- Docente: Fabio La Porta
- Credits: 4
- SSD: MED/34
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Wellness, Sport and Health (cod. 5813)
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from Mar 23, 2023 to May 25, 2023
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 24 teaching hours, giving 4 CFU:
Module A - Disability I
- A1 History of disability
- A2 Models of disability: older conceptualizations
- A3 Epidemiology of disability
Module B - Disability II
- B1 The current disability model: the Biopsychosocial model
- B2 Classification of disability: the ICF classification
- B3 Assessment of disability
- B4 Lessen the impact of disability
Module C - Frailty
- C1 The frailty syndrome
- C2 Falls and their prevention
Module D - Physical activity in frailty and disability
- D1 Health effects of physical activity
- D2 Physical activity in frailty and disability
- D3 Sport in frailty and disability
Readings/Bibliography
Reading materials and pdfs of the slides will be made available on the Virtuale platform
Teaching methods
- In presence / on-line lectures
- Homework on case studies.
Assessment methods
After the end of each module, an MCQ test will be performed on EOL. Thus, a total of 4 MCQ tests will be performed during the course and the marks obtained will concur to the final vote, along with a final MCQ test and the viva examination.
Thus, students attending the course are expected and strongly encouraged to keep their studying up to date with the course content.
During the introductory lecture detailed instructions on the MCQ test will be provided along with a simulation of the test.
Teaching tools
Slides. Reading materials. Individual and group exercises
Office hours
See the website of Fabio La Porta