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Physical Activity and Rehabilitation for ElderlyLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TH00CK21

Credits

5 op

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

· Assess the changes related to physical activity and rehabilitation in global, national, provincial and regional perspectives and their impact and effectiveness to the older adults
· Analyze and evaluate individual and group based physical activity and rehabilitation activities and build knowledge and practice in their field
· Analyze the ethics, effectiveness and quality of physical activity and rehabilitation from the perspective of older adults
· Resolve demanding challenges through creative implementation of research and / or innovation in physical activity and rehabilitation of older adults using the new knowledge and / or procedures or applying and integrating knowledge from different disciplines

Content

· International and national recommendations on physical activity for health and Evidence-based methods in rehabilitation
· Rehabilitation and older adults
· Physical activity as a rehabilitation method for the older adults
· Ethics in physical activity and rehabilitation

Enrollment

02.07.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Master`s Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care; Integration of Rehabilitation and Physical Activity
Teachers
  • Niina Katajapuu
Groups
  • YKUNLIS22

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

· Assess the changes related to physical activity and rehabilitation in global, national, provincial and regional perspectives and their impact and effectiveness to the older adults
· Analyze and evaluate individual and group based physical activity and rehabilitation activities and build knowledge and practice in their field
· Analyze the ethics, effectiveness and quality of physical activity and rehabilitation from the perspective of older adults
· Resolve demanding challenges through creative implementation of research and / or innovation in physical activity and rehabilitation of older adults using the new knowledge and / or procedures or applying and integrating knowledge from different disciplines

Content

· International and national recommendations on physical activity for health and Evidence-based methods in rehabilitation
· Rehabilitation and older adults
· Physical activity as a rehabilitation method for the older adults
· Ethics in physical activity and rehabilitation

Evaluation scale

H-5