Development of Risk Breakdown Structure for Online Learning Project during COVID-19 Crisis

This research aims to develop risk breakdown structure specifically for virtual learning projects in higher institution. Transition from physical face-to-face study into virtual learning practices during COVID-19 mitigation phase had been selected as main focus to construct risks identification. Opinions and experiences from 35 stakeholders in university level had been gathered and analyzed using triangulation and meta-language of risk statement methods, in order to maintain statements’ validity and quality based on project management’s standard. All registered risks were listed using universal risk breakdown structure format, which emphasized on three risk areas: internal, external, and technology, in order to categorize risk based on its sources and identify area with high exposure of risk. The result proposed 11 risk statements with highest exposure of risk on technology area. This result indicated that virtual learning organizers need to consider strategies and mitigation process in technology area, specifically on the infrastructure readiness, user capabilities, and communication gap inside the virtual environment.

PATTERNS OF DISABILITY ACCORDING TO ENROLLMENT TO HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AMONG ADULTS AGE 50 AND OLDER IN MEXICO

The aim is to describe and analyze the progression of the limitation in the Basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in the period 2012 - 2015, in adults over 50, grouped by their enrollment to public health services and private health institutions in Mexico (6 groups). The sociodemographic and health characteristics of each set of adults are included in this study. Disability is measured using the ADL scale. Data come from the longitudinal Mexican Health and Aging Study in the years 2012 and 2015. Multinomial logistic regressions and multi-state life tables were carried out for the analysis. Between 35% and 50% of the participants with disabilities at the beginning of the study, recovered their functionality regardless of which health institution they were enrolled to. Those individuals enrolled in two or more institutions are .33 times more likely to have no disability, compared to those who are not enrolled in any institution. Transition probabilities from active life to ADL disability rise sharply with age until 86 years old (21%), from which it begins to descend. Conditional life expectancy estimates for those initially healthy at the age 60 is 30.07 years. Of the above, 4.74 years are lived with disabilities. The disability process follows different trajectories in each group of enrollees. These trajectories were associated with socioeconomic and health factors (age, sex, diabetes and cognition). Being enrolled in 2 or more institutions is related to the prevention of disability. This is probably due to the increased access to health services.