Supporting the functional capacity of the elderly (5cr)

Objective

You can identify factors and individual features influencing the health and functional capacity of the elderly. You can apply multi-scientific knowledge of gerontological and geriatric rehabilitation when assessing and guiding elderly people to promote their functional capacity. You can plan, implement and assess actions and services which promote the health and functional capacity of the elderly to correspond with their wishes and demands. You can support independent survival and participation of the elderly in their living environment. You can cooperate as physiotherapy expert in multi-professional teams and networks.

Content

How do you consider the life course and living environment of an individual as a basis of supporting functional capacity of elderly? How do you consider geriatrics, medication and pain, when assessing and affecting the functional capacity of elderly? How do you guide the elderly to recognize their own resources and to participate in promoting their functional capacity? How do you advise the elderly to choose, purchase and use functional capacity supporting aids? How do you plan a non-obstacle environment to support the elderly’s coping? How do you advise the elderly to take advantage of environmental services and possibilities for promoting functional capacity? How do you exploit health care technology to promote the functional capacity of the elderly?

Qualifications

SemestersI-IV studies successfully completed.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a – g (graduation-level know-how and skills)