Tourism is limited by the lack of policies and strategies in areas Tourism is constrained by the lack of policies and strategies in areas with tourism potential. Therefore, there is a need to increase awareness and tourist inflow through the creation of destination brand identities. However, brand equity is one of the most complex business challenges due to its control and effect on tourists over time. This paper proposes a System Dynamics model of destination brand equity to assess the evolution of the future behaviour of related variables, including tourist arrivals. The model simulates continuous scenarios by analysing the causal relationships between variables that can explain brand equity. The effects of marketing strategies and the complexity of tourism planning are tested. The effect of brand equity on tourist arrivals is analysed in order to assess the impact of complex tourism planning on perceived brand equity. It also demonstrates the counter-intuitive behaviour of the effect of marketing strategies on the trend of arrivals.

El proceso de difusión de la Dinámica de Sistemas, como metodología para el examen de problemas organizacionales mediante el modelado y la simulación, ha sido comparativamente más lento que el experimentado por otras técnicas gerenciales. Esto puede ser un indicio de que no se ha capitalizado decididamente su caudal de conocimientos prácticos. Estas limitaciones podrían superarse mediante esfuerzos de síntesis y de generalización del vasto cúmulo de casos reales de uso de la Dinámica de Sistemas reportados en la literatura, es decir, a través de la reutilización de modelos en Dinámica de Sistemas. En este artículo se establecen, en primer lugar, los logros que hasta ahora se han obtenido en la reutilización de modelos en Dinámica de Sistemas. A partir de este análisis, se demarca un área aún no desarrollada que promete innovaciones metodológicas en la reutilización de modelos de modo que se podrían abrir nuevas puertas de acceso a la Dinámica de Sistemas.

Background/Objective: The H-HT represents a critical vulnerability for patient–family caregiver dyads. This study developed and content-validated a middle-range nursing theory, the Adaptarte Model, designed to guide dyadic adaptation during the H-HT within the Latin American healthcare context. Methods: A sequential exploratory multimethod design was executed in two phases. Phase 1 integrated three evidence streams: clinical practice insights, a JBI-guided scoping review, and two focus groups with transitional care professionals. Qualitative content analysis and iterative consensus refined the model’s core concepts, assumptions, and propositions. Phase 2 evaluated the model’s content, structure, functionality, and projection using an international panel of eleven Latin American experts meeting strict eligibility criteria. Data were analyzed using Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio (CVR) modified by Tristán (cutoff = 0.58) and the overall Content Validity Index (CVI). Reporting followed PRISMA-ScR and GRAMMS guidelines. Results: Expert consensus confirmed the essential model components. Item-level CVR values ranged from 0.90 to 0.99, yielding an overall CVI of 0.96, while external functionality and conceptual projection achieved an average rating of 0.88. Conclusions: The Adaptarte Model demonstrates high content validity and structural clarity, establishing a rigorous theoretical foundation for subsequent empirical research. Rather than being ready for immediate clinical implementation, it provides a structured blueprint for prospective protocol development. Systematic empirical testing and longitudinal studies are now imperative to evaluate its clinical utility and drive future healthcare transformations. The scoping review protocol was prospectively registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF) URL (accessed on 23 September 2024).

This article addresses a main research question in System Dynamics, the correct understanding of the relationship between model structure and behavior, from a new perspective: the field of Information Visualization. We propose a new dynamic visualization technique that is different from the current static visualization techniques. The technique was applied to a classical case and tested through visual and interactive software built as proof of concept. The case illustrated the potential of the new technique to confront the problem by providing the user a visual experience in real time, so his/her understanding could be more direct and immediate. This visualization technique could be adapted and generalized to other simulation methodologies.