COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ERGOTHERAPY IN GERIATRICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 5044 ERGOTHERAPY IN GERIATRICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM SALIK ŞENGÜL

Offered to

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Course Objective

Evidence based ergotherapy in Geriatric Physiotherapy

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course student will be able to define ergotherapy principles.
2   At the end of the course student will be able to assess ergotherapy in geriatric pathologies.
3   At the end of the course student will be able to evaluate ergotherapy parameters about home and environmental to prevent age related injuries.
4   At the end of the course student will be able to apply ergotherapy methods in pathologies common in geriatrics.
5   At the end of the course student will be able to apply evidence based ergotherapy in pathologies common in geriatrics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of ergotherapy
2 Main sections in ergotherapy
3 Functional and assistive ergotherapy evaluation used in geriatric physiotherapy
4 Ergonomic evaluation of home and related environment
5 Ergonomic evaluation of home
6 Protection from related environment
7 General ergotherapy evaluation and treatment approaches used for disorders common in geriatric
8 Ergotherapy for cardiovascular disorders
9 Ergotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders
10 Ergotherapy for neurological disorders
11 Ergotherapy for systemic disorders
12 Ergotherapy for balance problems
13 Evidence based ergotherapy appliances in geriatric physiotherapy
14 Evidence based ergotherapy appliances in geriatric physiotherapy

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Occupational therapy manual for evaluation of range of motion and muscle strength.
Latella D.
2-Occupational therapy : practice skills for physical dysfunction. Pedretti LW.
3- Muscles, Nerves & Movement In Human Occupation. Tyldesley B.
4- Kinesiology For Occupational Therapy. Rybski M.
5- Opportunities in occupational therapy careers. Abbott M.
6- Elder care in occupational therapy. Lewis SC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Preparation of presentation by students

Assessment Methods

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

Nursen Ilçin Asist. Prof.PhD.
DEÜ SPTR Department of Geriatric Physiotherapy
Work phone: 412 49 36

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 3 42
Lectures 14 3 42
Field study 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511