Study Guide

Objective

The students will learn to:

- name age-related physical, mental and social changes
- define factors related to aging client's life situation that promote health and prevent illness
- understand how exercise affects the aging person's organism and explain the most important aspects in physical exercise instruction
-recognize how pain affects the aging person's ability to function
- apply a variety of examination methods to assess aging people's functional capacity and independent coping
- use the ICF classification and the TOIMIA database to describe aging people's functional capacity and limitations
- advise againg clients on the choice, availability and use of the equipment and aids that support their function
- apply a qualitative research approach to an interview assignment
give exampes of technological solutions that support aging people's activities of daily living

Content

- Physical, mental and social changes in the function of aging clients
- Health promotion and aging
- Improving aging clients' motor skills using all sensory channels
-The ICF classification system and the TOIMIA database
- Assessment methods for aging clients' functional capacity and independent coping
- Physiotherapy in the alleviation of pain and promotion of function
- The process related to assistive equipment
- Robotics, welfare technology and digitalization
- Qualitative research

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to:

-name some age-related physical, mental and social changes
-name some factors related to aging client's life situation that promote their health and prevent illness
-list few effects that aging people's disorders and diseases have on their ability to function
-under supervision, use the ICF classification and various instruments to measure functional capacity, and to some extent guide aging clients to improve their function
-with support, implement the process related to assistive equipment
- name some applications of wellness technology for the elderly

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to:

-assess age-related physical, mental and social changes
-explain factors related to aging client's life situation that promote their health and prevent illness
-interpret the effects that aging people's disorders and diseases have on their ability to function
-appropriately use the ICF classification and some instruments to measure functional capacity, and guide aging clients to improve their function
-to some extent, implement the process related to assistive equipment
- name and use applications of wellness technology for the elderly

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to:

-extensively assess age-related physical, mental and social changes
-analyse factors related to aging client's life situation that promote their health and prevent illness
-draw conclusions on the effects that aging people's disorders and diseases have on their ability to function
-comprehensively use and explain their use of the ICF classification and various instruments to measure functional capacity, and guide aging clients to improve their function
- implement the process related to assistive equipment
- can take advantage of the applications of wellness technology for the elderly