Cristina Fernández-PorteroUniversidad Pablo de Olavide | UPO · Social Antropology, Psychology and Public Health
Cristina Fernández-Portero
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Cristina Fernández-Portero currently works at the Social Antropology, Psychology and Public Health, Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Cristina does research in Educational Psychology and Developmental Psychology, expertise in Gerontology
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The dual theory establishes that the decision-making process relies on two different systems, the affective system and the executive function (EF), developed during adolescence. This study analyzes the relationship between the decision-making and EF processes in a group of early adolescents (mean age = 12.51 years, SD = 0.61), where more affective...
The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of the type of habitation of older adults—with relatives or alone—on their health and well-being. The participants were 352 people over 65 years of age who collaborated with the research on a voluntary basis. The data indicated that those who live with family members have better social integration, wel...
Brain deterioration with age is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress that result in structural and functional changes. Recent studies have indicated that coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is associated to neurological oxidative stress and cognitive impairment. Studies with older people have shown a relationship between neurodegenerative diseases an...
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential factor for mitochondrial activity and antioxidant protection of cells, tissues and plasma lipoproteins. Its deficiency has been associated with aging progression in animals and humans. To determine if CoQ10 levels in plasma can be associated with frailty in elderly people (aged > 65), we studied the relationship...
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The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention program for the promotion of well-being and health in family caregivers.
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The participants were 111 family women caregivers aged between 33 and 75 years old. This was a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. The mindfulness i...
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Housing plays an important role in the aging process and health. The house and its nearby environment host most of the daily activities of older adults. Residential satisfaction (RS) has been relegated to physical issues such as accessibility. However, RS is also constituted by older adults' perceptions about housing. This study analyz...
p>En el nuevo Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior el alumnado ejercita sus competencias académicas y profesionales. Desde este en-foque formativo, el aprendizaje desarrolla la adquisición de competencias genéricas como el trabajo en equipo, la capacidad creativa y emprendedora o la capacidad comunicativa y relacional. Este trabajo profundiza en e...
Habitability is a good indicator, from a psychological perspective, of the quality of life enjoyed by older people living in urban environments. Quality of life depends, among other factors, on living conditions together with activities of daily living. Such activities indicate an older person’s degree of dependence and, therefore, the extent to wh...
In a study on informal or unpaid care, it is difficult to identify the consequences and effects of care provision on the caregiver's daily life. Thus, it is important to analyze the perceptions of the individual caregiver. This study describes the perceptions of health, well-being, support networks, and quality of life of 13 women aged between 45 a...
Dwelling conditions are a good predictor of the psychological well-being of older people who live in urban surroundings. Psychological well-being depends on the internal and external conditions of the home and on the residential satisfaction with the home itself, the building and the community. The aim of this study is to analyse the relationship b...
In this study we try to analyze the use of the reduced Spanish version of the Memory Functioning Questionnaire as a valued and reliable instrument in a sample (n = 147) of elder people over 55 years old without any evidence of degeneration. The data was obtained of a longitudinal study in the beginning and end of an academic course of the Third Age...
En este estudio pretendemos analizar el uso de la versión española reducida del cuestionario de funcionamiento de la memoria como instrumento válido y fiable en una muestra (n = 147) de personas mayores de 55 años sin retrasos degenerativos evidentes. El cuestionario se administró de modo longitudinal al principio y final de un curso académico entr...
This article is based on the influence that participation in the Third Age University Program has on the health and well-being of the elderly and with the mediation of social support. The data were obtained from a longitudinal study of 147 elderly students of the Third Age University of Seville (Spain). The hypothesis was that the elders who belong...
La Gerontagogía es una nueva disciplina que se ocupa de la formación de las personas mayores. Esta disciplina se ocupa de desarrollar nuevos modelos de formación de adultos, que recojan, no sólo las capacidades actuales de aprendizaje y desarrollo de las personas mayores, sino también, y muy especialmente, la creciente demanda de formación de la po...
La enseñanza universitaria de las personas mayores es relativamente reciente en España. Esta formación universitaria se justifica por el aumento demográfico de este sector de la población que demanda una formación y una educación, que en su día no pudieron recibir, y que trasciende a la mera alfabetización. El presente artículo se divide en cuatro...
