The Association between Trainer Expertise and Changes in Adolescent Symptomatology in an Evidence-Based Family Prevention Programme.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess whether the outcomes of implementations of the Universal Strengthening Families Program (SFP 11-14) are linked to the competences or specific skills of the trainers of social field who gave them.

Method: The analyzed data was based on ratings awarded by the 174 mothers participating in the SFP 11-14. By conducting a K-means cluster analysis, significant groups were identified, based on the ratings awarded to the trainers.

[Cluster analysis in the definition of profiles of elderly people with dependency in Palma de Mallorca: relationship between health, social support and dependency.].

Objective: In Spain, the resources of the System for Autonomy and Attention to Dependency (SAAD) for the elderly are directed to intervene on dependency situations. They focus attention exclusively on physical and cognitive effects while the evidence and the main national and international entities indicate the need to establish measures to promote autonomy and prevent dependence.

Methods: Descriptive observational study, conducted on a sample of n=279 people benefiting from the Economic Benefit for Care in the Family Environment (PECEF) in Palma de Mallorca: n=178 people between 55 and 85 years (<75, n=69.