El orientador ante las nuevas tecnologías

Las Nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (NTIC) están hoy en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad. Continuamente aparecen más y mejores desarrollos que acercan las mismas a las disciplinas más dispares. La orientación educativa y la labor del orientador se enfrentan de manera permanente a nuevos retos que precisan de una adaptación de los roles y funciones de los mismos a las demandas de una sociedad tecnologizada. Los planes de estudio cuentan con pocas opciones relacionadas con el tema (formación inicial) y los Centros de Profesorado casi no ofertan cursos (formación continua) en los que se relacionen las NTIC y la orientación. Un panorama nada esperanzador sobre el que apenas si contamos con estudios de referencia. Este fue el motivo de que planteáramos la investigación que presentamos en el presente artículo, conocer la opinión que tienen los orientadores de la provincia de Jaén sobre el uso de las NTIC en su labor orientadora y el uso que de las mismas se está realizando en la práctica.New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT’s) exist in all sectors of society nowadays. Continually, new and better developments appear, which bring them closer to more unalike disciplines. Educational orientation and the labour of careers adviser permanently face new challenges which precise an adaptation of their roles and functions to new demands of the technologized society. Study plans count with few options related to the topic (initial training) and Teacher’s Centres offer almost no courses (continuous training) in which NICT’s and advisement are related. It is not a promising panorama if we do not count with baseline studies. Knowing careers advisers’ opinion from the province of Jaén about the use of NICT’s in its advising labour and their use in practice was the motive that made us lay out the investigation present in this article

Propuestas de "e-orientación" para una educación intercultural

La llegada masiva de alumnos procedentes de otras culturas, religiones, razas, etc. está generando en los centros educativos y en la sociedad una serie de necesidades a las que habrá que dar respuesta decidida en los próximos años. La educación intercultural se constituirá en uno de los pilares básicos sobre los que asentarán las iniciativas institucionales y privadas. Una forma de dar respuesta a las demandas que se están produciendo proviene de las redes telemáticas y sus aplicaciones a la orientación. La e-orientación puede fortalecer los procesos de integración social y mejorar la calidad de la adaptación._________________________________The massive arrival of pupils coming from other cultures, religions, races, etc. is bringing about some necessities in the educational centers and in the society that we have to try to solve in the next years. The intercultural education will become one of the essential supports for institutional and privates initiatives. A response to this demand comes from the telematic nets and their applications to the guidance which can strengthen the process of social integration and improve the quality for the adaptation

La transición de inmigrantes con hijos en edad escolar

La perspectiva intercultural ante la diversidad en España coincide con la presencia cada vez más numerosa de inmigrantes. De esta manera los sistemas educativos tienen que hacer frente a la diversidad cultural y de ofrecer a todos los alumnos una educación capaz de promover la integración y mejorar la convivencia entre los diferentes sectores de la población. De aquí la necesidad de llevar a cabo estudios que sirvan de base para que la educación intercultural sea una realidad mediante actuaciones y diseños de programas que sirvan como guías de orientación para mejorar las prácticas educativas en los centros educativos. Esta investigación analiza las variables sociofamiliares, laborales y educativas de los inmigrantes, poniendo de relieve los puntos fuertes y las necesidades de mejora que se han de tener en cuenta para favorecer la integración de la población inmigrante.The intercultural perspective in the diversity in Spain coincides with the presence of more and more immigrants. Thus, the educative systems have to face the intercultural diversity and they have to offer all the students an education which is able to promote the integration and improve the coexistence of different sections of the society. For these reasons, it is neces- sary to conduct studies which allow the intercultural education to become a reality by means of programme designs. As a result, these programmes may be used as orientation guides to improve the educative practices in the educative institutions. This study analyses the immi- grants’ sociofamiliar, labour and educative variables, focusing on the strong points and weaknesses that have to be taken into account to favour the integration of immigrant

Factores psicoeducativos que determinan la propensión al accidente deportivo en escolares: Diseño y validación de un cuestionario de evaluación

El propósito de este estudio ha sido el diseño y validación de una escala de propensión al accidente deportivo en escolares. La muestra ha estado formada por 254 niños (M = 14.20, DT = 1.3). Las propiedades psicométricas de la escala se obtuvieron mediante un proceso de validez de contenido y un análisis factorial de los componentes principales. Como resultados obtuvimos un cuestionario de 27 ítems formado por cinco factores y ajustado a los tópicos de validez y fiabilidad científica. Se encontraron diferencias en todos los factores de la escala entre niños y niñas y sólo en el factor búsqueda de sensaciones al considerar la edad de los sujetos. Como conclusión, esta escala es un instrumento inédito que permite la organización de los recursos materiales y didácticos en el deporte de acuerdo a aspectos psicoeducativos relacionados con la propensión al accidente de los niños, lo que es esencial en la prevención de lesiones

A healthy eating score is inversely associated with depression in older adults: results from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017

Abstract Objective: To investigate the relationship of a healthy eating score with depression in Chilean older adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Older adults from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017. Associations were analysed using complex samples multivariable logistic regressions adjusted for age, sex, socio-demographic, lifestyles (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and sleep duration), BMI and clinical conditions (hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia and cardiovascular diseases). Participants: The number of participants was 2031 (≥ 60 years). The Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form was applied to establish the diagnosis of major depressive episode. Six healthy eating habits were considered to produce the healthy eating score (range: 0-12): consumption of seafood, whole grain, dairy, fruits, vegetables and legumes. Participants were categorised according to their final scores as healthy (≥ 9), average (5-8) and unhealthy (≤ 4). Results: Participants with a healthy score had a higher educational level, physical activity and regular sleep hours than participants with an average and unhealthiest healthy eating score. Participants classified in the healthiest healthy eating score had an inverse association with depression (OR: 0·28, (95 % CI 0·10, 0·74)). Food items that contributed the most to this association were legumes (15·2 %) and seafood (12·7 %). Conclusion: Older adults classified in the healthiest healthy eating score, characterised by a high consumption of legumes and seafood, showed a lower risk for depression in a representative sample of Chilean population

Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis.

Those planning, managing and working in health systems worldwide routinely need to make decisions regarding strategies to improve health care and promote equity. Systematic reviews of different kinds can be of great help to these decision-makers, providing actionable evidence at every step in the decision-making process. Although there is growing recognition of the importance of systematic reviews to inform both policy decisions and produce guidance for health systems, a number of important methodological and evidence uptake challenges remain and better coordination of existing initiatives is needed. The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, housed within the World Health Organization, convened an Advisory Group on Health Systems Research (HSR) Synthesis to bring together different stakeholders interested in HSR synthesis and its use in decision-making processes. We describe the rationale of the Advisory Group and the six areas of its work and reflects on its role in advancing the field of HSR synthesis. We argue in favour of greater cross-institutional collaborations, as well as capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries, to advance the science and practice of health systems research synthesis. We advocate for the integration of quasi-experimental study designs in reviews of effectiveness of health systems intervention and reforms. The Advisory Group also recommends adopting priority-setting approaches for HSR synthesis and increasing the use of findings from systematic reviews in health policy and decision-making

Accuracy and Survival Outcomes after National Implementation of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early Stage Endometrial Cancer

Background. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy has recently been accepted to evaluate nodal status in endometrial cancer at early stage, which is key to tailoring adjuvant treatments. Our aim was to evaluate the national implementation of SLN biopsy in terms of accuracy to detect nodal disease in a clinical setting and oncologic outcomes according to the volume of nodal disease. Patients and Methods. A total of 29 Spanish centers participated in this retrospective, multicenter registry including patients with endometrial adenocarcinoma at preoperative early stage who had undergone SLN biopsy between 2015 and 2021. Each center collected data regarding demographic, clinical, histologic, therapeutic, and survival characteristics. Results. A total of 892 patients were enrolled. After the surgery, 12.9% were suprastaged to FIGO 2009 stages III-IV and 108 patients (12.1%) had nodal involvement: 54.6% macrometastasis, 22.2% micrometastases, and 23.1% isolated tumor cells (ITC). Sensitivity of SLN biopsy was 93.7% and false negative rate was 6.2%. After a median follow up of 1.81 years, overall surivial and disease-free survival were significantly lower in patients who had macrometastases when compared with patients with negative nodes, micrometastases or ITC. Conclusions. In our nationwide cohort we obtained high sensitivity of SLN biopsy to detect nodal disease. The oncologic outcomes of patients with negative nodes and low-volume disease were similar after tailoring adjuvant treatments. In total, 22% of patients with macrometastasis and 50% of patients with micrometastasis were at low risk of nodal metastasis according to their preoperative risk factors, revealing the importance of SLN biopsy in the surgical management of patients with early stage EC