EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASES

Course Information
TitleΑΣΚΗΣΗ ΣΕ ΑΤΟΜΑ ΜΕ ΧΡΟΝΙΕΣ ΠΑΘΗΣΕΙΣ / EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASES
CodeΚΑΕ6
FacultyPhysical Education and Sport Science
SchoolPhysical Education and Sports Sciences (Thessaloniki)
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDimitra Mameletzi
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600015422

Programme of Study: PMS ANTHRŌPINĪ APODOSĪ (2021-sīmera)

Registered students: 27
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
ASKĪSĪ GIA PROLĪPSĪ KAI APOKATASTASĪElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)Winter-10
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600288956
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the basic knowledge of applying exercise programs to people with chronic diseases. Specifically, they will become familiar with the planning and organization of physical activities for people with chronic diseases, will know the basic characteristics and peculiarities of people with chronic diseases and will understand the role of exercise in improving the quality of life of people with chronic diseases. Finally, students will get acquainted with various forms of effective exercise aiming the secondary prevention of chronic diseases.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
Course Content (Syllabus)
COURSES: - The role of rehabilitation programs in patients with chronic diseases - Integration of patients with chronic diseases into exercise programs - Testing of functional capacity - Exercise in patients with diabetes mellitus - Exercise in patients with lung diseases - Metabolic syndrome and exercise - Exercise programs in patients with chronic kidney disease - Exercise in patients with malignancies - Exercise programs for obese patients - Exercise programs for patients with bronchial asthma - Exercise in patients with osteoporosis - Exercise programs for patients with dementia - Hydro-gymnastics for patients with chronic diseases - Structure of a scientific paper (review article or original research)
Keywords
rehabilitation, exercise, chronic diseases
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Reading Assigment61✓
Written assigments50✓
Exams50✓
Other / Others50✓
Total250
Student Assessment
Description
Presentation of a paper and written examination
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- T. Bullard, M. Ji, R. An, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of adherence to physical activity interventions among three chronic conditions: cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. BMC Public Health, 19 (1) (2019), p. 636 - P.D. Neufer, M.M. Bamman, D.M. Muoio, et al. Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of physical activity-induced health benefits.Cell Metabol, 22 (1) (2015), pp. 4-11 - K. Gonzalez, J. Fuentes, J.L. Marquez. Physical inactivity, sedentary behavior and chronic diseases. Korean J Fam Med, 38 (3) (2017), pp. 111-115 - C.A. Brawner, J.R. Churilla, S.J. Keteyian Prevalence of physical activity is lower among individuals with chronic disease. Med Sci Sport Exerc, 48 (6) (2016), pp. 1062-1067 - B.K. Pedersen, B. Saltin Exercise as medicine - evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases. Scand J Med Sci Sport, 25 (Suppl 3) (2015), pp. 1-72 - P.T. Katzmarzyk, S.A. Lear. Physical activity for obese individuals: a systematic review of effects on chronic disease risk factors. Obes Rev, 13 (2) (2012), pp. 95-105 - T. Li, S. Wei, Y. Shi, et al. The dose-response effect of physical activity on cancer mortality: findings from 71 prospective cohort studies. Br J Sports Med, 50 (6) (2016), pp. 339-345 - Crawford L, Maxwell J, Colquhoun H, et al. Facilitators and barriers to patient-centred goal-setting in rehabilitation: A scoping review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 36(12) (2022), pp. 1694-1704 - Yuting Han, Yizhen Hu, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Pei Pei, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Dianjianyi Sun, Yuanjie Pang, Ningyu Chen, Robert Clarke, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li, Jun Lv, on behalf of the China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group, Lifestyle, cardiometabolic disease, and multimorbidity in a prospective Chinese study. European Heart Journal, 42(34) (2021), pp. 3374–3384 - Saqib ZA, Dai J, Menhas R, Mahmood S, Karim M, Sang X, Weng Y. Physical Activity is a Medicine for Non-Communicable Diseases: A Survey Study Regarding the Perception of Physical Activity Impact on Health Wellbeing. Risk Manag Healthc Policy, 13, (2020), pp. 2949-2962 - Figueiredo C, Padilha CS, Dorneles GP, Peres A, Krüger K, Rosa-Neto JC, Lira FS. Type and Intensity as Key Variable of Exercise in Metainflammation Diseases: A Review. Int J Sports Med, 43(9), (2022), pp. 743-767 - Wade DT. What is rehabilitation? An empirical investigation leading to an evidence-based description. Clin Rehabil, 34(5), (2020), pp. 571-583
Last Update
13-03-2025