Objective: to analyze the use of physical and digital georeferencing techniques in the service of health from a community asset experience. Methods: in the framework of an exploratory study with a mixed method, with a recurrent transformative design,a social cartography was carried out that included the analysis of physical and digital georeferencing. Results: the community territorial experience is part of the concrete experience, digital mappings as a result of technological tools and ICT development were used, with social mappings that directly linked the communities. On the onehand, it is an input that allowed to know the general context to streamline processes and on the other hand, other elements were highlighted in the practices, such as sociocultural, economic and political elements. Conclusions: in the globalized world, the use of physical and digital maps enrich the processes of assessment and community participation, they are configured as a means, but not an end, which provides decisionmakers with a tool to dynamize interaction and community empowerment processes.

Introduction:The construct of the sense of coherence, derived from the salutogenic model, allows people to cope with stressors through resources to maintain good health. Objective: To describe the sense of coherence (SOC-29) among university students in the city of Manizales as a care resource in times of pandemic. Materials and Methods: A quantitative and descriptive study with an associative-comparative phase was conducted with 566 students enrolled in public and private universities in Manizales, Caldas, (Colombia), during the first semester of 2021. The data collection technique was online surveys. For the univariate analysis, frequency distribution and central tendency and dispersion measures were determined. For bivariate analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Chi-square test were used. Results:The SOC-29 score ranged from 58 to 185 points (mean 133.6 ± 24.4 points), and 27% of the participants reported that the pandemic negatively affected their life, a statistically significant association (p<0.05) was found between the change in living conditions and all the items of the scale. Conclusions: Consolidating the sense of coherence as an integral part of university students’ mental health prepares them to cope with changes in their living conditions and makes it feasible to direct care actions in social, family, and academic settings. How to cite this article: Betancurth Loaiza Diana Paola, Sánchez Palacio Natalia, Vélez Álvarez Consuelo. Sentido de coherencia en universitarios: recurso para el cuidado en tiempos de pandemia. Revista Cuidarte. 2022;13(3):e2435. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.2435      

Objetivo: analizar la comprensión de la Escala de Sentido de Coherencia (SOC-29) en estudiantes universitarios. Materiales y métodos: estudio cuantitativo del tipo validación de instrumentos, se realizaron pruebas cognitivas con 93 estudiantes universitarios a través de dos espacios de discusión en el que se analizó el nivel de comprensión de la escala de Sentido de Coherencia. Resultados: la discusión cerrada permitió identificar el nivel de comprensión de la escala en términos de relevancia, claridad y vocabulario. En el análisis univariado, más del 90% de los estudiantes la valoraron con un alto nivel de claridad, relevancia y vocabulario. Para el análisis bivariado, el semestre y el estrato se asociaron estadísticamente con todos los ítems y todas las dimensiones p<0,05. Con la discusión abierta se identificaron pocas dificultades para la comprensión e interpretación de los ítems del instrumento y se consolidaron cambios gramaticales y semánticos que finalmente permitieron su adaptación. Conclusión: las pruebas de comprensión confirman que la escala SOC puede ser aplicada en universitarios y configurarse como un elemento diagnóstico para fortalecer los procesos educativos.