Health Promotion of Geriatric and Chronic PatientsLaajuus (10 cr)

Objectives

Students
•understand the meaning of wellbeing, health and functional ability in elderly people’s life
•can apply the ethics, multidisciplinary information basis, key approaches and methods of health promotion in their own field of expertise
•can evaluate and make decisions to promote health of elderly people
•can utilise technological solutions in their own field of expertise

Content

• wellbeing, health and functional ability
• health promotion ethics
• multidisciplinary information basis of health promotion
• key approaches and methods of health promotion
• chronic diseases
• wellbeing technology and gerotechnology

Prerequisites

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Further information

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