ECTS - Evaluation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation I
Evaluation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation I (REH511) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Evaluation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation I | REH511 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | ects.course_level_Sağlık_Bilimleri_Yüksek_Lisans |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to teach advanced theoretical and practical methods for assessing pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, symptoms, and systemic effects in chronic respiratory diseases; and to equip students with the ability to interpret risk analyses and assessment results in light of current evidence-based literature and international guidelines. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Evaluation of signs and symptoms of patients with respiratory problems, chest evaluation, evaluation of clinical laboratory findings, dynamic and static respiratory function tests and interpretation of arterial blood gases. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course content, objectives, learning outcomes, and the importance of assessment in pulmonary rehabilitation | |
| 2 | The patient's clinical history and physical examination | R1,R2 |
| 3 | Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs): Spirometry and the Clinical Interpretation of Lung Volumes and Capacities | R2,R3 |
| 4 | Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis | R1,R4 |
| 5 | Assessment of Respiratory Muscle Strength | R1, R3 |
| 6 | Measurement of Peripheral Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Skeletal Muscle Fatigue in Patients with Respiratory Diseases | R3, R4 |
| 7 | Assessment of symptoms: Perceived dyspnea (mMRC, Borg, etc.) and chronic fatigue scales | R1, R2 |
| 8 | Laboratory Exercise Tests: Protocols and Selection of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) for Pulmonary Diseases | R1,R3 |
| 9 | Analysis of KPET Data | R1,R3 |
| 10 | Field Tests: Six-Minute Walk Test | R1, R4 |
| 11 | Field Tests: Shuttle walk tests and step tests | R1,R3 |
| 12 | Objective methods for measuring daily physical activity levels and energy expenditure | R2, R4 |
| 13 | Assessments of quality of life, activities of daily living, and psychosocial status specific to respiratory diseases | R1, R2 |
| 14 | Case Discussions | R5 |
| 15 | Case Discussion | |
| 16 | Final exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS). International Respiratory Journals & Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation |
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| 2. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD; 2026. | |
| 3. Donner CF, Ambrosino N, Goldstein R. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Dynamic Management of Chronic Respiratory Disease. CRC Press. | |
| 5. K5: M. (Editor) Boşnak Güçlü. Vakalarla Kardiyopulmoner Rehabilitasyon. Ankara: Nobel Yayınevi2022, pp.224 | |
| Other Sources | 4. Türk Toraks Derneği Pulmoner Rehabilitasyon Uzlaşı Raporları, DergiPark Güncel Pulmoner Değerlendirme Makaleleri ve Veri Tabanları. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 5 | 50 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Utilizes knowledge from the literature in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation systematically, assessing, evaluating, describing, analyzing, and planning for professional and academic work with essential concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Plans and implements academic studies using evidence-based literature in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. | X | ||||
| 3 | Collects data according to ethical principles, selects suitable statistical methods, analyzes results, critiques them by comparing with literature, and presents or publishes at national/international scientific meetings. | X | ||||
| 4 | Takes responsibility individually within multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary teams for problem-solving in academic and scientific work and collaborates effectively using communication skills. | |||||
| 5 | Identifies learning needs and goals, adopts lifelong learning for personal growth, uses a foreign language and information-communication technology, follows developments in the field, and organizes and supports quality improvement programs. | |||||
| 6 | Understands the duties, rights, and responsibilities related to scientific work in physiotherapy, adheres to academic ethics and standards, and maintains professional conduct internationally. | |||||
| 7 | Applies evidence-based preventive and rehabilitative approaches aligned with changing and growing community needs in physiotherapy and rehabilitation to contribute to health policy development and raise public awareness. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||