Physiotherapy and Health Promotion

Knowledge acquired in the UCs of Psychology of the Interpersonal Relations, Study of the Human Movement, Therapies by the Movement.

Presenting the issues/content, raising problems and facilitating the students’ approach;

Critical analysis of programs and projects, in groups;

Work in small groups (4-5 students) for programme development, training and peer application (co-creation in simulated environments);

At the beginning of each session, a 5-10 minute period will be set aside for clarification of doubts about the lectured subject, which will enable students to acquire skills and competences in accordance with the learning objectives.

After completing the course the learner is expected to be able to

– Know, understand, apply, analyze and be able to synthesize the foundations and theoretical conceptions of physiotherapy in health promotion.

– Demonstrate ability to understand the evidence-based and client-centered approaches to health education, health promotion and functionality and prevention of disability;

– Assess individual and group needs;

– Critically analyze existing national and international programs and projects;

– Plan and implement measures to influence people and the environment towards health promotion at individual and group level

– Teach and counsel individuals and the community for healthy lifestyles, particularly associated with exercise and physical activity and ergonomics.

Thus, affective skills and competences are obtained: growth in emotional, behavioural and attitudinal areas; cognitive: reflective mental performance and knowledge; and psychomotor: practical-instrumental abilities (manual performance).

1. Global Health (10h)

Determinants of World Health: personal and environmental

Indicators and measurements used globally for population and community health and risk factors

Management of chronic and non-communicable diseases

Population aging

Reality of the Portuguese population

2. Physiotherapy in response to the challenges of the next decade (15h)

Global health and urgent challenges for the next decade

The position of the WorldPT and WHO

Causes of the reduction of years of life with disability (YLDs) in the world and in Portugal

Education and Counselling for behavioural change

Self-management of health status, self-care and promotion of health literacy

Evidence on physical activity and exercise in health and physiotherapy

Group physiotherapy: principles; teaching and learning methods (stages in the presentation of exercises)

Adaptive strategies in exercise programme development + health education, including ergonomics

Identification of means and strategies to improve exercise adherence and behavioral change

3. Physical activity, exercise and education programmes to prevent disease and/or disability in the following conditions (20h):

falls and fractures;

chronic low back pain;

work-related musculoskeletal disorders (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, spinal pain, others)

cardiovascular and metabolic diseases;

respiratory diseases;

dementia;

depression, anxiety and stress

cancer disease (breast cancer, colon cancer, others)

social isolation and sedentary lifestyle in times of pandemic

stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

other conditions

NAO

Principal Bibliography

American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM´s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, etc.: Wolters Lumer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010

Andrew Guccione, Rita Wong, Dale Avers (2012). GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY, THIRD EDITION Mosby, Inc., Elsevier Inc. ISBN: 978-0-323-02948-3

Larson, J. (1991). The Measurement of Health – Concepts and Indicators, 1st edition. London, Greenwood Press.t

Complementar Bibliography

Bherer L, Erickson KI, Liu-Ambrose T (2013). A Review of the Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Cognitive and Brain Functions in Older Adults. Journal of Aging Research, Volume 2013, Article ID 657508, doi.org/10.1155/2013/657508

Cooney GM, Dwan K, Greig CA, Lawlor DA, Rimer J, Waugh FR, McMurdo M, Mead GE (2013). Exercise for Depression (Review). The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Dean, E., Al-Obaidi, S., Dornelas De Adrade, A. The first physical therapy summit on global health: implications and recommendations for the 21st Century. Physiother Theory Pract. 2011; 27:531–547.

Gillespie, L.D., Robertson, M.S., Gillespie, W.J., Sherrington, C., Gates, S., Clemson, L.M. & Lamb, S.E. (2012). Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 9. Art. No.: CD007146.

Hughes, R. B. (2006). Achieving effective health promotion for women with disabilities. Family Community Health,
29 (1), 44-51.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). (2013). Falls: the assessment and prevention of falls in older people. NICE clinical guideline Disponível em www.nice.org.uk/CG021

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children. http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG43

Umpierre, D. et al. (2011) Physical Activity Advice Only or Structured Exercise Training and Association With HbA1c Levels in Type 2 Diabetes – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA; 305(17):1790-1799