Background This research analyzes the impact of quality of life as a metavariable that conditions the health and social welfare of the elderly. The sample of this study is composed of 500 people, randomly selected from the major day centers for the elderly in the province of Granada (Spain). Method For the inferential analysis, we used the CUBRECAVI questionnaire, which is a multidimensional scale of health and quality of life, along with the Katz and García measure questionnaires, which are also applied to quality of life. Through the technique of the interview, we have distributed the participants into two groups: experimental and control. Results and Conclusions Once the tests have been completed, we have concluded from the meta-analysis and validation tests that the participants have a good perception of their quality of life, considering health, leisure, environmental quality, functional capacity, level of satisfaction, social support, social networks, and positive social interactions as the determinants of their well-being, although social contact reduces as the age advances. We conclude that multidimensional evaluation is an effective tool to evaluate the quality of life and the objective and subjective health of the elderly. These variables can be related to the improvement of health and well-being.

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The meta-analysis we find that social support and the emotional factor, along with social interactions, have powerful effects on preventing morbidity and mortality, which are important social indicators. We conclude that social support based on positive social interactions provides an optimal state of health in the older person.

Resumen. La mediación es una actividad profesional emergente que tiene escasamente definidas las competencias precisas para su ejercicio profesional, hecho que afecta a las estrategias formativas actualmente vigentes en el ámbito de la Educación Superior. Por lo tanto, es necesario trabajar para la constitución de un currículo académico común que favorezca una formación homogénea, de calidad y relevante para el reconocimiento social de una profesión emergente. Mediante un estudio metodológico cualitativo con un diseño de investigación descriptiva que ha empleado la técnica de análisis documental haciendo uso del paquete informático MAXqda hemos estudiado las estrategias docentes actualmente vigentes en Cataluña y hemos identificado las principales competencias para el ejercicio profesional mediador que podrían sentar las bases de modelos educativos de reconocimiento nacional. Palabras clave: Mediación; competencia; educación superior; planificación académica; formación profesional.[en] Mediation as an emerging profession: current training from Higher Education Abstract. Mediation is an emerging professional activity that has poorly defined his own competences for his professional labour, fact that concern to the current training strategies from Higher Education. Because of that, it is necessary to work towards the constitution of a common academic curriculum that favours homogeneous, quality and relevant training for the social recognition of an emerging profession. Through a qualitative methodological study with a descriptive research design that has apply the documentary analysis by MAXqda software, we have studied the current training strategies in Catalonia and we have identified the core competences to the mediator labour that could be a foundation for nationals teaching models. Keywords: Mediation, competence; higher education; academic planning; professional training. IntroducciónEl Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (En adelante EEES) introduce un conjunto de mejoras y modificaciones en el sistema educativo con el objetivo de garantizar la relación entre formación y realidad laboral, todo ello remarcando aspectos como la Deontología y la calidad. Estas modificaciones son recogidas en el denominado Proyecto Tuning, entre las que destacamos el aprendizaje por competencias. Indican González y Wagenaar (2003:15) "el EEES defiende la necesidad de instaurar el modelo de aprendizaje por competencias pues lo considera óptimo para permitir a los egresados conocer y comprender, saber cómo actuar y saber cómo ser para poder realizar una actividad profesional que dé respuesta a las demandas sociales". Las competencias en el ámbito académico, como extraemos de la obra de De Juanas y Fernández (2008), hacen referencia a aquellas que demanda el desempeño de una profesión. Las aportaciones de Echeverría (2005) nos conducen a identificar que la adquisición de las competencias hay que plantearla desde un enfoque holístico pues se conciben como el conjunto de conocimientos, procedimientos, capacidades y actitudes, que...

Social exclusion refers to the processes by means of which individuals and groups of people have limited rights and opportunities to become fully integrated into society. In Spain, several social and legal developments have taken place. However, they have not necessarily resulted in real social advancement and equality for transsexual people. This discriminatory situation is organized within a structural and legal framework, which does not satisfy the particular needs of transsexual people. This reality, coupled with social intersubjectivity and a predominance of ignorance and negativity (both of which are directed by a dominant gender), requires a global strategy to address its structural, cultural, and intersubjective dimensions. A global strategy of this sort should originate from a participative perspective. By using a variety of methods, this article deals with the above issues, as well as the social factors and problems that limit the empowerment and social inclusion of this collective in a heterocentric society that is increasingly plural and diverse.

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