COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GERIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 6106 GERIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NURSEN ILÇIN

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

It has been aimed at learning systemic influences in geriatric population and
understanding the importance of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in this population
also learning current practices in the field of geriatric physiotherapy and discussing
with the literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows systemic influences in geriatric population
2   Knows geriatric respiratory system diseases, assesses and applies physiotherapy methods
3   Knows geriatric cardiac system diseases, assesses and applies physiotherapy methods
4   Knows oncological geriatric diseases, assesses and applies Physiotherapy methods
5   Knows musculoskeletal geriatric diseases, assesses and applies Physiotherapy methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Concepts and teories in geriatrics, epidemiology
3 Systemic differences in geriatric population
4 The Physiology of Exercise in geriatrics
5 Exercise types in geriatrics:Flexibility, Strength, Endurance, Balance
6 Exercise types in geriatrics:Flexibility, Strength, Endurance, Balance
7 Physiotherapy assessment before exercise in geriatric population
8 Exercise Prescription for Older Adults
9 Benefits and risks of Exercise for Older Adults. Motivational factors and barriers.
10 Pain management in older adults
11 Frailty and Older Adults
12 Fall prevention programs
13 Dementia and exercise
14 Palyative care, hospice and physiotherapy
15 article discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Geriatric Rehabilitation, 1990.
2- Neurology and general medicine. Aminoff MJ. Güneş Tıp, 4. baskı, 2010.
3- Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. Jones M, Maffatt F, BIOS Sci. Pub. Lt., Oxford, 2002.
4- Krusen s Handbook Of Physıcal Medıcıne And Rehabılıtatıon Kattlee Fj, Smıllwell Gk,
Lehmann Jf. 1982.
5- Clınıcal Orthopaedıcs Rehabılıtatıon. Brotzman SB, 1999

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type lessonı
Preparing assignments and presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


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)

Prof. Dr. Sema SAVCI

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 10 5 50
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 159

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
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