Purpose: The promotion of healthy ageing has become a priority in most parts of the world, and it... more Purpose: The promotion of healthy ageing has become a priority in most parts of the world, and it should be promoted at all ages. However, baseline training of health and social professionals is currently not adequately tailored to face these challenges. This paper reports the results of a Delphi study conducted to reach expert agreement about health and social professionals’ competencies to promote healthy ageing throughout the lifespan within the SIENHA project. Materials and Methods: This study was developed following the CREDES standards. The initial version of the competence framework was based on the results of a scoping review and built following the CanMEDS model. The expert panel consisted of a purposive sample of twenty-two experts in healthy ageing with diverse academic and clinical backgrounds, fields and years of expertise from seven European countries. Agreement was reached after three rounds. Results: The final framework consisted of a set of 18 key competencies and 8...
Purpose of review: Food systems at all levels are experiencing various states of dysfunction and ... more Purpose of review: Food systems at all levels are experiencing various states of dysfunction and crisis, and in turn their governance contributes to other intensifying crises, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and the rapid expansion of dietary-related non-communicable diseases. In many jurisdictions governments at local, state and national levels are taking action to tackle some of the key challenges confronting food systems through a range of regulatory, legislative and fiscal measures. This article comprises a narrative review summarising recent relevant literature with a focus on the intersection between corporate power and public health. The review sought to identify some of the principal barriers for the design and support of healthy food systems and environments, as well as key reforms that can be adopted to address these barriers, with a focus on the role of local governments. Recent findings: The review found that, where permitted to do so by authorising legislative...
According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in ... more According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in a detrimental situation toward educational achievement, social cohesion, future health and life chances. Calls to identify risk and resilience factors to develop effective preventive actions have been made. Following a systemic approach, we conducted a cross-sectional study on the relationship between social capital and psychological distress in a sample of Catalan adolescents in Barcelona, taking into account a range of other relevant aspects at different levels influencing mental health, including gender, age, migrant status, family background, lifestyle factors, body mass index, and self-rated health. Data were collected through validated questionnaires in December 2016 from 646 of 14- to 18-year-old adolescents from three public and private high schools in Barcelona (Spain). Data analysis included descriptive analysis, a correlational study and logistic regression to obtain the odds ...
IntroductionThe work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviour... more IntroductionThe work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviourally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes. The person is confronted with new social roles, expectations, challenges and opportunities that can influence lifestyle and well-being. In the scientific literature, we find recent reports of interventions aimed at improving health and well-being in people at retirement age. However, there is still a gap of knowledge on how different interventions during retirement might improve health status. We intend to conduct a scoping review with the aim of describing interventions for improving well-being across the retirement transition.Methods and analysisThe methodological framework described by Arksey and O’Malley; the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for scoping reviews and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols statemen...
Monografico con el titulo: Pedagogia social y pensamiento complejo: una perspectiva emergente sob... more Monografico con el titulo: Pedagogia social y pensamiento complejo: una perspectiva emergente sobre las realidades sociales. Resumen en ingles y catalan
Background The purpose of this article is to report on a comparative analysis of the official foo... more Background The purpose of this article is to report on a comparative analysis of the official food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) that were applicable in 2015 in 25 EU Member States. We assess FBDG in relation to the main guidelines established by the FAO/WHO, the EURODIET project and the EFSA, with a particular focus on identifying strengths and limitations of current FBDG in Europe towards addressing diet-related health inequalities. Methods This is a review research, in which a mixed-methods sequenced procedure was utilized. In each EU country key informants, including sociologists, economists, dietitians and nutritionists were asked to provide data regarding: (i) current dietary guidelines and national health priorities, (ii) model of health promotion currently available, (iii) results of the latest food consumption survey. All documents were reviewed by the coordinating team. Full data were analysed by two nutritionists, using a tabulated sheet to organize and compare the resu...
L'alimentacio es un dels principals determinants de salut.Mitjancant la dieta es possiblemill... more L'alimentacio es un dels principals determinants de salut.Mitjancant la dieta es possiblemillorar la salut pero una dieta inadequada tambe pot constituir un factor de risc. La saviesa popular, garant durant decades d'uns bons habits alimentaris, esta caient en l'oblit a causa de la dificultat de transmissio de la tradicio alimentaria. Aixi, es dona a infants i joves l'oportunitat (sovint obligada) de construir els seus propis habits,massa sovint sense fonament. En general, els habits alimentaris de la poblacio catalana i espanyola son poc adequats. Es dona una alimentacio per exces a base d'aliments amb un alt contingut en greixos i sucres i deficient en verdures, peix i llegums. Alhora, augmenta la incidencia i la varietat de trastorns de la conducta alimentaria. Es fa palesa, doncs, la necessitat de donar un coneixement fonamentat a infants i joves del que es una alimentacio saludable: nutrients, estructura dels apats, distribucio al llarg del dia i tot allo qu...
Purpose: The promotion of healthy ageing has become a priority in most parts of the world, and it... more Purpose: The promotion of healthy ageing has become a priority in most parts of the world, and it should be promoted at all ages. However, baseline training of health and social professionals is currently not adequately tailored to face these challenges. This paper reports the results of a Delphi study conducted to reach expert agreement about health and social professionals’ competencies to promote healthy ageing throughout the lifespan within the SIENHA project. Materials and Methods: This study was developed following the CREDES standards. The initial version of the competence framework was based on the results of a scoping review and built following the CanMEDS model. The expert panel consisted of a purposive sample of twenty-two experts in healthy ageing with diverse academic and clinical backgrounds, fields and years of expertise from seven European countries. Agreement was reached after three rounds. Results: The final framework consisted of a set of 18 key competencies and 8...
Purpose of review: Food systems at all levels are experiencing various states of dysfunction and ... more Purpose of review: Food systems at all levels are experiencing various states of dysfunction and crisis, and in turn their governance contributes to other intensifying crises, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and the rapid expansion of dietary-related non-communicable diseases. In many jurisdictions governments at local, state and national levels are taking action to tackle some of the key challenges confronting food systems through a range of regulatory, legislative and fiscal measures. This article comprises a narrative review summarising recent relevant literature with a focus on the intersection between corporate power and public health. The review sought to identify some of the principal barriers for the design and support of healthy food systems and environments, as well as key reforms that can be adopted to address these barriers, with a focus on the role of local governments. Recent findings: The review found that, where permitted to do so by authorising legislative...
According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in ... more According to the WHO, globally, one in seven adolescents experiences a mental disorder, being in a detrimental situation toward educational achievement, social cohesion, future health and life chances. Calls to identify risk and resilience factors to develop effective preventive actions have been made. Following a systemic approach, we conducted a cross-sectional study on the relationship between social capital and psychological distress in a sample of Catalan adolescents in Barcelona, taking into account a range of other relevant aspects at different levels influencing mental health, including gender, age, migrant status, family background, lifestyle factors, body mass index, and self-rated health. Data were collected through validated questionnaires in December 2016 from 646 of 14- to 18-year-old adolescents from three public and private high schools in Barcelona (Spain). Data analysis included descriptive analysis, a correlational study and logistic regression to obtain the odds ...
IntroductionThe work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviour... more IntroductionThe work-to-retirement transition involves a process of psychologically and behaviourally distancing oneself from the workforce that is often accompanied by other social changes. The person is confronted with new social roles, expectations, challenges and opportunities that can influence lifestyle and well-being. In the scientific literature, we find recent reports of interventions aimed at improving health and well-being in people at retirement age. However, there is still a gap of knowledge on how different interventions during retirement might improve health status. We intend to conduct a scoping review with the aim of describing interventions for improving well-being across the retirement transition.Methods and analysisThe methodological framework described by Arksey and O’Malley; the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for scoping reviews and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Protocols statemen...
Monografico con el titulo: Pedagogia social y pensamiento complejo: una perspectiva emergente sob... more Monografico con el titulo: Pedagogia social y pensamiento complejo: una perspectiva emergente sobre las realidades sociales. Resumen en ingles y catalan
Background The purpose of this article is to report on a comparative analysis of the official foo... more Background The purpose of this article is to report on a comparative analysis of the official food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) that were applicable in 2015 in 25 EU Member States. We assess FBDG in relation to the main guidelines established by the FAO/WHO, the EURODIET project and the EFSA, with a particular focus on identifying strengths and limitations of current FBDG in Europe towards addressing diet-related health inequalities. Methods This is a review research, in which a mixed-methods sequenced procedure was utilized. In each EU country key informants, including sociologists, economists, dietitians and nutritionists were asked to provide data regarding: (i) current dietary guidelines and national health priorities, (ii) model of health promotion currently available, (iii) results of the latest food consumption survey. All documents were reviewed by the coordinating team. Full data were analysed by two nutritionists, using a tabulated sheet to organize and compare the resu...
L'alimentacio es un dels principals determinants de salut.Mitjancant la dieta es possiblemill... more L'alimentacio es un dels principals determinants de salut.Mitjancant la dieta es possiblemillorar la salut pero una dieta inadequada tambe pot constituir un factor de risc. La saviesa popular, garant durant decades d'uns bons habits alimentaris, esta caient en l'oblit a causa de la dificultat de transmissio de la tradicio alimentaria. Aixi, es dona a infants i joves l'oportunitat (sovint obligada) de construir els seus propis habits,massa sovint sense fonament. En general, els habits alimentaris de la poblacio catalana i espanyola son poc adequats. Es dona una alimentacio per exces a base d'aliments amb un alt contingut en greixos i sucres i deficient en verdures, peix i llegums. Alhora, augmenta la incidencia i la varietat de trastorns de la conducta alimentaria. Es fa palesa, doncs, la necessitat de donar un coneixement fonamentat a infants i joves del que es una alimentacio saludable: nutrients, estructura dels apats, distribucio al llarg del dia i tot allo qu...
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