Necesidades socioeducativas en la adolescencia sobre la violencia de género: propuesta educativa

Los resultados del estudio denotan la necesidad señalada de prevenir la violencia de género a edades tempranas, antes del inicio de las primeras relaciones de pareja. En esta línea, el programa diseñado y desarrollado en la presente investigación,"GENER@T. Programa socioeducativo para la prevención de la violencia de género en adolescentes", ofrece una respuesta socioeducativa a los resultados hallados en nuestra investigación así como a la demanda del profesorado y el alumnado de educación secundaria.

Ovários policísticos em meninas e adolescentes normais: uma avaliação ultra-sonográfica

Realizamos ultra-sonografia pélvica em tempo real e de alta resolução em 140 meninas com idade entre dois e 18 anos, para descrever a prevalência de ovários policísticos durante o desenvolvimento puberal normal. O volume dos ovários foi calculado e sua estrutura classificada como homogênea, microcística, multicística, policística e folicular. O volume aumentou e a freqüência das classes ovarianas variou de acordo com o status puberal. Os ovários eram de aspecto policístico em 8% (duas meninas pré-puberais e nove pós-puberais), com volume normal em 8/11 pacientes. Consideramos que a utilização do volume como critério diagnóstico de ovários policísticos pode ser de difícil interpretação durante este período e enfatizamos a importância da avaliação da ecogenicidade do estroma pelo ultra-som. Uma hipótese atrativa, mas que necessita de confirmação através de estudos longitudinais, é se essas meninas com ovários policísticos na ultra-sonografia serão destinadas, em alguns casos, a tornar-se adultas com a síndrome dos ovários policísticos.

Nature experiences to the enterprises-Case Etela-Savo

This thesis examines the experience travelling and incentive travelling in the area of Etela-Savo. The incentive travels have become more popular in the recent years. The enterprises and companies have started to reward their staff for efficiency by giving them experience travels instead of money rewards. The staff needs refreshing because of the development of work technology and because of physical and mental demands of the work. Short experience travels with activities give motivation and refresh the staff. There were two target groups in this thesis: entrepreneurs which produce the experiences and the staffs which have proved them. With the help of these target groups experience products, activities and travelling possibilities were studied and also how the experiences had been felt and where they had been acquired from. There are theoretical and empirical parts in this thesis. The research methodology was mainly idiographical and also qualitative and quantitative research methods were used. The empirical information was collected with the help of a questionnaire and a theme interview. The result of the study was that the area's travelling attractions, which are the nature, hundreds of lakes, large forests and the beautiful landscape give good possibilities to experience travelling and incentive travelling. The experience must contain a physical, social and mental element. A good experience activity must also contain some actions in the nature, light physical exercise and a possibility to the customer to take part in action. The experience feeling was felt as an unique happening and enjoyment, which will help the customers managing in their work, removing stress and developing team working skills. The experience was caused by the contrast between work/everyday life and the happening, and by succeeding in the activity in addition they felt a very strong community spirit in the experience feeling. Women received the experience feeling much more strongly than men. There were also differences in feelings between ages.

Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in experiences of European countries

The connection between road traffic safety and criminal behavior has recently become a topic of interest in the literature, although little emphasis placed on the relationship with road accidents. Evidence worldwide shows that people who commit other offences characteristic of antisocial attitudes, are more prone to suffer road traffic accidents and infringe traffic laws. Here we examine the records of the 28 current member states of the European Union over the period 1999 - 2010. Our aim is to test the hypothesis that crime rates (and specifically, motor vehicle-related crimes) may be considered as predictors of fatal road traffic accidents. If they may, this could justify, at least prima facie, the tendency in several countries to consider traffic offences as crimes in their penal codes and to toughen the punishment imposed on those who commit them. We also analyze the effect of the severity of the legal system applied to traffic offences. Our results reveal that road traffic fatality rates are higher in countries whose inhabitants have more aggressive behavior, while the rates are lower in countries with more severe penal systems.

Are traffic violators criminals? Searching for answers in experiences of European countries

The connection between road traffic safety and criminal behavior has recently become a topic of interest in the literature, although little emphasis placed on the relationship with road accidents. Evidence worldwide shows that people who commit other offences characteristic of antisocial attitudes, are more prone to suffer road traffic accidents and infringe traffic laws. Here we examine the records of the 28 current member states of the European Union over the period 1999 - 2010. Our aim is to test the hypothesis that crime rates (and specifically, motor vehicle-related crimes) may be considered as predictors of fatal road traffic accidents. If they may, this could justify, at least prima facie, the tendency in several countries to consider traffic offences as crimes in their penal codes and to toughen the punishment imposed on those who commit them. We also analyze the effect of the severity of the legal system applied to traffic offences. Our results reveal that road traffic fatality rates are higher in countries whose inhabitants have more aggressive behavior, while the rates are lower in countries with more severe penal systems.

A qualitative study of adolescents with medically unexplained symptoms and their parents. Part 1: Experiences and impact on daily life.

Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are common among adolescents and are frequently encountered in primary care. Our aim was to explore how these adolescents and their parents experience the condition and its impact on their daily lives and to provide recommendations for health professionals. Using a qualitative approach, six focus groups and two individual interviews were conducted. These involved a total of ten adolescents with different types of MUS and sixteen parents. The respondents were recruited in a university hospital in Switzerland. A thematic analysis was conducted according to the Grounded Theory. The analysis of the data highlighted four core themes: disbelief, being different, concealing symptoms, and priority to adolescent's health. Transcending these themes was a core issue regarding the discrepancy between the strategies that adolescents and their parents use to cope with the symptoms. Health professionals should be made aware of the emotional needs of these patients and their families.

Programa de prevención orientado a evitar el Juego Patológico en Adolescentes

El joc es converteix en un problema de salut quan la persona perd el control de la seva conducta, anteposant-ho a les seves obligacions socials i familiars. Diversos estudis sobre el joc demostren que és una conducta iniciada en l'adolescència. La prevenció en salut es mostra fonamental en aquesta etapa del desenvolupament del jove, moment en el qual s'estableixen patrons de conducta. El propòsit d'aquest treball és realitzar un programa de prevenció orientat a evitar el joc patològic en adolescents. Els seus objectius són: Prevenir conductes que deriven en joc patològic per a adolescents; reduir o limitar les hores de joc, fomentant conductes i activitats alternatives; i fomentar la integració i participació del jove al programa com a mitjà d'assimilació dels conceptes exposats i mantenir la seva atenció en el curs del programa. Aquest programa es basa en el model Precedeix i en la teoria Cognitiu-Social de Bandura. Està dirigit a joves de tots dos sexes, escolaritzats a Terrassa, d'entre 15 i 17 anys. Les variables d'interès són edat, sexe; edat, professió i situació social dels seus pares; entorn social, accés a internet. No es considerarà si el jove ha tingut problemes similars precedents. Constarà de sis sessions de 1h. en les quals s'explicaran les conseqüències del joc patològic i la forma d'adquisició d'aquesta conducta, la relació conductual del jove entorn del joc, els factors de risc i protecció que envolten al joc, i es fomentarà l'autoconcienciación del jove referent a la seva conducta, tenint també en compte el seu entorn social. Es realitzarà una sessió final evaluativa d'anàlisi de funcionament i avaluació del programa tant per part del jove com del ponent. Els resultats esperats de la implementació del programa són: Un millor control i coneixement del joc, reducció del temps de joc i el reconeixement de patrons de conducta inadequats per part del jove.

Correlación entre la inteligencia emocional (TMMS) y la competencia emocional en adolescentes (CDE-SEC)

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High-Speed Rail: lessons for policy makers from experiences abroad

In April 2009, the US government unveiled its blueprint for a national network of high-speed passenger rail (HSR) lines aimed at reducing traffic congestion, cutting national dependence on foreign oil and improving rural and urban environments. In implementing such a program, it is essential to identify the factors that might influence decision making and the eventual success of the HSR project, as well as foreseeing the obstacles that will have to be overcome.

Ultrassonografia pélvica em crianças e adolescentes

O conhecimento das mudanças que ocorrem no útero e ovários durante a puberdade é fundamental ao investigar alterações da pelve feminina em crianças e adolescentes. O exame ultrassonográfico nestas pacientes é rotineiramente realizado por via abdominal usando o líquido da bexiga como uma janela ultrassônica, embora possa ser algumas vezes realizado pela via vaginal em adolescentes sexualmente ativas. As principais indicações para ultrassonografia pélvica em crianças e adolescentes são a puberdade precoce ou atrasada, dor ou massas pélvicas, genitália ambígua, sangramento vaginal em crianças e amenorreia primária. Neste artigo relatamos a técnica do exame, além de descrever os achados mais freqüentes.

Development and initial validation of the Parental PELICAN Questionnaire (PaPEQu) - an instrument to assess parental experiences and needs during their child's end-of-life care.

AIM: To develop and test the Parental PELICAN Questionnaire, an instrument to retrospectively assess parental experiences and needs during their child's end-of-life care. BACKGROUND: To offer appropriate care for dying children, healthcare professionals need to understand the illness experience from the family perspective. A questionnaire specific to the end-of-life experiences and needs of parents losing a child is needed to evaluate the perceived quality of paediatric end-of-life care. DESIGN: This is an instrument development study applying mixed methods based on recommendations for questionnaire design and validation. METHOD: The Parental PELICAN Questionnaire was developed in four phases between August 2012-March 2014: phase 1: item generation; phase 2: validity testing; phase 3: translation; phase 4: pilot testing. Psychometric properties were assessed after applying the Parental PELICAN Questionnaire in a sample of 224 bereaved parents in April 2014. Validity testing covered the evidence based on tests of content, internal structure and relations to other variables. RESULTS: The Parental PELICAN Questionnaire consists of approximately 90 items in four slightly different versions accounting for particularities of the four diagnostic groups. The questionnaire's items were structured according to six quality domains described in the literature. Evidence of initial validity and reliability could be demonstrated with the involvement of healthcare professionals and bereaved parents. CONCLUSION: The Parental PELICAN Questionnaire holds promise as a measure to assess parental experiences and needs and is applicable to a broad range of paediatric specialties and settings. Future validation is needed to evaluate its suitability in different cultures.