CARDIAC REHABILITATION

Course Description

This course aims to provide recognition of the problems in patients with cardiovascular diseases, the evaluation of the patient with the appropriate methods of assessment, selection of the cardiac rehabilitation approaches and appropriate treatment programs for patients. Students completing this course will explain the basic concepts related to cardiac rehabilitation; describe the clinical features of cardiovascular disease; assess cardiovascular patients according to physical, physiological and functional aspects; apply physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in patients with cardiovascular problems; evaluate quality of life and psychosocial status and give home programs in patients with cardiovascular diseases; analyze the cardiovascular risk factors in people who have cardiovascular risks; give patient education and make behaviour modifications people with cardiovascular risks. The course is given in theoretical and practical.

CARDIAC REHABILITATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 Explain the basic concepts of cardiac rehabilitation
2. 02 Describe the clinical features of cardiovascular diseases
3. 03 Patients with cardiovascular problems are assessed physically, physiologically and functionally.
4. 04 Practice physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in patients with cardiovascular problems
5. 05 It assesses the quality of life and psychosocial status in patients with cardiovascular problems and gives home programs.
6. 06 Analyzes risk factors in people with cardiovascular risk
7. 07 It modifies patient education and behavior in people with cardiovascular risk.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014.
2. 02 American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention programs. 5th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2013.
3. 03 Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Health-related Quality of Life. Saarbrücken : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2014.
4. 04 Thow M. Exercise Leadership in Cardiac Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach. 1st ed. Singapore: Wiley, 2006

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Explain the basic concepts of cardiac rehabilitation. SOLO 4
2. L02 Defines the clinical features of cardiovascular diseases. SOLO 2
3. L03 Evaluates patients with cardiovascular problems in terms of physical, physiological and functional aspects. SOLO 5
4. L04 Applies physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in patients with cardiovascular problems. SOLO 4
5. L05 Analyzes risk factors in people with cardiovascular risk. SOLO 5
6. L06 Makes patient education and behavior modification in people with cardiovascular risk. SOLO 4.5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has up-to-date theoretical and applied knowledge about Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
2. P02 Identifies and defines problems using up-to-date knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and plans treatment as per evaluation results.
3. P03 Implements and monitors the development of physiotherapy and rehabilitation processes within the frame of professional ethical principles, and changes or terminates processes when necessary
4. P04 Executes the necessary protocols for physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices by using the relevant technology, training and treatment equipment.
5. P05 Takes responsibility, individually and as a team member, to solve complex unforeseen problems encountered in practices related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
6. P06 Can independently carry out projects and research related to the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, transfers results to the field application.
7. P07 Contributes to the protection of public health in line with social needs and to the creation of necessary rehabilitation and health policies in parallel with the needs of the society.
8. P08 Embraces personal development, information literacy and lifelong learning; uses information resources effectively.
9. P09 Commands a foreign language in order to follow the developments in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, as well as communicate in Turkish orally and in writing.
10. P10 Organizes physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, generates solutions against problems in line with knowledge and evidence.
11. P11 Contributes quality management processes, and in- field and extra-field education and professional promotion programs, and represents its profession at national and international level.

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