YBH207


Course Title Course Code Program Level
GERIATIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES YBH207 Elderly Care Associate Degree

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
03
(Fall)
28 30 22 10 90 2 3

Teaching Staff Öğr.Gör.R.Kağan YÜCEL
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Vocational
Prerequisites
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives This course defines musculosketal diseases in the elderly.
Course Content Recognition of musculoskeletal diseases in the elderly.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon successful completion of this course the students; 1. Learn physiological and musculoskeletal changes in the elderly. 2. Learn the general characteristics of inflammatory and non-inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases. 3. Learn the general characteristics of neck and back pain as well as the soft tissue disorders coused by tendinopathy, bursitis, strain and sprain. 4. Comprehend the differences in the properties and the approach on pain in the elderly. 5. Learn the fundamental differences of these diseases in the elderly.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Musculoskeletal System Changes with Aging
2. Week Pain
3. Week Inflammation
4. Week Osteoporosis and Fractures in Geriatric People
5. Week Collagen Tissue Disease
6. Week Arthritis
7. Week Low back Pain
8. Week MID TERM
9. Week Ankylosing Spondylitis
10. Week Gut Disease
11. Week Osteoarthritis, tendinitis, bursitis,
12. Week Food Problems
13. Week The Evaluation of the Patients with Joint Impairment
14. Week Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References
Work Placement(s)
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)