Geriatric physiotherapyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You recognize the individual differences in elderly rehabilitation clients and diversity in rehabilitation as a foundation for geriatric physiotherapy.
You can comprehensively and reliably evaluate the factors affecting the functional capacity and mobility of elderly clients while taking into account individual characteristics.
You can plan and individually guide exercises for elderly clients in a client-oriented manner, promoting and maintaining functional and mobility capacity as well as quality of life, utilizing the multidisciplinary knowledge base of gerontology and geriatric rehabilitation.
You can support independent coping and participation of the elderly in their living environment.
You can use your expertise of geriatric physiotherapy in multi-professional teams and networks.
You can apply your expertise in geriatric physiotherapy in accordance with professional guidelines and evidence-based physiotherapy methods.

Content

How do you take into account the individual differences of elderly rehabilitation clients and the diversity of rehabilitation as the foundation for geriatric physiotherapy?
How do you choose, justify, and apply methods for assessing functional capacity and mobility, considering the individual characteristics of the client?
How do you plan and guide exercises for elderly clients that promote and maintain functional capacity, mobility, and quality of life, while taking into account their individual characteristics?
How do you utilize the multidisciplinary knowledge base of gerontology and geriatric rehabilitation in the planning and guidance of exercises?
How do you consider pharmacotherapy and pain in the assessment, promotion, and maintenance of functional capacity, mobility, and quality of life in elderly clients?
How do you support the conditions necessary for elderly people to transition home and cope in their home environment?
How do you address fall prevention in the promotion and maintenance of functional capacity and mobility of elderly clients?
How do you guide elderly clients in recognizing their own resources and participating in the support and maintenance of their functional capacity and mobility?
How do you guide elderly clients in the selection, acquisition, and use of assistive devices that support functional capacity?
How do you plan accessible environments to support coping independently?
How do you utilize wellness technology in promoting and maintaining the functional capacity, mobility, and quality of life of elderly clients?
How do you use your expertise in geriatric physiotherapy in multiprofessional work groups and networks.
How do you apply your expertise in geriatric physiotherapy while considering professional guidelines and evidence-based physiotherapy methods?

Qualifications

Competence is required in client interaction, observing basic mobility, assessing functional capacity, and the fundamentals of guidance.

Evaluation

Graduation-level competence

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. assess operations in customer/client, user and target groups situations.
e. choose and justify appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.