Exercise gerontology and agingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.

You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.

You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.

You know basic fitness tests.

You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.

Content

What are the basic methods to assess endurance?

What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?

How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?

How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?

What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?

What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?

How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?

Qualifications

Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits

Evaluation

Assessment criteria level 3: entry-level know-how and skills
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.