Estudi sobre el perfil de persones grans amb dependència del servei d'ajuda a domicili del Consell Comarcal d'Osona i el tipus de suport formal i informal

The aim of this study is to determine the profile of dependent elderly people users of the home care services (SAD) of the regional council in Osona (Consell Comarcal d´Osona) , and the characteristics of formal and informal types of support they use. Methodology. An observational study of a transversal format has been carried out, with retrospective and descriptive purposes. The target population is 63 people (26 men and 37 women) included in the program of the regional SAD They have a recognized dependence grade approved by the law 39 /2006, December 14th , promoting the individual autonomy and care of elderly people in a dependent situation. The data were collected by social workers of basic social services, first with a home visit and followed by handed out questionnaires, specifically designed for this study, in order to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics, and the type of support formal and informal. The obtained results on the SAD users are women in a 58.7% and a 41.3 % are men. The 84% of the total sampling are 80 years old and more, being the average age of 85.2 years old. 45% of them are married, 41% are widows and widowers and 14% are single. 54% are rated with severe dependence (grade II), 42.8% with high dependence (grade III). 86% live accompanied. 100% have an informal caregiver and a 95% of the times, the caregiver is a relative who in 73% of the cases the dedication time is permanent. The coverage of the SAD has an average of 4.27 hours per week and per user. The formal services most used are the technical (62%), also the assessment of an occupational therapist at home (57%) and the telecare service in a (56%). Conclusions. The SAD is used primarily for women in an advanced age and severe dependence. The informal assistance structures have an informal caregiver, being a member of the family mostly, living with the dependent, and mainly in a permanent dedication basis. The SAD has a varied intensity in each case. The formal support services complementary to the SAD, are largely used in all cases.

Una identidad en reconstrucción. La calçada a portuguesa

La calçada á portuguesa forma parte de la identidad de Lisboa y afecta a la imagen de marca de la ciudad. Sin embargo, a pesar de su valor identitario y artístico, la calçada está en peligro de muerte. El tratamiento particularizado del pavimento está en la base de algunas de las operaciones emblemáticas de construcción de la imagen de la ciudad. Desgraciadamente, en el caso de la calçada, estas mismas operaciones demuestran que no responde a muchos de los requisitos de economía, seguridad o accesibilidad universal que exige la ciudad contemporánea. En ese trabajo analizamos los motivos y razones que planean sobre la muerte anunciada de la calçada á portuguesa. Este tipo de pavimento ya ha sido ampliamente estudiado (Paes 1883; Bairrada 1985; Cabrera y Nunes 1990; Matos 2004; Sisti 2006), pero nuestra investigación sitúa a Barcelona como la primera ciudad donde se utiliza este sistema de pavimentación fuera del territorio portugués (Esparza, 2013) lo que nos permite establecer algunos paralelismos entre el sistema de pavimentación de Lisboa y Barcelona que puedan dar luz al debate existente sobre la sobrevivencia o no de este sistema de pavimentación en Lisboa.