COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE FRAIL ELDERLY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 5054 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE FRAIL ELDERLY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NURSEN ILÇIN

Offered to

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Course Objective

The course was created to prevent frailty in older adults and to provide information about appropriate physiotherapy and rehabilitation programs for the treatment of frail older people.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Define frailty in the elderly. Have knowledge about its frequency, importance and consequences in society.
2   2. Count the phenotypes of frailty, have knowledge about clinical diagnostic criteria and the assessment of the frail elderly.
3   3. Know the effects of frailty on activity and independence levels.
4   4. Know sarcopenia, learn assessment and treatment methods.
5   5. Know the rehabilitation of the frail elderly, know the rehabilitation team, and plan the appropriate physiotherapy program within the team.
6   6. Have knowledge of the current literature on exercise-based approaches and physiotherapy applications in frailty.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Frailty definition etiology, risk factors, complications
2 Assessment of Frailty: Scales and physical assessments
3 Assessment of Frailty: Scales and physical assessments
4 Evidence-based physiotherapy approaches in the prevention of frailty
5 Common pathologies in multimorbidity: Sarcopenia and frailty
6 Frailty and Inflammation
7 Frailty patients in hospital and physiotherapy
8 Frailty and management of chronic pain
9 Frailty and Mobility
10 Management of frailty, interdisciplinary rehabilitation team and physiotherapy
11 Frailty and end of life, palliative care, hospice
12 Literature discussion Article presentations
13 Literature discussion Article presentations
14 Case study: Creating a sample physiotherapy program for the frail elderly - discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

*Geriatride Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyonun Prensipleri. Nuray Kırdı, Filiz Can, Nursen Ilçin, Ayşe Abit Kocaman Hipokrat Kitabevi, 2022.
*Frailty. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment, Management, and Prevention. Jorge G. Ruiz, Olga Theou, 2024.
*an D. Cameron, Susan E. Kurrle, 2015. "Frailty and Rehabilitation", Frailty in Aging: Biological, Clinical and Social Implications, O. Theou, K. Rockwood

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, Lectures in the form of conferences, Presentation preparation, Literature review and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40


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. Nursen ILÇIN
nursen.ozdemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wdnesday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 3 45
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 5 10 50
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.455
LO.5
LO.6

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