Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Recommended previous knowledge

HEL418 Organization and innovation in health services

HEL423 Advanced mapping and assessment

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course students will:

  • be able to analyse and problematize the concepts of health, the body, life style, and quality of life related to chronic health failure
  • have advanced knowledge on physical, psychological, social, and existential aspects of chronic health failure in different phases of life
  • have advanced knowledge of symptoms in chronic health failure and assessment of complex patient situations in interaction with patients, relatives , and interdisciplinary professional groups
  • be able to assess and make use of clinical mapping tools
  • be able to make use of theories on quality of life, stress, mastering and behaviour which contributes to health through planning and development of clinical interventions
  • be able to contribute to re-thinking, initiating, and participating in innovation processes related to chronic health failure

Contents

  • Physical, psychological, social, and existential aspects in chronic health failure
  • Health, body, and life style
  • Symptoms in chronic illness
  • Sociocultural perspectives in chronic health failure and physical disability
  • Mastering, stress
  • Quality of life
  • Clinical mapping tools

Teaching and learning methods

Online studies, lectures, literature studies, group work, and clinical studies. Parts of the teaching are compulsory - see the course pamphlet for a detailed description.

The course has an expected workload of 405 hours.

Examination requirements

  • Passed course requirements
  • Compulsory attendance requirements met
  • Carried out clinical studies

For further description of the requirements, please see the course pamphlet.

Examinations

A graded written individual take-home examination.

The examination assignment will be handed out at the beginning of the semester and the student can work on it throughout the semester. The assignment must be submitted at a set deadline.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
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