Comprehensive Gerontological Assessment (5cr)
Course unit code: SG10043
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Katri Palpatzis, Vastuuopettaja
- Karoliina Keinänen, Vastuuopettaja
Objective
- You can describe the principles of comprehensive gerontological and multidisciplinary assessment
- You are able to comprehensively assess and anticipate the health, well-being and functional capacity of older people, as well as the need for services in relation to the individual's resources, life and coping in their own environment.
- You are able to utilize various methods of assessing functional capacity and service needs
- You are able to use reliable information in a comprehensive assessment, taking into account the effectiveness of activities that promote the well-being of older people.
- Recognize the importance of the client’s and their relatives’ participation in the RAI assessment
- You can communicate information about factors related to the health and well-being of older people
- You are able to use assessment data to support older people.
Content
- Comprehensive gerontological assessment
- Methods for assessing functional ability and service needs
- Utilization of evidence-based knowledge and assessment data
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Methods for assessing functional ability and service needs (RAI)