El envejecimiento activo: programa en competencia social con personas mayores

El presente estudio se basa en el aumento de la esperanza de vida y la disminución de la natalidad, lo que conlleva una población más envejecida a la que atender. Se propone un programa sociocultural con personas mayores con la finalidad de promover el envejecimiento activo en este colectivo, favoreciendo su desarrollo social, afectivo, y personal de forma saludable. Para ello, la intervención incluye un programa de formación orientado al entrenamiento en una serie de habilidades para la consecución y mejora de la competencia social. En conclusión, se trata de señalar la importancia de implementar programas de ocio y tiempo libre destinados a personas mayores, en aquellas áreas que optimicen sus relaciones interpersonales, aumentando así su bienestar personal.Departamento de PsicologíaMáster en Psicopedagogí

Relationships between parent–infant bonding, dyadic adjustment and quality of life, in an intra-partner sample

The transition to parenthood represents a moment of change and adaptation in which the dyadic marital relationship becomes a triadic relationship. Facilitating a positive transition requires a thorough understanding of the explanatory model of the relationship between parental–infant bonding, dyadic adjustment and quality of life (QoL) from an integrative perspective of the family unit. The aim of this work was to analyse the relationships between parent–infant bonding, dyadic adjustment and QoL from an intra-partner perspective, 6–12 months after the birth of a child. A cross-sectional observational study was performed in a convenience sample of 222 couples 6–12 months postpartum, enrolled from October 2013 to March 2016. The mean age of the mothers was 34.07 years (SD = 3.67), and for the fathers, it was 35.75 years (SD = 4.02). Mothers perceived better QoL and greater mother–infant bonding compared to fathers. The perception of an adequate dyadic adjustment, together with positive parent–infant bonding, had positively influenced the individual QoL of both members of the couple 6–12 months after birth. From an intra-partner perspective, the positive transition was influenced by the relationship between parent–infant bonding, dyadic adjustment and QoL. Positive parent–infant bonding in mothers and fathers, as well as promotion of the quality of the relationships between couples, can help promote a better QoL. Positive health results can be achieved in terms of individual and family well-being by designing healthcare interventions that encourage the presence and participation of the family unit.The present study was granted by the General Sub-Directorate for Evaluation and Promotion of Research (Institute of Health Carlos III, ISCIII) and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (No. PI14/01549)

Performance improvement of the triangular matrix product in commodity clusters

There are many works devoted to improving the matrix product computation, as it is used in a wide variety of scientific applications arising from many different fields. In this work, we propose alternative data distribution policies and communication patterns to reduce the elapsed time when computing triangular matrix products in distributed memory environments. In particular, we focus on commodity clusters, where the number of nodes is limited, proposing alternatives to traditional approaches in order to improve this operation’s performance. Our proposal overcomes the performance results associated with the state-of-the-art libraries, such as ScaLAPACK and SLATE, offering execution times that are up to 30% faster.This work was supported in part by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) program of the European Union, under Grant PID2022-142292NB-I00 (NATASHA Project); and in part by the Junta de Castilla y León - FEDER Grants, under Grant VA226P20 (PROPHET-2 Project), Junta de Castilla y León, Spain. This work was also supported in part by grant TED2021-130367B-I00, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR“. The CESGA - Finisterrae III supercomputing resources were accessed thanks to the project IM-2023-3-0020 from the Red Española de Supercomputación (RES)

Mappings and patterns to improve the triangular matrix product on distributed systems

Matrix multiplication is one of the most costly linear algebra operations, very often present in scientific computational applications. Current generic linear algebra libraries, such as ScaLAPACK and its recent evolution SLATE, include functionalities for generic and triangular matrix multiplication. They generally rely on block-cyclic partitioning, which has two main advantages. First, it provides good interoperability with other functionalities of the libraries. Second, it provides a good balance of computation and inter-process communications. The focus of these libraries is performance and scalability, targeting even huge number of processes. Nevertheless, many enterprises and computing centers work with commodity clusters or small partitions with a reduced amount of nodes. In this paper, we propose and evaluate a combination of data distributions and communication patterns intending to optimize the triangular matrix product in distributed memory systems when targeting commodity clusters (up to approximately 36 nodes). The main four ideas are: Use panels (horizontal or vertical band partitions) instead of tiling; avoid zero-elements in communication buffers; balance the number of elements in communicated buffers; and evaluate the performance when combined with both pipeline and broadcast communication strategies. We compare our implementation performance against the state-ofthe-art implementations provided by ScaLAPACK and SLATE. The results show that we outperform both of them. Our proposal is up to 41% faster than ScaLAPACK, and up to 6.7% faster than SLATE

Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences

Communication is one of the determining factors of healthcare quality; however, a health model that prioritizes clinical over non-technical skills remains prevalent. The aims of this article were: (a) to validate a communication skills scale in a sample of fourth-year nursing degree students from two Spanish universities and (b) determine their perception of communication skills. The study included 289 fourth-year nursing undergraduate students with a mean age of 22.7 (SD = 4.87) years; 81.7% were female. The Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale (HP-CSS) questionnaire was adapted for use among nursing students. We analysed the psychometric properties and relationships with the variable attitudes toward communication skills. The HP-CSS showed a high internal consistency (0.88) and good fit of data to the model (TLI = 0.98; CFI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.05 [95% CI = 0.04–0.06]). The total score and subscale scores correlated with the variable attitude towards communication skills. High scores were obtained for the students’ perception of communication skills. The HP-CSS is a valid and reliable tool to assess the communication skills in nursing students. This scale provides university teachers with a rapid and easily applied instrument to assess the level of communication skills and relationship with patients.This research was funded by Program Redes-I 3CE for Research in University Teaching of the Institute of Education Science (Vice-chancellorship of Quality and Educational Innovation) of the University of Alicante, edition 2018-19

Efficacy of a Standardised Patient Simulation Programme for Chronicity and End-of-Life Care Training in Undergraduate Nursing Students

Background: Standardised patient simulations seem to be useful for improving the communication skills of health sciences students. However, it is important to define the effectiveness of these types of interventions in complex scenarios linked to disease chronicity and end-of-life contexts. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-intervention measures was carried out in a single group. A total of 161 nursing students completed different assessment instruments to measure their attitudes towards communication (Attitude Toward Communication Scale), self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy of Communication Skills, SE-12), and communication skills (Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale, EHC-PS) before and after simulation training with standardised patients. The objective of the program was to train students in non-technical skills for complex situations involving chronicity and end-of-life care. It comprised eight sessions lasting 2.5 h each. Results: The results showed notable baseline gender differences in attitudes towards communication and in the informative communication dimension, with women obtaining higher scores. The participants’ self-efficacy and communication skills significantly improved after completing the intervention, with no significant differences being found for the attitudes towards communication variable. Conclusion: The standardised patient simulation programme for complex scenarios related to chronicity and end-of-life contexts improved communication self-efficacy and communication skills in these nursing students. In future work it will be important to analyse the influence of gender and attitudes towards communication as variables in the learning of communication skills in nursing students.Program Redes-I 3CE for Research in University Teaching of the Institute of Education Science (Vice-Chancellorship of Quality and Educational Innovation) of the University of Alicante, edition 2018-19 (No. XARXES-I3CE-20184344)

Mixed-method study on the satisfaction of a high-fidelity simulation program in a sample of nursing-degree students

Background: Training emotionally complex communication skills with standardized patients brings realism to simulation scenarios, and moreover, is associated with high levels of satisfaction among the students. Objectives: (1) To measure the satisfaction of nursing students and factors related to their satisfaction and (2) to explore the effects perceived by nursing students after having a high-fidelity simulation training program using standardized patients. Design and participants: Mixed design. Pre-post quasi-experimental phase in which the Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire with High-Fidelity Clinical Simulation was administered in 156 students; a second, semi-structured interview qualitative phase was completed by 11 students. Results: Nursing students showed high satisfaction scores. The scores for utility and communication were correlated with the students' attitudes towards communication. In the second phase, two main themes and four sub-themes emerged. Conclusions: Teachers could implement high-fidelity simulation programs with standardized patients for training emotionally complex communication skills to nursing students. These programs allow students to participate in their own learning processes and help them to feel motivated and satisfied about the usefulness of their learning experiences.This research was funded by I3CE-Networking Programme for research in university teaching, Institute of Education Sciences of the University of Alicante. Editions 2018-19 (ID: XARXES-I3CE-2019-4344) and 2019-20 (XARXES-I3CE-2019-4755)

Biodiversity of <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> Yeasts in Spontaneous Alcoholic Fermentations: Typical Cellar or Zone Strains?

Spontaneous fermentation is the most traditional way and a low-intervention method for conducting alcoholic fermentation in wineries, giving rise to the most complex wine profiles. However, inoculation with single culture inocula of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains has become widespread in the modern wine industry. Nevertheless, some authors have pointed out that the use of the same yeasts in all the winegrowing regions of the world can cause a loss of typicity and have a standardizing effect on the wines. For this reason, many wineries and regions are carrying out programs of isolation and selection of yeasts that are typical of their vineyards/wineries. The aim of this work was to study the ecology of spontaneous fermentations in 11 wineries from all over the Rioja qualified designation of origin (Spain) during 3–4 consecutive years in order to establish the existence of typical strains belonging to wineries, sub-zones, or regional ecosystems. The results obtained showed a great diversity of strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in each fermentation studied. These strains were different each year in each winery, and hardly any common strains were detected between neighboring wineries, which would indicate that there are no representative strains from the winery or the area

First report of oestrosis in aoudad from southeastern Spain

©2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Parasitology Research. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5504-0In spring 2016, we analyzed the skull of 44 aoudads (Ammotragus lervia) from Sierra Espuña Regional Park (SE Spain) for the presence of oestrid larvae. Oestrus ovis larvae were found in 27.3% of sampled hosts, with a mean intensity of 1.5 ± 6.1 larvae/per parasitized host (range 1–21). To our knowledge, this is the first report of oestrosis affecting this host species