Global evaluation in elderly

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)

No

Syllabus

Definition and assessment of global interest; each component of the overall assessment (physical evaluation, functional assessment, social assessment, mental review). 

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Isabel Jacinto Santana

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

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