El crimen en los programas informativos de la TV española

El objetivo principal de este artículo es analizar la forma en que los medios de comunicación españoles y, específicamente, los informativos de televisión, construyen aquellas noticias relativas al campo de la inseguridad ciudadana. Con este fin, se han recogido un total de 299 noticias emitidas en 105 programas informativos de cuatro cadenas de televisión, a cuyos contenidos se han aplicado, fundamentalmente, técnicas cualitativas de análisis. Así, desde una perspectiva descriptiva, se han ordenado, codificado y clasificado los textos, buscando discursos comunes y divergentes en torno a tres grandes dimensiones: importancia concedida y presencia en la agenda mediática, descripción de efectos y consecuencias para la población, así como posibles explicaciones y exposición de soluciones o medidas.

Evaluation of an integrated system for classification, assessment and comparison of services for long-term care in Europe: the eDESDE-LTC study

Background: The harmonization of European health systems brings with it a need for tools to allow the standardized collection of information about medical care. A common coding system and standards for the description of services are needed to allow local data to be incorporated into evidence-informed policy, and to permit equity and mobility to be assessed. The aim of this project has been to design such a classification and a related tool for the coding of services for Long Term Care (DESDE-LTC), based on the European Service Mapping Schedule (ESMS). Methods: The development of DESDE-LTC followed an iterative process using nominal groups in 6 European countries. 54 researchers and stakeholders in health and social services contributed to this process. In order to classify services, we use the minimal organization unit or “Basic Stable Input of Care” (BSIC), coded by its principal function or “Main Type of Care” (MTC). The evaluation of the tool included an analysis of feasibility, consistency, ontology, inter-rater reliability, Boolean Factor Analysis, and a preliminary impact analysis (screening, scoping and appraisal). Results: DESDE-LTC includes an alpha-numerical coding system, a glossary and an assessment instrument for mapping and counting LTC. It shows high feasibility, consistency, inter-rater reliability and face, content and construct validity. DESDE-LTC is ontologically consistent. It is regarded by experts as useful and relevant for evidence-informed decision making. Conclusion: DESDE-LTC contributes to establishing a common terminology, taxonomy and coding of LTC services in a European context, and a standard procedure for data collection and international comparison.