyen que la conducción de investigaciones para optimizar la atención sanitaria a individuos y comunidades afectadas por el nuevo SARS-CoV-2 y con ello reducir el impacto negativo de la pandemia es imprescindible. Sin embargo, el necesario acompañamiento ético de los procesos de investigación e implementación de los resultados para humanizarlos y perfeccionarlos tiene igual importancia, especialmente en tiempos de ciencia abierta y de cuestionamientos relacionados con la confiabilidad de las investigaciones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The COVID-19 pandemic, the result of the emergency of the new SARS-CoV-2, tends to collapse the national health systems in different countries, determining an imbalance between health care needs and the effective availability of human and material resources. This situation leads to an increase in the number and variety of scientific investigations.  Objective:  Reflect on the importance of ethical monitoring of scientific research and the actions of health systems in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Development:  It reflects on the importance of designing and implementing quality interventions that prevent, control and eradicate health problems and defines what, in the opinion of the authors, is a country's investigative capacity and its integration with government structures. Elements are exposed in relation to the principles and objectives of clinical research, its supervision and the monitoring of communication and epidemiological surveillance actions in times of pandemic.  Conclusions:  The authors conclude that conducting research to optimize health care for individuals and communities affected by the new SARS-CoV-2 and thereby reduce the negative impact of the pandemic is essential. However, the necessary ethical monitoring of the research processes and implementation of the results to humanize and improve them is of equal importance, especially in times of open science and questions related to the reliability of research.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[síndrome respiratorio agudo severo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pandemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cuba]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ethics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[severe acute respiratory syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pandemic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cuba]]></kwd>
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