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Assessment of functional ability (5 cr)

Code: FT00DU81-3002

General information


Enrollment

14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021

Timing

08.02.2021 - 31.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Ville Virta
  • Miia Kierikki

Teacher in charge

Ville Virta

Groups

  • FTSA20SM
    Physiotherapy, part-time studies

Objective

You can survey functional ability extensively and through its subparts.
You are aware of the factors influencing functional ability.
You understand the key factors affecting the reliability of physical therapy assessment (validity and reliability).
You are able to justify the choice of appropriate assessment methods and their connection to the implemented physiotherapeutic procedures.

Content

What is human functioning and which are the factors influencing it?
How can you assess and evaluate human functioning, mobility and physical performance of different age groups?
What are the factors affecting the reliability of the physiotherapeutic assessment?
How does the assessment of functioning, mobility and physical performance guide the planning and implementation of physiotherapy processes?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Attending the course requires that the learning outcomes of the courses Anatomy, physiology and biomechanics and “Physiotherapy interventions I” have been achieved.