Background and objectives: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia. T2DM affects millions of people, and has a lot of complications such as impaired sensation in the feet. Moreover, it is important to know the health of the feet of people with T2DM. The aim of this study is to know the preliminary values of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) in people with T2DM. Materials and Methods: A total of 87 patients with T2DM with an average age of 65.56 years, divided in 54 men and 33 women, participated in this cross-sectional study. The main outcome was the health of the foot as measured by the FHSQ questionnaire. This questionnaire collects data on eight dimensions: Foot Pain, Foot Function, Shoe, General Foot Health, General Health, Physical Activity, Social Capacity, and Vigor. Results: Patients with T2DM have lower values in Foot Pain; median values in General Foot Health and high values in Foot Function, Shoe, Physical Activity and Social Capacity. Some of these dimensions are affected by age, diabetes control, Body Mass Index (BMI), and years of diagnosis. Females with T2DM have more problems than males in the Shoe, General Foot Health, Physical Activity and Vigor dimensions. Conclusions: this research gives us preliminary values of the FHSQ in Spanish patients with T2DM and divided by gender, age, diabetes control, BMI, and years of diagnosis in people with T2DM.

Se ejecutó una revisión de alcance de las características de los estudios de evaluación de programas grupales de educación para progenitores con hijos de cero a dieciocho años, extraídos de ocho bases de datos, entre los años 2006 y 2019 y pertenecientes a revistas científi cas. De los 114 artículos revisados, la mayoría estaban publicados en Norteamérica o Europa, eran ensayos controlados aleatorizados, contaban con muestras pequeñas (inferiores a 100 sujetos), se implementaron en contextos escolares y estaban destinados a progenitores con hijos de hasta seis años o necesidades específi cas de apoyo educativo. Un amplio porcentaje (49.5%) no incluía pruebas de seguimiento post-intervención. Habitualmente el número de sesiones oscilaba entre seis y ocho (30.2%), con una duración promedio de dos horas y una perioricidad de una a la semana. Las intervenciones más evaluadas fueron Triple-P, Incredible Years, Strengthening Families y el Programa-Guía. Los contenidos más abordados fueron la comunicación, las emociones y las estrategias para manejar las conductas. Las principales variables medidas fueron los problemas de comportamiento, las prácticas de crianza y la autoefi cacia parental. Se detectó un interés creciente y global en el tópico analizado; se proporcionan datos actualizados que pueden ser útiles a profesionales e investigadores del área y guiar los procesos de diseño de nuevas intervenciones.

Resumen La orientación académica y vocacional favorece las elecciones de los escolares, tomando importancia en la Educación Secundaria. Se presentan las elecciones académicas e interés vocacional de un grupo de veintidós escolares que en el curso académico 2011/2012 fueron diagnosticados con alta capacidad matemática. En el curso 2017/2018 se ha realizado un seguimiento a fin de analizar su trayectoria académica y su preferencia vocacional. La significación estadística aparece en los campos de clara tradición masculina. Resultados que se inscriben en la tendencia ampliamente constatada de que persisten las desigualdades de género en la sociedad y en la Educación y que en las últimas décadas tiene un reflejo claro en la baja elección de las alumnas de las disciplinas STEM, aunque sean muy capaces.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disorder, with patients exhibiting hyperglycemia in fasting and postprandial states. T2DM has several complications, including loss of sensation in more distal body parts. Good peripheral sensitivity is essential as this affects different parameters related to activities of daily living, such as leg strength and balance. The objectives of this project were to assess the effects of an 8-week whole-body vibration (WBV) training program on (1) vibration perception threshold (VPT), (2) balance, (3) strength, (4) lipidic profile, (5) health-related quality of life, (6) diabetic neuropathy, and (7) body composition in T2DM patients. Methods/Design: A double-blind, randomized controlled study, with WBV and placebo groups, was carried out. Both groups performed 8 weeks of intervention, with 3 sessions per week, completing a total of 24 sessions. There were two groups: the experimental group, i.e., the WBV group, who received WBV therapy; and the placebo group, who completed a simulated training program that was developed on a Galileo Fitness platform, connected to software displayed on a screen. The participant could see the parameters of the simulated vibration training (duration, amplitude, and frequency), but it was the software that controlled the speakers placed inside the vibration platform. Ninety patients with T2DM (56 males and 34 females) were recruited for the intervention. Participants were assigned equally to the WBV (n = 45) and placebo (n = 45) groups. Primary outcome measures were (1) HbA1c and (2) vibration threshold. Secondary measures were (1) health-related quality of life, (2) balance, (3) strength, (4) body composition, (5) blood pressure, (6) diabetic neuropathy, and (7) lipidic profile. Statistical analysis was carried out by treatment intention and protocol. Discussion: This project aimed to investigate the effects of WBV training on HbA1c, vibration threshold, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio in T2DM patients. In future, guidelines will be provided for the incorporation of the main obtained conclusions into the social-sanitary system and businesses.