Promotion of Functioning in Elderly Persons and Rehabilitation in Everyday LifeLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student
• can describe the changes that take place in the body with age, and their connection with functional ability
• is able, based on the assessment of the life situation and the living environment of the elderly, to assess the functional capacity and to plan sustainable solutions to promote it in multiprofessional cooperation with the client
• can describe the opportunities of digital solutions in the guidance and in the support of functional ability.

Content

• Gerontology and geriatrics as fields of science
• Ageing theories and research on ageing
• Changes due to ageing in different organ systems
• Most important geriatric diseases and their treatment
• Special features of the assessment concerning the functional ability of the elderly and prevention of falls
• Activity support, therapeutic exercise and guidance for older people
• Everyday rehabilitation and memory disorders
• Digital solutions in rehabilitation and remote rehabilitation

Qualifications

Basics of Functional Ability Evaluation
Basics of Therapeutic Exercise
Therapeutic Exercise and Patient Assistance. Clinical practice 1
Promoting of Functional Ability and Accessibility through Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices and Accessibility Measures
Biomechanics and Assessment of Functional Ability
Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology 2
Basic Medical Studies in the Rehabilitation Sector

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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The assessment criteria for advanced are applied.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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The assessment criteria for advanced are applied.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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The assessment criteria for advanced are applied.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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The assessment criteria for advanced are applied.