Older adult Cubans moving to the Canary Islands (Spain): Migrants' strategies in later life

The research on migration to Spain of Cuban citizens in later life proposes to overcome the lack of academic knowledge from these analytical perspectives: migrations of older adult people beyond the issue of lifestyle mobility; the transnational diasporic nexus favoring migrations; and the Cuban community residing abroad, outside the United States of America. The combination of these elements in this case study shows the agency of older adult Cuban citizens who move to the Canary Islands, trying to achieve a greater level of material well-being and taking advantage of the diasporic ties between the Canary Islands and Cuba; but this is a process that brings out, simultaneously, feelings of dislocation and nostalgia in the stage of old age. The development of a mixed methodology and the focus on the life course of migrants offer an opportunity to reflect on the cultural and social construction of ageing in migration studies. Consequently, this research allows a deepening of knowledge on human mobility from the perspective of ageing in a counter-diasporic migration, showing the relationship between emigration and life cycle and demonstrating the strength and spirit of achievement of those individuals who decide to emigrate despite their advanced age. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2022.10109

Gestión Sustentable De Riesgos Y Crisis En El Turismo Mexicano Y Latinoamericano Como Problema Estratégico Para La Seguridad De Los Destinos. Implicaciones Para Ciudad Juárez, México

The integrated management of risk and crisis in tourism has recently been incorporated to scientific debate and therefore to the practical management; which is why concepts and procedures are required to gain efficiency and practical operational development. The aim of this study is to justify the sustainable management process of risk and crisis in Mexican and Latin American tourism as a strategy for the security of destinations, and identify the experiences that promote a better preparedness and planning of risk and crisis caused by insecurity in Ciudad Juarez. The results of this study demonstrate that the integrated management of risk and crisis on tourism is justified as a strategic problem for security in tourist destinations, as well as the necessity to have policy and institutional framework to manage tourism safety. Then as a learning experience, an analysis of crisis and management strategies related to unsafe destinations in Latin America and Mexico are presented. Finally, the strategic projection for the preparation and planning of tourism, facing risks and crisis caused by insecurity in Ciudad Juarez is proposed. This includes the characterization of the city as an insecure cross-border tourist destination, the formulation of the strategic problem, the development of the principles to form a Sustainable and Secure Tourism System, and the planning of action areas for short-term and longterm implementation

Publication of students’ research papers for educational purposes

Los proyectos de innovación docente apoyan y promueven la innovación y mejora de la docencia y el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. El presente proyecto fue desarrollado con estudiantes de 4º año de Grado de Geografía y Ordenación del Territorio de la ULL del curso 2014-15. Tuvo entre sus objetivos consolidar en los alumnos su autoestima y sus aptitudes, mediante una publicación elaborada de forma colaborativa. Esta publicación no responde a las exigencias de artículos científicos, pero sí a una publicación académicaestudiantil. Se trabajó a lo largo de un año en grupos y en sesión plenaria, donde se debatió y se tomaron todas las decisiones relativas a este proyecto, utilizando metodología de aprendizaje colaborativo. Su principal resultado es la publicación de un libro digital, con cuatro ensayos que abordan asuntos de la arena internacional, investigados como parte de la asignatura de Geopolítica. Este proyecto ha contribuido con éxito a la consolidación de habilidades y conocimientos adquiridos en la titulación, al desarrollo de aptitudes para el trabajo en equipo, de la autonomía y de la autoestima, superando la autolimitación de la realización de una publicaciónProjects concerning teaching innovation support and promote renewal and improvement both of the teacher’s labour and of the teaching/learning process. This project has been conducted with fourth-year students of Geography and Territorial Planning at the University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain) during the academic year 2014-15. Among its goals was to consolidate students’ self-esteem and skills through the publication of papers written in a cooperative manner. If the material published does not meet the standards of actual scientific articles, it certainly satisfies the requirements of an undergraduate academic publication. For one year the students worked in both small-group and plenary sessions during which debates were held and all decisions related to the project were made using the methodology of cooperative learning. The main outcome of this project has been the publication of a digital book containing four essays which address issues from the international arena, the research thereon having been conducted as part of the subject of Geopolitics. This project has successfully contributed not only to the consolidation of skills and knowledge acquired during the studies but also to the enhancement of the students’ capacity for teamwork, autonomy and self-esteem, reaching far beyond the limited scope of an academic publicatio

Movilidad interior de los estudiantes universitarios españoles (2001-2015): una lectura geográfica

The mobility flows of university students between Spanish Autonomous Communities have been scarcely tackled in the geographical research. This article try to fill this gap, adding the issue of student mobility to that of residential variations linked to labour market, family and leisure. Therefore it incorporates the study of another geographical mobilities exposing the attractiveness or rejection capacity of certain spaces thanks to the data on tertiary students from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and youth population from the National Statistics Institute. The most significant finds demonstrate the trend to a slight increase of student mobility in the recent years and a territorial logic not coincidental with the main directions of the residential migrations. In any case, it reveals an unequal strength to attract and emit flows of students in the years under examination and an unaltered process despite the foundation of new universities.Los flujos de movilidad de estudiantes universitarios entre Comunidades Autónomas españolas han sido escasamente tratados en la investigación geográfica. Este artículo intenta llenar este vacío, sumándose a la que aborda otro tipo de variaciones residenciales vinculadas al mercado de trabajo, la familia o el ocio. De esta forma, incorpora el estudio de otras movilidades geográficas que revelan la capacidad de atracción o repulsión de ciertos territorios gracias a los datos sobre estudiantes universitarios del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte y sobre población joven del Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Los hallazgos más significativos del estudio demuestran una tendencia al incremento ligero de la movilidad estudiantil en los últimos años y una lógica territorial no coincidente con la de las migraciones residenciales. Por tanto, desvela una fuerza desigual de atracción y de emisión de flujos de estudiantes en los últimos años, e inalterada a pesar de la creación de nuevas universidades

Living and deceased transplanted patients one year later: Psychosocial differences just after surgery

The purpose of this ex post facto investigation is to determine whether there are differences in a series of psychosocial variables (anxiety, depression, Type A behavior pattern, and social support), which can be assessed immediately after transplantation, between the transplanted patients who die and those who are still alive one year after the transplant. From a group of 166 transplanted patients, we selected two subgroups (22 living transplanted patients and 22 deceased transplanted patients) that were homogeneous in the main sociodemographic and clinical variables. We used a psychosocial survey, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Type A Characteristics Checklist, and the Scale for the Assessment of Social Support. The results showed that the patients who subsequently died, had higher levels of depression, and particularly anxiety, immediately after the transplant. In contrast, the subgroups did not differ in Type A behavior pattern or level of social support. We conclude that symptoms of anxiety and depression at that moment of the medical process, may allow us to distinguish patients who will die from those who will survive.El objetivo de esta investigación ex post facto es determinar si en una serie de variables psicosociales (ansiedad, depresión, patrón de conducta tipo A y apoyo social), que pueden evaluarse justo después de un trasplante, existen diferencias entre los trasplantados que fallecen y los que permanecen vivos cuando ha transcurrido un año desde el implante. A partir de un grupo de 166 trasplantados, seleccionamos dos subgrupos (22 trasplantados vivos y 22 trasplantados fallecidos) que eran homogéneos en las principales variables sociodemográficas y clínicas. Empleamos una Encuesta Psicosocial, la Escala de Ansiedad y Depresión en Hospital, el Listado de Características Tipo A, y la Escala para la Evaluación del Apoyo Social. Los resultados mostraron que los pacientes que más tarde fallecerían, justo después del trasplante sufrían mayores niveles de depresión y, sobre todo, de ansiedad. Por el contrario, ambos subgrupos no se distinguían en cuanto a patrón de conducta tipo A o en nivel de apoyo social. Concluimos que los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión presentes en ese momento del proceso médico, pudieran permitirnos distinguir entre los pacientes que morirán y los que sobrevivirán.Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Subdirección General de Evaluación y Fomento de la Investigación) PI06009

Salud sexual y reproductiva en inmigrantes latinoamericanos adultos de la ciudad de Sevilla

Objective. Describe the profile of Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Latin-American adult population who lived in Seville during 2011.Material and method. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a stratified sample with proportional allocation by sex, age and administrative sections. The sample was composed by the responses of 190 Latin-American adults immigrants aged from 25 to 44, in the city of Seville from January to May 2011. We used some sections of the Surveillance System Risk Factors questionnaire associated with behavior (2009) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. which included sociodemographic variables, the use of methods of contraception, the prevalence of STIs and the assistance to family planning.Results. The male condom is used by 43.0% of the sample, and 66.2% of them use the male condom every time. It´s most used by men than women, 68.9% vs. 31.1%. Married women using methods of contraception more often (64.2%), than unmarried (42.6%). The self-reported STI incidence was significantly higher in men than in women, 6.7% versus 0.9%. Finally, 16.8% of the respondents attended the family planning office.Conclusion. Most of the studied population is well informed about family planning and employs some methods of contraception, most often, the male condom. The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections is low, although its protection is insufficient.Objetivo. Describir la caracterización de la Salud Sexual y Reproductiva en la población latinoamericana adulta de la ciudad de Sevilla en el año 2011.Material y método. Estudio de corte transversal que se llevó a cabo en una muestra estratificada con afijación proporcional por las variables sexo, edad y distrito administrativo de 190 inmigrantes latinoamericanos adultos de 25 a 44 años de la ciudad de Sevilla desde enero a mayo de 2011. Se utilizaron algunos apartados del cuestionario del Sistema de Vigilancia de Factores de Riesgo asociados al comportamiento (2009) de los Centros para la Prevención y Control de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos en el que se incluyeron variables sociodemográficas, el uso de métodos anticonceptivos, la prevalencia de ITS y la asistencia a planificación familiar.Resultados. El preservativo masculino lo emplean el 43,0%, de ellos lo usa siempre el 66,2%, utilizándolo más los hombres que las mujeres, 68,9% vs. 31,1%. Las mujeres casadas utilizaban métodos anticonceptivos con mayor frecuencia (64,2%), frente al 42,6% de las no casadas. La incidencia autodeclarada de ITS ha sido significativamente mayor en hombre que en mujeres, 6,7% frente al 0,9%. El 16,8% de la muestra afirmó acudir a consulta de planificación familiar.Conclusión. La mayoría de la población estudiada está bien informada sobre planificación familiar y emplea algún tipo de método anticonceptivo, con mayor frecuencia, el preservativo masculino. La prevalencia de infecciones de transmisión sexual es baja, aunque su de protección es insuficiente

Prevalência do consumo de álcool, tabaco e drogas ilícitas em adultos imigrantes latino-americanos

Con el fin de estimar la prevalencia por autorreporte del consumo de alcohol, tabaco y drogas ilícitas en la población adulta de inmigrantes latinoamericanos en Sevilla, se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en una muestra representativa de 190 inmigrantes. Los resultados mostraron que el 61,4% de los sujetos bebió alcohol en el mes anterior a la recolección de datos, y el 13,2% de los participantes mostró tener riesgo de alcoholismo. El 30,0% ya era fumador. El 5,3% de los encuestados ha consumido drogas ilícitas en los últimos seis meses (marihuana: 3,7%, el hachís, la cocaína un 1,1% y 0,5%). Para todas las sustancias investigadas, la prevalencia de consumo fue mayor en hombres de 25-39 años. Se concluye que los inmigrantes tienen una alta prevalencia de consumo de drogas. La enfermera puede prevenir estos comportamientos de riesgo mediante la implementación de prácticas educativas.To estimate the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug consumption (through the self-report) in adult Latin-American immigrants of Seville, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in a representative sample of 190 immigrants. The results showed that 61.4% of the participants had consumed alcohol in previous month before data collection, although 13.2% of them were at risk of alcoholism. Moreover, 30.0% were smokers. In addition, 5.3% of the interviewed people had consumed illicit psychoactive substances in the previous six months (Marihuana: 3.7%, hashish: 1.1% and cocaine: 0.5%). For all substances under analysis, the consumption prevalence was much higher in men from 25 to 39 years of age. In conclusion, prevalence levels of this consumption were high among the studied immigrants. Nurses could train the population in the prevention of these risk behaviors through preventive practices.Para estimar a prevalência de autorrelato de consumo de álcool, tabaco e drogas ilícitas da população adulta de latino-americanos imigrantes, de Sevilha, foi realizado estudo transversal descritivo em amostra representativa com 190 imigrantes. Os resultados mostraram que 61,4% dos sujeitos ingeriam bebidas alcoólicas no mês anterior à coleta de dados, 13,2% dos participantes apresentaram risco para alcoolismo, 30,0% já eram fumantes, 5,3% dos entrevistados nos últimos seis meses haviam consumido drogas ilícitas (maconha: 3,7%, haxixe: 1,1% e cocaína: 0,5%). Para todas as substâncias investigadas, a prevalência do consumo foi maior em homens com idade entre 25 e 39 anos. Conclui-se que os imigrantes apresentaram alta prevalência de consumo de drogas. A enfermeira pode atuar na prevenção desses comportamentos de risco por meio da execução de práticas educativas