COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ELDERLY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 3052 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ELDERLY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NURSEN ILÇIN

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to gain knowladge and skills on aging and concept of aging, principles of physical therapy assessment and treatment, aspects of physical activity in advance age, deciding rigth exercise program for elderly and features and examples of geriatric physiotherapy

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the concept of aging and healthy aging
2   Know the changes occur in body systems with aging
3   Know and apply physiotherapy asessment tailored to elderly
4   Know and apply exercise prescripton tailored to elderly
5   Decide and apply correct physiotherapy program for age related pathologies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of geriontology, team of geriatric reahbilitation and role of physiotherapist. Aging theories, epidemiologic features of geriatric population, mortality, morbidity
2 Age related changes in anatomy, physiology and function
3 Age related changes in anatomy, physiology and function
4 Geriatric assessement
5 Geriatric assessement
6 Functional exercise training and effects in elderly (cardiovaskular, muscle endurance and strenthgening exercises). Exercise prescription for geriatric adults
7 Functional exercise training and effects in elderly (cardiovaskular, muscle endurance and strenthgening exercises). Exercise prescription for geriatric adults
8 Midterm exam
9 Pathologies common in elderly, effects on function and place of physiotherapy in treatment (Balance and falls)
10 Pathologies common in elderly, effects on function and place of physiotherapy in treatment (Balance and falls)
11 Pathologies common in elderly, effects on function and place of physiotherapy in treatment (Depression, Damentia, Alzheimer)
12 Pathologies common in elderly, effects on function and place of physiotherapy in treatment (cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal system diseases and geriatric physiotherapy)
13 Pathologies common in elderly, effects on function and place of physiotherapy in treatment (neurological and other system diseases), Urinary incontinence
14 Home care Palliative care and hospice in geriatrics, Role of physiotherapists
15 General overwiev

Recomended or Required Reading

Andrew A Guccione, Rita Wong, Dale Avers. Geriatric Physical Therapy , Mosb, 2012.
Jennifer Bottomley, Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Textbook for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2010
Jones GJ, Rose DJ. Physical Activitiy Instruction of Older Adults. Human Kinetics, 2005.
Speer KP. Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Adults. Human Kinetics 2005.
DEU library, electronic journals and books

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face-to-face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

to be announced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer,PhD. Hülya Tuna
Dokuz Eylül University
School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Geriatric Physiotherapy Department

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing assignments 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51111

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