Tallinn Health Care College
Tallinn Health Care College
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Curriculum subjectGerontology and geriatrics
| Subject |
| Subject code |
5ET11/GER |
| Subject name |
Gerontology and geriatrics |
| Credit points |
5 ECTS |
| Grading method |
Grade prelim (letters) |
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| Curriculum subject |
| Curriculum |
2012 TT |
| Study year |
4 |
| Semester |
Fall semester |
| Subject type |
Mandatory |
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| Aim |
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Objectives
1. To provide knowledge about the aging process, the physical
and mental changes accompanying aging, and the effect of
these changes on life-quality;
2. to provide an overview about the most widely spread
pathological changes and the differences between these
changes that are the result of physiological changes of
aging. |
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| Study outcome |
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Learning outcomes
Having passed the subject, the student:
1. knows the theories of aging;
2. has an overview about the physical and mental changes
accompanying aging;
3. has knowledge about the most widely spread geriatric
diseases (incl dementness) and psycho-geriatric disorders,
and about the problems with occupational performance
related with pathological aging;
4. understands the meaning of death in life process and the
possibilities for palliative treatment. |
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| Current rounds |
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| None |
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