Global evaluation in elderly
1
2021-2022
02466764
Assessment of the Elderly
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
2.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Degree / Integrated Medicine or Dentistry MSc.
Teaching Methods
Face to face.
Learning Outcomes
Know: what is the overall assessment of the elderly: why is composed instruments; know how to apply each of the instruments; able to recognize the interest of the overall evaluation.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Definition and assessment of global interest; each component of the overall assessment (physical evaluation, functional assessment, social assessment, mental review).
Head Lecturer(s)
Manuel Teixeira Marques Verissimo
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
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