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Environment and Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:14.08.2024 09:14:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_164 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Medical Technologies; Medical Services; Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Signe Tomsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Fundamentals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, the International classification of functioning and health, systems of assistive technology provision in Latvia and in Europe. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The course aims to develop an understanding of the environment and the importance of modern assistive rehabilitation services realization; promote awareness on the principles of evaluation, selection and successful application of assistive technologies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Theoretical aspects of environment and technology, their classification. Theoretical models characterizing the interaction between the environment and the individual, their use in rehabilitation. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Impact of environment in order to support everyday life at home, workplace, in education and in community. Possibilities to adapt environment and adjust technologies for persons with functional limitations. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Actualities in the provision system of technical aids in Latvia and the world. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Application of smart technologies in practice and research. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Evaluation – impact of environment and AT on a persons functional abilities. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Assesment of context where AT used. Theories on person - environment fit; theories to support choice of AT. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Literature studies; course assignments individually and in the small groups. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Cumulative examination by the end of course, based on two assignments: - technologies in rehabilitation (assignment in small group)- 50%; - case analysis (individual assignment)- 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to describe the assistive technology that can be used in the rehabilitation process. To understand the environment and context concepts and will be able to characterize the environment and person interactions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to use assessments for different components of environment, assess effects of assistive technology and environmental adaptation on a person's functional abilities according to their professional competence. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to analyze and evaluate the need for environmental adaptations and use of technical aids according to students professional competence, capable to interact with fellow in multi-professional team, able to discuss and agree on the environment adaptations and the application of technology solutions to achieve rehabilitation goals. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Cook, A. and Polgar, J. M. (2012). Essentials of Assistive Technologies, St. Louis, Mosby/Elsevier. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Rodgers MM, Alon G, Pai VM, Conroy RS. Wearable technologies for active living and rehabilitation: Current research challenges and future opportunities. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering. 2019; 6. | ||||||||
| 3 | Global report on assistive technology. World Health Organization, 2022. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Marcia J. Scherer (2001). Assistive Technology: Matching Device and Consumer for Successful Rehabilitation. | ||||||||
| 2 | Ministru kabineta 2021. gada 21. decembra noteikumi Nr. 878 "Tehnisko palīglīdzekļu noteikumi". | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas resursi | ||||||||
