Vulnerable Groups in Adulthood and Old Age
Code: 44461 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year |
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| Nursing Innovation Applied to Vulnerability and Health | OB | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Caterina Checa Jimenez
- Email:
- caterina.checa@uab.cat
Teachers
- Lidia Gimenez Llort
- Andrea Moreu Valls
- Francisco Collazos Sanchez
- Roger Hortal Mas
- David Giménez Díez
- Luis Lopez Perez
- Juan Manuel Leyva Moral
- Cristina Casanovas Cuéllar
- Jordi Puig Pla
- Rebeca Gomez Ibañez
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
Not required
Objectives and Contextualisation
In this module the students will acquire the competencies for the detection and management of the vulnerable situations in younger and older adults from the nursing perspective.
Competences
- Develop critical reasoning and social commitment to the diverse facets of today's society, based on respect for fundamental rights, equality between women and men and non-discrimination.
- Develop scientific knowledge, critical reasoning and creativity
- Integrate practice informed by evidence in the area of vulnerability and care.
- Involve bioethics in diagnosis and intervention in situations that place the population at risk of vulnerability.
- Knowledge and understanding that provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often in a research context.
- That students have the learning skills that enable them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the prejudices and discrimination experienced by vulnerable populations in the short and long term.
- Demonstrate the ability to acquire scientific knowledge autonomously.
- Design an innovative research proposal relevant to the subject of the master's degree.
- Develop critical reasoning and social commitment to the diverse facets of today's society, based on respect for fundamental rights, equality between women and men and non-discrimination.
- Develop scientific knowledge, critical reasoning and creativity
- The student demonstrates the ability to manage adults in vulnerable situations according to the needs of the individual.
Content
Advanced models of care in chronicity and dependence
Pre-frailty and frailty
Neurodegenerative diseases
Dementia and pain
Patient safety culture
Models of care for chronicity/ageing within the primary care setting.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nursing interventions in chronicity
Caregiver syndrome
Symbolic immortality
Compassion fatigue in healthcare professionals
Nursing care focused on diversity
Functional impairments and functional diversity
Minority groups in adulthood and old age
Immigration
Poverty
Homelessness
Sexual and gender diversity
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
Vulnerability in international contexts
Nursing care in situations of violence
Gender-based violence
Obstetric violence
Sex work
Mental health and mental illness
Nurses as a vulnerable group
Concept of severe mental illness
Nursing care in mental health for people with mental disorders
New professional strategies in the mental health network
Nursing care in mental health for people with intellectual disabilities
Mental health and addictions
Sexuality in people with severe mental disorders
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Face-to-face problem solving/cases/exercises seminars | 13 | 0.52 | 1, 5, 4, 6 |
| Theorical lessons | 32 | 1.28 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Report elaboration | 20 | 0.8 | 2, 5, 4, 3 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study | 82 | 3.28 | 2, 5 |
During the second semester, a total of 45 hours of face-to-face teaching will be given in a master class format and seminars given by the nursing department, the psychiatry department and legal medicine and other experts in the field. The seminars will be on problem solving / cases / exercises.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance and active participation in face-to-face and/or virtual lessons | 10 | 36 | 1.44 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 6 |
| Coursework submition | 75 | 40 | 1.6 | 2, 5, 4, 3 |
| Virtual discussion forums | 15 | 2 | 0.08 | 5, 4 |
Assessment System
The assessment of this module is structured into three components, each with a specific weight in the final grade:
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Virtual Discussion Forums (15%)
Participation and the quality of contributions in the virtual discussion forums will be evaluated. -
Attendance and Active Participation in Class (10%)
Attendance and active participation in face-to-face sessions will be assessed. Attendance is mandatory, and students must attend at least 71.4% of the sessions. Failure to meet this minimum will result in a grade of Not Present (NP) for the module. -
Submission of Reports/Assignments (75%)
Students must submit 5 written assignments. The weighted average of these assignments will account for 75% of the final grade.-
Failure to submit an assignment will result in a grade of 0 for that assignment.
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Late submissions will not be accepted.
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The final grade will be the weighted average of the three components above. A minimum score of 5 out of 10 is required to pass the module.
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If any required assessment evidence is missing, the module will be graded as Not Assessable (NA).
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If the module is failed, the student must re-enroll in the next edition of the program. In this case, no assessment scores from the previous attempt will be retained.
This module does not offer a single-assessment (final exam only) option.
Restricted Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies
In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks such as:
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bibliographic or information searches,
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linguistic or stylistic correction of texts,
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translations,
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and other similar uses that do not replace the student’s own academic contribution in assessed activities.
In all cases, students must clearly identify the parts of their work that have been generated or assisted by AI technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity.
Failure to disclose the use of AI in any assessed work will be considered a breach of academic integrity, and may result in partial or total penalties to the grade of the activity, or even more serious sanctions in severe cases.
Bibliography
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Gordon K, et al. Nurse‑led models of care for patients with complex chronic conditions: a scoping review. Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2019;32(3):57–76
Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) [online]. (2016). York; York Health Economics Consortium; 2016. https://yhec.co.uk/glossary/incremental-cost-effectiveness-ratio-icer/
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Puts MTE, Toubasi S, Andrew MK, et al. Social vulnerability and frailty: systematic review. Lancet Public Health. 2023;26(3):390–395.
Ferreira M, et al. Scoping review: cuidados de enfermería en Parkinson en AP. Rev Esp Enferm Primaria. 2021;44
Morris RL, Gagnon MP, et al. Nursing care coordination for patients with complex needs in primary healthcare: scoping review. Int J Integr Care. 2020;20(4):5518
Software
No required
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SEMm) Seminars (master) | 101 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 101 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |