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Educar para la salud en tiempos de pandemia
2021
La experiencia de la pandemia que estamos viviendo exige repensar la educación para la salud. En este trabajo lo hacemos a partir de dos conceptos procedentes de la Declaración Universal de los Derecho Humanos: primero, entender que el fin de la educación es el pleno desarrollo de la persona; y segundo, que los deberes para con la comunidad contribuyen a ese desarrollo. A partir de ellos, defendemos una concepción de la educación para la salud basada en el carácter relacional del ser humano, en la relevancia de los determinantes sociales de la salud y en los peligros del entorno digital, a pesar de los enormes beneficios que ha aportado durante la pandemia.
Promoção da saúde: O renascimento de uma ideologia
2004
A concepção actual de promoção de saúde, educação para a saúde e prevenção da doença é suportada por ideologias algo adulteradas pela realidade social. Tendo em conta a proliferação epistemológica destes conceitos no final do século XX pretende-se, no presente artigo, elaborar uma reflexão crítica em torno das múltiplas racionalidades estratégicas em que os conceitos se organizam, bem como, abordar os paradoxos que se instalam ao nível dos determinantes biopsicossociais dos comportamentos salutogénicos. Partilhando responsabilidades, os profissionais de saúde, devem, colectiva e proactivamente, desempenhar um papel significativo como promotores de saúde, modelando e reforçando o significado…
Cómo diseñar talleres para promover la salud en grupos comunitarios
2014
ResumenUna de las estrategias de promoción de la salud es el desarrollo de habilidades para la vida considerando a las propias personas como principal recurso para la salud. Un taller ha de conseguir que sus participantes se conviertan en «activos» para tomar decisiones y generar salud, centrándose en el desarrollo y adquisición de habilidades en grupo de una manera motivadora y con la finalidad de alcanzar unos objetivos. Los conceptos que fundamentan el diseño de un taller y que han de plantearse como etapa 0 son: planificación participativa, capacitar, aprendizaje significativo, aprender en grupo y técnicas participativas.Las etapas que se deben seguir para diseñar un taller y facilitar …
Emotion regulation in patients with somatic symptom and related disorders: A systematic review
2019
BackgroundSomatic symptoms and related disorders (SSD) are prevalent phenomena in the health-care system. Disturbances in emotion regulation (ER) are commonly observed in patients suffering from SSD.ObjectivesThis review aimed to examine ER processes that characterize SSD by a systematic analysis of the available empirical studies.Data sourcesPsycINFO and PubMed databases for the articles published between January 1985 and June 2018.Search terms"emotion/al regulation" or "affect regulation" and various forms of SSD.Study eligibility criteriaEmpirical studies that a) assigned adolescent or adult patients suffering from SSD based on a clinical diagnosis, and b) examined the relationship betwe…
Extensive Antibiotic and Antimalarial Prescription Rate among Children with Acute Febrile Diseases in the Lake Victoria Region, Tanzania
2021
Abstract Objectives Acute mosquito-borne febrile diseases pose a threat to children in the Sub-Saharan-Africa with ∼272 000 children dying worldwide from malaria in 2018. Although the awareness for malaria in this area has increased due to improved health education, the apparent decline of actual malaria cases has not affected clinical practice significantly. This study collected clinical and epidemiologic data of children presenting with acute febrile diseases in order delineate their diagnostic and therapeutic management. Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional clinical study was conducted at the Sekou Toure Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania. Children between 1 month and 12 years of…
Resultados de un programa de educación postural, con una intervención gamificada vs intervención tradicional
2021
[Resumen] La metodología de enseñanza adoptada por el profesorado puede influir en los niveles de participación y aprendizaje del alumnado. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue comparar el efecto de dos programas de intervención de educación postural en función de la metodología utilizada. Un total de 36 estudiantes (19 niñas y 17 niños) de 1º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria participaron en el estudio. En el primer programa de intervención se aplicó una metodología gamificada, mientras que en el segundo se empleó una metodología tradicional. Ambos programas de intervención se llevaron a cabo a lo largo de 6 sesiones. Se analizaron los contenidos teóricos a través de dos cuestionari…
Health Literate Child: Transforming Teaching in School Health Education
2015
<p><em>Health literacy and health education are reciprocally connected concepts in modern scientific discourse. Educational institutions, especially schools, are defined as one of the main arenas for the development and promotion of the child’s health literacy. Thus, health literacy, conceptualized as the outcome of school learning, becomes the aim of school health education. As concept of health literacy becomes more complicated its attainment requires more advanced and specific teaching methods, which, in its turn, demands transformations in teacher education and teachers’ professional development as well as to perceive the child as an active participant in the teaching/learni…
Studies of Sport and Health Education Teachers in the University of Latvia in the Opinion of Graduates
2015
This article discusses the viewpoints of graduates of the program Health and sports teacher (Sports teacher – since 2011) in University of Latvia, Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Art, on the particular study program, focusing on the importance of the educational environment. Parallel to the studies, students have the opportunity to develop their social experience, to participate in creative activities and to orientate themselves on a well-considered model of personal career. This article summarizes the opinions of the graduates on the study process and its importance as they commenced their professional activities, as well as opinions on the possibilities to engage in social and sports …
Reasons for inadequate asthma control in children: an important contribution from the “French 6 Cities Study”
2012
Asthma represents the most common chronic illness in children [1] and an important clinical and public health problem. In fact, diagnosing and treating asthma in children still remain a challenge. There is evidence that children with asthmatic symptoms are often undiagnosed and undertreated [2]. Considering the prevalence of childhood asthma and its associated burden, it is mandatory to obtain an optimal control of the disease and improving outcomes for patients [3]. To achieve this goal, guidelines were published with indications about medication use, control of the environment and health education. Unfortunately, evidence exists that guidelines recommendations are often not applied within…
Moving from the Oslerian paradigm to the postgenomic era: Are asthma and COPD outdated terms?
2016
In the majority of cases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two clearly distinct disease entities. However, in some patients there may be significant overlap between the two conditions. This constitutes an important area of concern because these patients are generally excluded from randomised controlled trials (mostly because of smoking history in the case of asthma or because of significant bronchodilator reversibility in the case of COPD). As a result, their pathobiology, prognosis and response to therapy are largely unknown. This may lead to suboptimal management and can limit the development of more personalised therapeutic options. Emerging genetic and molecul…