- Docente: Fabio La Porta
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/34
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Wellness Culture: Sport, Health And Tourism (cod. 9227)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Wellness Culture: Sport, Health And Tourism (cod. 9227)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students gain an understanding of: - the most frequent causes of FRAILITY in people living in community; - the main profiles of physical or cognitive disability; - the interactions between physical activity and functioning in frailty or impaired people.
Course contents
The course will comprehend four main learning modules, for a total of 18 hours:
Module A - Disability I: theoretical foundations
- A.1: History of disability
- A.2: Older Models of disability
- A.3: Epidemiology of disability
- A.4: The current model of disability: the Bio-Psycho-Social Model
Module B - Disability II: disability in practice
- B.1: Classifying, quantifying and assessing disability: the ICF classification
- B.2: Lessening the impact of disability
Module C- Frailty
- C1: The frailty syndrome
- C2: Falls
Module D - Physical activity in frailty and disability
- D1: Physical activity in frailty and disability
- D2: Sport in disability
Readings/Bibliography
Reading materials and pdfs of the slides will be made available on the Virtuale platform
Teaching methods
- In-presence lectures
- Homework on case studies
- On-line seminars with external experts
Assessment methods
After the end of each module, a brief MCQ test will be performed on EOL. Thus, a total of 4 MCQs tests will be performed during the course.
At the end of the course, there will be also a final examination based on:
- a final MCQ test
- an oral examination, which is aimed at improving the final marks
Thus, to the final vote the following will concur:
- the results of the 4 ongoing MCQ tests
- the final MCQ tests
- the vote on the oral examination
Students attending the course are invited and encouraged to make an effort to keep their studying up to date with the course content.
During the first lectures detailed instructions on the MCQ test will be provided along with a simulation of the test.
Teaching tools
- Markdown presentations produced in Obsidian
- Reading materials
- Instructional videos
Office hours
See the website of Fabio La Porta