Vegetation changes and human occupation in the Patagonian steppe, Argentina, during the late Holocene

Vegetation changes during the late Holocene are interpreted from four fossil pollen sequences from two caves at the Los Toldos archaeological locality, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Taphonomic processes are particularly taken into account in order to analyze the effects on the fossil pollen records of biotic factors such as human occupation and animals, and abiotic ones such as volcanic ash fall. Fossil pollen assemblages are interpreted using local modern pollen data. The main vegetation change occurred at ca. 3750 uncal B.P., when a shrub steppe of Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae with Schinus, Ephedra frustillata and a high proportion of grasses was replaced by a shrub steppe of Colliguaja integerrima and Asteraceae subf. Asteroideae. This change is synchronous with an archaeological record change and could be related either to moderate climatic variations or the effects of ash fall on the environment. Plant communities similar to the present-day ones were established in the Los Toldos area from ca. 3750 uncal B.P.Fil: de Porras, Maria Eugenia. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; ArgentinaFil: Mancini, Maria Virginia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; ArgentinaFil: Prieto, Aldo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Paleoecología y Palinología; Argentin

Análisis espacial de la mortalidad por enfermedades cardiovasculares en la ciudad de Madrid, España

Fundamentos: Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la principal causa de muerte en el mundo, aunque su distribución espacial no es homogénea. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar el patrón espacial de la mortalidad por enfermedades cardiovasculares en el área urbana poblada (AUP) del municipio de Madrid así como identificar agregaciones espaciales. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio ecológico, por sección censal, para hombres y mujeres durante 2010. Se calculó la Razón de Mortalidad Estandarizada (RME), Riesgo Relativo Suavizado (RRS) y Probabilidad Posterior (PP) de que el RRS fuera mayor que 1. Para identificar clusters espaciales se utilizó el índice de Moran (I Moran) y el Índice Local de Autocorrelación Espacial (LISA). Los resultados fueron representados cartográficamente. Resultados: En el caso de los hombres se observó una RME mayor de 1,1 especialmente en áreas centrales y en en el grupo de las mujeres ocurrió en la periferia. LA PP de que el RRS fuera mayor que 1 superó el 0,8 en el centro para los hombres y en la periferia en mujeres. El I Moran fue de 0,04 para hombres y de 0,03 para mujeres (p <0,05 en ambos casos). Conclusiones: En el patrón espacial de la mortalidad por enfermedades cardiovasculares en Madrid, se observaron diferencias por sexo. Los mapas de RME, RRS y PP mostraron un patrón más heterogéneo en los hombres mientras que en las mujeres se detectó uno más definido, con un riesgo relativamente mayor en zonas periféricas del AUP. El método LISA mostró agrupaciones espaciales similares a los patrones anteriormente observadosBackground: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, but its spatial distribution is not homogeneous. The objective of this study is to analyze the spatial pattern of mortality from these diseases for men and women, in the populated urban area (AUP) of the municipality of Madrid, and to identify spatial aggregations. Methods: An ecological study was carried out by census tract, for men and women in 2010. Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR), Relative Risk Smoothing (RRS) and Posterior Probability (PP) were calculated to consider the spatial pattern of the disease. To identify spatial clusters the Moran index (Moran I) and the Local Index of Spatial Autocorrelation (LISA) were used. The results were mapped. Results: SMR higher than 1.1 was observed mainly in central areas among men and in peripheral areas among women. The PP that RRS was higher than 1 surpassed 0.8 in the center and in the periphery, in both men and women. Moran’s I was 0.04 for men and 0.03 for women (p <0.05 in both cases). Conclusions: Sex differences were observed in the spatial distribution of mortality cases. RME RRS and PP maps showed a heterogeneous pattern in men, whereas in women a clearer pattern was detected, with a relatively higher risk in peripheral areas of the AUP. The LISA method showed similar patterns to those previously observe

Estado de saúde percebido em idosos: desigualdades regionais e sociodemográficas na Espanha

OBJECTIVE: To assess regional and sociodemographic differences in self-perceived health status among older adults. METHODS: A face-to-face quality of life survey was conducted in a representative sample of the Spanish population comprising 1,106 non-institutionalized elderly aged 60 or more in 2008. Logistic regression models were used to explain self-perceived health status according to the EuroQol Group Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS). Independent variables included sociodemographic and health characteristics as well as the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics level 1 (NUTS1: group of autonomous regions) and level 2 (NUTS 2: autonomous regions). RESULTS: Younger and better off respondents were more likely to have a positive self-perceived health status. Having no chronic conditions, independence in performing daily living activities and lower level of depression were also associated with positive self-perceived health status. People living in the south of Spain showed a more negative self-perceived health status than those living in other regions. CONCLUSION: The study results point to health inequality among Spanish older adults of lower socioeconomic condition and living in the south of Spain. The analysis by geographic units allows for international cross-regional comparisons.OBJETIVO: Analisar as diferenças regionais e sociodemográficas no estado de saúde percebido por adultos mais velhos. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um inquérito de qualidade de vida mediante entrevista pessoal com amostra representativa da população espanhola de 1.106 pessoas com 60 e mais anos não institucionalizadas, em 2008. Aplicaram-se modelos de regressão logística para explicar a saúde percebida segundo a escala visual analógica do EuroQol Group (EQ-VAS). As variáveis independentes incluíram características sociodemográficas e de saúde, assim como unidades territoriais estatísticas de nível 1 (grupo de comunidades autônomas) e nível 2 (comunidades autônomas). RESULTADOS: Os participantes dos grupos mais jovens e os que tinham uma melhor situação econômica mostraram maior probabilidade de ter uma percepção positiva da sua saúde. A ausência de problemas crônicos de saúde, a independência para realizar atividades da vida diária e menor nível de depressão também se associaram positivamente à saúde percebida como boa. Os idosos que viviam no sul mostraram uma percepção mais negativa da saúde do que as que vivem noutras regiões. CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados indicam uma desigualdade relativa no estado de saúde dos adultos mais velhos de níveis socioeconômicos inferiores e dos habitantes do sul do país. A análise por unidades territoriais estatísticas permite estabelecer comparações entre regiões em nível internacional.OBJETIVO: Analizar las diferencias regionales y sociodemográficas en el estado de salud percibido por ancianos. MÉTODOS: Se realizó una encuesta de calidad de vida mediante entrevista personal en una muestra representativa de la población española de 1.106 personas con 60 y más años no institucionalizadas en 2008. Se aplicaron modelos de regresión logística para explicar la salud percibida de acuerdo con la escala visual analógica del EuroQol Group (EQ-VAS). Las variables independientes incluyeron características sociodemográficas y de salud, así como unidades territoriales estadísticas de nivel 1 (NUTS1: grupos de comunidades autónomas), y nivel 2 (NUTS2: comunidades autónomas). RESULTADOS: Los participantes de ambos grupos, el de los más jóvenes y los que tenían una mejor situación económica, mostraron mayor probabilidad de tener una percepción positiva de la salud. La ausencia de problemas crónicos de salud, la independencia para desarrollar actividades de la vida diaria y un menor nivel de depresión también se asociaron positivamente a la salud percibida como buena. Los ancianos que vivían en el sur mostraron una percepción más negativa de su salud que aquellos que vivían en otras regiones. CONCLUSIONES: Los resultados muestran desigualdad relativa en el estado de salud de los ancianos de niveles socioeconómicos inferiores y en los habitantes del sur del país. El análisis estadístico por unidades territoriales permite establecer comparaciones entre regiones en nivel internacional

Measurement properties of the Community Wellbeing Index in older adults

PURPOSE: The international wellbeing index (IWI) consists of two scales, the personal (PWI) and national (NWI) wellbeing indices. The community wellbeing index (CWI) is a new measure of the individual's level of satisfaction with the local place of residence. The main goal of this paper is to validate the CWI in a sample of older adults. METHODS: The IWI was satisfactorily applied to survey the global quality of life of a community sample of 1,106 people aged 60 years and over residing in Spain. The CWI psychometric properties were studied using Rasch analysis. Classic psychometric parameters were also analyzed. RESULTS: Tests of unidimensionality, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, revealed the presence of three subscales: community services, community attachment, and physical and social environment. To achieve adequate model fit of the three subscales to the Rasch model, one item (distribution of wealth) of the initial 11 was removed and item response categories were rescored. The person separation index was 0.82-0.85, indicating a good reliability. All items were free from gender bias. The three subscales displayed satisfactory convergent validity with the PWI and NWI and were able to discriminate between groups with high and low satisfaction with local place of residence. CONCLUSION: The CWI, made up of three subscales, is a valid and reliable measure of subjective wellbeing related to the community as assessed by older adults. Further research with this promising measure should focus on cross-national comparisons.This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (National R&D&I Plan: ref. SEJ2006-15122-C02-00). Prieto-Flores’ position is supported by the Juan de la Cierva program for postdoctoral research, of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. The Carlos III Institute of Health team is a member of the Consortium for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas—CIBERNED). The Spanish Research Group on Quality of Life and Aging is made up as follows: (1) at the Carlos III Institute of Health by M. Joao Forjaz, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores, Belen Frades-Payo, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez and Concepcion Delgado-Sanz; and, (2) at the Spanish National Research Council by Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Perez, Karim Ahmed-Mohamed and Raul Lardies-Bosque

Association of -1082 interleukin-10 gene polymorphism in Peruvian adults with chronic periodontitis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess association of the -1082 IL-10 gene polymorphism with chronic periodontitis CP in a Peruvian population. Study Design: Samples of venous blood and DNA were obtained from 106 Peruvian subjects: a) 53 periodontally healthy; and b) 53 with CP. The association of the -1082 IL-10 promoter sequences was assessed by Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorfism (PCR-RFLP). Student's t test were used to assess the clinical parameters, as well as the x2 test and the odds ratio (OR), with 95% confidence intervals (CI) used performed for estimates regarding genotype and allele frequencies. Results: There were statistically significant differences between groups regarding the mean bleeding on probing, mean attachment level and mean probing depth (p < 0.00001) indicating that the matching based on the evaluated groups was adequate. The x2 test found a statistically significant imbalance of genotypes between groups (p = 0.0172). The prevalence of CP was significantly higher in subjects harboring at least one A allele at position -1082 (AA and GA genotypes) in comparison to patients with the GG genotype (OR = 2.96; CI: 0.52; 5.41; p = 0.0099). Equally, subjects with the AA genotype were significantly associated to a diagnosis of CP (OR = 2.71; CI: 0.38; 5.04; p = 0.0231). On the other hand, subjects presenting a healthy periodontal status presented at least one G allele in comparison with the AA genotype (OR = 0.37; CI: 0.05, 0.69; p = 0.0231). For subjects with the GG genotype, the same positive association was observed (OR = 0.34; CI: 0.06, 0.62; p = 0.0099). There were no significant differences between groups amongst subjects with the GA genotype (OR = 1.19; CI: 0.22, 2.16; p = 0.6774). Conclusions: Within the limits of this study, IL-10 gene polymorphism at position -1082 does not appear to be associated to CP. Conversely, subjects with AA genotype seem to be at an increased risk of developing CP

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La OPS en el año 2000 puso en evidencia el escaso desarrollo de los países de América Latina respecto a&amp;nbsp; los&amp;nbsp; recursos humanos en salud pública, resaltando la falta de: caracterización de la fuerza de trabajo,&amp;nbsp; identificación de las competencias necesaria para el ejercicio de las funciones esenciales de salud pública y el&amp;nbsp; mejoramiento de la calidad de la fuerza de trabajo. En respuesta a estos desafíos, y teniendo en cuenta&amp;nbsp; dichas funciones, se realizó el presente estudio que define las competencias para los profesionales de&amp;nbsp; enfermería y medicina. El resultado fue la construcción de un instrumento que permite la identificación de&amp;nbsp; parámetros de autoevaluación, heteroevaluación e interevaluación como punto de referencia para la&amp;nbsp; planeación de las intervenciones en salud pública. Para su validación fue aplicada a profesionales de&amp;nbsp; enfermería y medicina a través de la técnica de informantes claves y posteriormente se realizaron las&amp;nbsp; mediciones estadísticas de confiabilidad y validez. La formulación de competencias y conductas asociadas&amp;nbsp; definidas en la presente investigación permiten: cualificar y evaluar el recurso humano que labora en el área&amp;nbsp; de Salud Pública, generar en los miembros de las organizaciones de salud compromisos con el desempeño&amp;nbsp; eficiente de sus funciones, mediante la utilización del modelo propuesto que contiene la información básica&amp;nbsp; de éstas y proporciona información de soporte para la planeación e implementación de medidas de&amp;nbsp; mejoramiento, modernización administrativas y el análisis de cargas de trabajo.In 2000, the OPS made evident the lack of growth of the Latin American countries, regarding&amp;nbsp; human&amp;nbsp; resources in public health. The organization stressed aspects such as the lack of characterization in the work&amp;nbsp; force; the lack of identification of the competences needed for the execution of the essential functions in&amp;nbsp; Public Health and in the improvement of the quality of the labor force. The following study was conducted as&amp;nbsp; an answer to these challenges taking into consideration all the aspects stressed by the OPS, defining the&amp;nbsp; competencies needed by professionals in nursing and medicine. By means of a structure questionnaire,&amp;nbsp; parameters for auto-evaluation, hetero-evaluation and inter-evaluation were identified as points of reference to plan the interventions in Public Health. It was administered to professionals in nursing and medicine&amp;nbsp; through the technique of key informants. Statistical measurements of validity and reliability were also carried out. The formulation of competences and behaviors associated, defined in the present study allows to qualify and evaluate the professionals who work in the field of Public Health, generating among the members of&amp;nbsp; health organizations compromises regarding the efficiency of their functions through the use of the&amp;nbsp; proposed model, which provides support information to plan and implement improvement and&amp;nbsp; modernization measures in the administration, as well as the analysis of workloads

Archeopalynology: a review of pollen analysis in caves, shelters and open contexts occupied by huntergatherer societies of Argentina (32º–52º s)

La palinología de sitios arqueológicos o arqueopalinología ha sido frecuentemente utilizada en la Argentina tanto para reconstruir la vegetación y los ambientes desde el final del Pleistoceno Tardío hasta tiempos recientes, como para inferir ciertas actividades culturales desarrolladas dentro de los sitios arqueológicos. En el presente trabajo se realizó una revisión de los análisis polínicos realizados a partir de depósitos sedimentarios en sitios arqueológicos en cuevas, aleros y en contextos abiertos correspondientes a sociedades de cazadores-recolectores de la Argentina (32º–52º S), independientemente del periodo cronológico o cultural. Se explican las metodologías aplicadas y los resultados obtenidos y se discuten las limitaciones del análisis polínico; las diferentes formas en que los datos de polen son útiles en este tipo de sitios arqueológicos, y los procesos tafonómicos tales como dispersión, depositación y preservación polínica en estos ambientes depositacionales. La potencialidad y aplicación del análisis polínico en arqueología de sitios cazadores-recolectores se ejemplificó con trabajos representativos en la región pampeana y patagónica, donde se han realizado la mayoría de los estudios arqueopalinológicos. Estos estudios, aunque complejos, ofrecen oportunidades únicas para comprender los entornos y las actividades humanas del pasado.Archeopalynology has been frequently used in Argentina to reconstruct vegetation and environments since the end of Late Pleistocene to the present, and to infer different cultural activities developed into the archaeological sites. The present paper presents a review of pollen analysis of sedimentary sequences from archaeological sites located in caves, shelters and open contexts occupied by hunter-gatherer societies of Argentina (32º–52º S), regardless the chronological or cultural period. The methodologies applied and results obtained are explained and the following topics are discussed the limitations of the pollen analysis; the different ways in which pollen data are useful in this type of archaeological sites; and the taphonomic processes such as pollen dispersal, deposition and preservation in these depositational environments. The potentiality and application of pollen analysis in archaeology of hunter-gatherer sites were exemplified by representative works in the Pampa and Patagonia regions, where most of the archeopalynology studies have been carried out. These studies, often complex, offer unique opportunities to understand the environments and human activities of the past.Fil: Prieto, Aldo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Mancini, Maria Virginia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: de Porras, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Bamonte, Florencia Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; ArgentinaFil: Marcos, Maria Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentin

The Personal Wellbeing among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain and Associated Factors

Objective: The conceptual framework of Quality of Life (QoL) allows approaching the knowledge of the living conditions of people in order to help establishing policies for QoL improvement. This study is aimed at examining the assessment made by older adults on their personal wellbeing and the satisfaction with life and the associated factors. A summary of the psychometric properties of the measurement instrument was also presented. Method: The data came from the Ageing in Spain Longitudinal Study, Pilot Survey (ELES-PS), carried out in 2011 among people 50 years old or more living in family housing in Spain. The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), as a multidimensional measure of QoL, was used to evaluate the subjective wellbeing. Personal, social and residential characteristics were considered as independent variables. Descriptive statistical analysis, ANOVA, correlation, factor and regression analyses were applied. Results and conclusions: The PWI had good psychometric properties and showed the convergent validity with satisfaction with life as a whole (SWLW). Unidimensional structure of the scale was also demonstrated. PWI and SWLW total scores reached 74.5%SM and 77.1%SM, respectively. The best rated life domains were the satisfaction with relationships, safety and feeling part of the community. The SWLW observed significant differences in gender categories while PWI within age and social status. Both scales were associated with marital status, educational level, household size, current activity status and social status. The regression model of the PWI explained 34.2% of the variance through factors on socio-demographic and economic resources, psychosocial, health/functioning, family and social networks, leisure and residential environment. Based on these results, it would be desirable to deepen on this line from a longitudinal perspective to detect the influence of the changing conditions of the aged people in their personal well-being and life satisfaction.This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (National R&D&I Plan: ref. CSO2009-08645-E/SOCI, CSO2009-06638-E/SOCI, CSO2009-06637-E/SOCI), by the Fundación Obra Social Cajamadrid and by the Basque Government, and supported by the Ageing Process Research Unit INGEMA-CSIC, for carrying out the ELES Project Pilot Survey. Another grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (National R&D&I Plan: ref. CSO2011-30210-C02-01) was endorsed for the analysis. Authors would like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewer/s for their helpful comments during the development of this paper

Prospective Multicenter Study of Community-Associated Skin and Skin Structure Infections due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Background. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(CAMRSA) is now the most common cause of skin and skin structure infections (SSSI) in several world regions. In Argentina prospective, multicenter clinical studies have only been conducted in pediatric populations. Objective. Primary: describe the prevalence, clinical and demographic characteristics of adult patients with community acquired SSSI due to MRSA; secondary: molecular evaluation of CA-MRSA strains. Patients with MRSA were compared to those without MRSA. Material and Methods. Prospective, observational, multicenter, epidemiologic study, with molecular analysis, conducted at 19 sites in Argentina (18 in Buenos Aires)between March 2010 and October 2011. Patients were included if they were ≥ 14 years, were diagnosed with SSSI, a culture was obtained, and there had no significant healthcare contact identified. A logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with CA-MRSA. Pulse field types, SCCmec, and PVL status were also determined. Results. A total of 311 patients were included. CA-MRSA was isolated in 70% (218/311) of patients. Clinical variables independently associated with CA-MRSA were: presence of purulent lesion (OR 3.29; 95%CI 1.67, 6.49) and age <50 years (OR 2.39; 95%CI 1.22, 4.70). The vast majority of CA-MRSA strains causing SSSI carried PVL genes (95%) and were SCCmec type IV. The sequence type CA-MRSA ST30 spa t019 was the predominant clone. Conclusions. CA-MRSA is now the most common cause of SSSI in our adult patients without healthcare contact. ST30, SCCmec IV, PVL+, spa t019 is the predominant clone in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Fil: Lopez Furst, Maria Jose. Sanatorio Municipal Dr. Julio Méndez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires; Argentina;Fil: de Vedia, Lautaro. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Htal.de Infecciosas F.j. Muñiz; Argentina;Fil: Fernandez, Silvina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Quimica Biologica. Cat.de Microbiologia; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina;Fil: Gardella, Noella Mariel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Quimica Biologica. Cat.de Microbiologia; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina;Fil: Ganaha, Cristina. Pcia. de Buenos Aires. Hospital Vicente López y Planes, Gral. Rodríguez; Argentina;Fil: Prieto, Sergio. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Hospital Nuestra Señora de Luján; Argentina;Fil: Carbone, Edith. Hospital Aeronautico Central; Argentina;Fil: Lista, Nicolás. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Htal.de Infecciosas F.j. Muñiz; Argentina;Fil: Rotryng, Flavio. Universidad Abierta Interamericana; Argentina;Fil: Morera, Graciana I.. Hospital Dr. Jose Cullen; Argentina;Fil: Mollerach, Marta Eugenia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Cs.exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Quimica Biologica. Cat.de Microbiologia; Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina;Fil: Stryjewski, Martin E.. Centro de Educaciones Medicas E Investig.Clinica "Norberto Quirno"; Argentina

Población mayor, Calidad de Vida y redes de apoyo: demanda y prestación de cuidados en el seno familiar

Esta investigación ha recibido el 2º Premio Caja Madrid de Investigación Social - Edición 2008El trabajo se enfoca desde la doble complementariedad de metodologías cuantitativa y cualitativa, al usar, respectivamente, datos de la encuesta sobre Calidad de Vida de los mayores no institucionalizados en la Comunidad de Madrid –CadeViMa- (diseñada y elaborada por el equipo de investigación en el año 2005), así como Entrevistas en Profundidad a mayores dependientes y Grupos de Discusión a familiares cuidadores (realizados en abril-mayo de 2007)