Views of People With High and Low Levels of Health Literacy About a Digital Intervention to Promote Physical Activity for Diabetes: A Qualitative Study in Five Countries.

BACKGROUND: Low health literacy is associated with poor health-related knowledge, illness self-management, health service use, health, and survival, and thus addressing issues related to low health literacy has been highlighted as a pressing international priority. OBJECTIVE: To explore views of a digital health promotion intervention designed to be accessible to people with lower levels of health literacy, in particular examining reactions to the interactive and audiovisual elements of the intervention. METHODS: Qualitative think-aloud interviews were carried out with 65 adults with type 2 diabetes in the UK, Ireland, USA, Germany, and Austria, with purposive sampling to ensure representation of people with lower levels of health literacy. Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify common themes. We then systematically compared views in subgroups based on country, health literacy level, age, gender, and time since diagnosis. RESULTS: Most participants from the chosen countries expressed positive views of most elements and features of the intervention. Some interactive and audiovisual elements required modification to increase their usability and perceived credibility and relevance. There were some differences in views based on age and gender, but very few differences relating to health literacy level or time since diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: In general, participants found the intervention content and format accessible, appropriate, engaging, and motivating. Digital interventions can and should be designed to be accessible and engaging for people with a wide range of health literacy levels.

Cultural Adaptation and Validation into Spanish of the Scale to Measure Attitudes Towards the Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Students of the University of Salamanca.

The aim of this study was to validate and analyze the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the Sexual Trafficking Attitudes Scale towards women and girls (STAS). A sample of 204 students from the University of Salamanca (Spain) was used. The exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a multifactorial structure of six factors (70.1% of variance). The Cronbach's α internal consistency index obtained for the sample was 0.87 and composite reliability was 0.94. Convergent validity was determined between the full scale and the six dimensions, and divergent between subscales. The Spanish version of the instrument consisted of 25 items, proving to be a reliable and parsimonious measure.

Juventude e formação: a política pública de formação profissional como cenário / Youth and education: the public policy for professional education as a scenario / Juventud y formación: la política pública de formación profesional como escenario

O estudo objetivou caracterizar a formação oferecida pela Política Pública de Formação Profissional por meio de uma pesquisa documental nos programas que a compõem. Foram acessados: relatórios, legislação, manuais, atas, projetos políticos pedagógicos, dados de inserção e sites. Realizou-se uma Análise de Conteúdo Temática e os dados foram analisados meio do programa QDA Miner. Os resultados apontaram que a Política colabora com a qualificação profissional juvenil, mas também serve ao capital na medida em que massifica os cursos profissionalizantes e utiliza-os como forma de enriquecimento e produção de mão de obra barata. Conclui-se ser necessário superar a visão reducionista de que a falta de qualificação é a responsável pelo desemprego, deixando-se desviar das determinações estruturais e de precarização. Discute-se a necessidade de ultrapassar a certificação vazia, contemplando o jovem como sujeito social nesse processo de formação, para que, assim, esta possa acontecer concretamente.

This article aims to characterize the education provided by the Public Policy for Professional Education. There were analyzed reports on the programs implemented, legislation, manuals, minutes, the political pedagogical projects of the courses, youth professional insertion and websites. Data analysis was the Thematic Content Analysis and the software QDA Miner. It was apparent from the data that the Policy brings with at least two sides: one, the collaboration with the professional qualification, since it offers courses and pedagogical spaces; and on the other hand, it also serves capital as it massifies the vocational courses and uses them as a form of enrichment and production of cheap labor. Thus, it is necessary to overcome the reductionist view that the lack of qualification generates unemployment, allowing itself to deviate from the structural determination and precariousness. It is necessary to go beyond empty certification, contemplating the youth as a social subject, so that this can happen concretely.

Este artículo objetivó caracterizar la formación ofrecida por la Política Publica de Formación Profesional, a través de una investigación documental. Se accedió a los: informes, legislación, actas, proyectos políticos pedagógicos, datos de inserción y sitios web, analizado desde el análisis temático de contenido y del software QDA Miner. Se hizo evidente que esta política colabora con la cualificación profesional ofreciéndoles cursos y espacios de aprendizaje; y, a la vez sirve al capital, masificando los cursos profesionales y utilizándolos como un medio de producción de trabajo precarizado. Por lo tanto, el reto para esta política consiste en superar la visión reduccionista de que la falta de cualificación genera desempleo, desviándose de las limitaciones estructurales y de la precariedad. Es necesario superar la certificación vacía que se ofrece actualmente y reconocer al joven como sujeto social en este proceso de formación, de tal manera que la política pueda cumplir con su función.