Chronic diseases in the elderly
| Title | Χρόνια νοσήματα στους υπερήλικες / Chronic diseases in the elderly |
| Code | ΤΙΓΑ02 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Theodora Papamitsou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022436 |
Programme of Study: DiPMS EFARMOSMENĪ GERONTOLOGIA KAI GĪRIATRIKĪ
Registered students: 28
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600242753
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600242753
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17400
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
• To understand the patterns of aging according to the system under study.
• Define the basic function of the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, urinary system, endocrine system, gastrointestinal system, brain, and sensory organs.
• Define basic concepts and functions such as artery and vein, heart rate, volume overload, decreased vascular compliance, hypertension, and atherosclerosis.
• Define basic concepts and functions, such as the chest wall, compliance and elasticity of the lungs, oxygen consumption, dyspnea, and respiratory consequences of infections.
• Describe and define concepts such as the balance between water and salt and ions, kidney function, dehydration, metabolism of drugs excreted by the kidneys, bladder, urination, and other diseases that affect it.
To assess changes in hormone production and levels with age.
• Understand basic concepts and functions such as digestion, absorption of nutrients, swallowing, esophageal motility, and intestinal function.
• Understand and define concepts and functions such as reduced sleep efficiency, insomnia, thermoregulation, hearing, sight, smell, and taste.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. CAPILAR DISEASES-VANSICITIS
2. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
3. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
4. CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
5. GERIATRIC HEMATOLOGY
6. HYPERTENSION
7. HEART FAILURE
8. CORONARY DISEASE
9. OSTEOPOROSIS
10. THYROID DISEASES AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
11. DIABETES
12. SENIOR KIDNEY
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 40 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 160 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Pearlman, R. A., & Uhlmann, R. F. (1988). Quality of life in chronic diseases: perceptions of elderly patients. Journal of gerontology, 43(2), M25-M30.
2. Rocha, Ana Carolina Albiero Leandro da, and Suely Itsuko Ciosak. "Chronic disease in the elderly: spirituality and coping." Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 48 (2014): 87-93.
3. Rizzoli, R., Bruyère, O., Cannata-Andia, J. B., Devogelaer, J. P., Lyritis, G., Ringe, J. D., ... & Reginster, J. Y. (2009). Management of osteoporosis in the elderly. Current medical research and opinion, 25(10), 2373-2387.
4. Seriolo, B., Paolino, S., Casabella, A., Botticella, G., Seriolo, C., & Molfetta, L. (2013). Osteoporosis in the elderly. Aging clinical and experimental research, 25, 27-29.
5. Curtis, J. R., & Safford, M. M. (2012). Management of osteoporosis among the elderly with other chronic medical conditions. Drugs & aging, 29, 549-564.
6. Nyirenda, Moffat J., et al. "Thyroid disease and increased cardiovascular risk." Thyroid 15.7 (2005): 718-724.
7. Mitrou, P., Raptis, S. A., & Dimitriadis, G. (2011). Thyroid disease in older people. Maturitas, 70(1), 5-9.
Last Update
03-01-2024
