Rehabilitation and Physical Activity of ElderyLaajuus (5 cr)

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