Health Promotion of Geriatric Patients (15cr)

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 utilise multidisciplinary approach and cultural meaning in daily life of elderly people
•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
•multidisciplinary approach and cultural meaning in daily life of elderly people
•palliative and terminal care
•wellbeing technology and gerotechnology