Suchergebnisse

Se establece una conexión entre los procesos de conocimiento que acontecen en el nivel más inferior de las sociedades vivas --las bacterias-- y la sofisticada sociedad de los científicos desde la perspectiva del paradigma "vida artificial". En primer lugar, se exploran las sociedades bacterianas desde una perspectiva informacional. Seguidamente, se considera la sociedad de las ciencias como una sociedad viva, biológica,en la que los científicos interactúan no sólo de forma jerárquica, sino también mediante procesos de cooperación y competencia horizontales. Todo ello apoya diversas consideraciones sobre la educación, la política y la geografía científicas.(Autor) ; This paper intends to establish a connection between knowledge processes in the lower level of living societies --bacteria-- and the modern sophisticated society of scientists from the perspective of the "artificial life" paradigm. Firstly, the living bacteria societies are explored from an informational perspective. Finally, the society of sciences is seen as a living biological society, where sciences interact not only hierarchically but in horizontal co-operation and competence processes. All of it leads the author to offer some considerations on the educative system, scientific politics and the Geography of Science. (Author)

Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to detect the most significant factors associated with each living alternative to improve socialization and mental health of the elderly. The measurements included affective evaluation, cognitive assessment, anxiety level, physical functionality, quality of life and social relationships. Individuals in home nursing residences were older and had worse affective status, functionality, cognitive state and quality of life. Social relationships in community people were better than in the institutionalized condition, particularly for less aged people.


Design/methodology/approach
Comparative descriptive study realized in 200 people older than 70 years in home nursing placement versus community dwelling conditions.


Findings
Multivariate analysis and logistic regression indicated that greater disability and poorer quality of social relationships were the main factors influencing the institutionalization process. Specifically, the Sociotype Questionnaire appeared as an efficient tool concerning the detection of social isolation effects as well as an acceptable integrator of prosocial information about home nursing placement.


Originality/value
The Geriatric Sociotype survey has shown usefulness in the evaluation of the social network of elderly people, both from the point of view of assessment and prognosis. In this sense it is considered that one of the main contributions of this study is to have included the qualitative evaluation of social relations, and to observe the differences according to the place of residence.