Introduction: Aging is a worldwide population phenomenon, which generates an increasingly numerous group of older adults with the consequent physical and mental deterioration at that age, for which it is necessary to establish mechanisms, policies and attitudes that favor dignified aging, The Chairs for the Elderly have been an ideal space to achieve this objective. The purpose of the present study was to determine the level of self-transcendence of older adults attending a University Chair for the Elderly and the impact on their quality of life. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 65 older adults enrolled in one of these chairs was carried out during the 2017-2018 school period, in the town of Cumanayagua in the Cienfuegos province (Cuba). To obtain the necessary information, an in-depth interview was applied and the self-transcendence scale of Pamela G. Reed (1987) was appli...

Objective. To determine the satisfaction of first-level students with their preparation prior to entering the Medicine career at the Technical University of Manabí. Materials and methods. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. A questionnaire validated by expert criteria, with options questions and an open question, was applied to 111 students who were studying the first level of the Medicine career during the period October 2017 to February 2018 and thus know how they valued their previous preparation. at the beginning of their university studies and the leveling semester. In addition, the route of entry and the behavior of failure in that period in the different subjects were analyzed, data that were summarized by using absolute numbers and percentages. Results. 44.1% of the students were male and 62 (55.9%) female, of which the average age was 18 years, 84.8% took entra...