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Physical Fitness Enhancement through Technology

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Course name

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Physical Fitness Enhancement through Technology

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Course Description

It helps to improve and manage daily activities and monitor the health of the elderly.

Course Objectives

Justification

To acquire the required skills and knowledge

Helps in problem-solving

To develop acceptance and respect for anybody

It helps in building trust and wellbeing

To enhance enjoyment in learning new ways of keeping fit

Improves body joints and pain management

To practice healthy practices

It makes one feel better about themselves

To develop mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually

It helps in achieving and living a good mental health

To build further knowledge and training

It opens opportunities and reaches its full potential.

Core Competencies

Justification

Verbal communication

It builds a strong bond and trust between the parties involved

Non-verbal communication

It creates an element of care for the elderly

Caring and inclusiveness

It helps someone to embrace everyone irrespective o race or gender.

Flexibility and adaptability

It helps one to be positive-minded and look for solutions, not problems

Facilitation and engagement

It helps different people in other groups collaborate and become more productive.

Course Outline

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Topics and Readings

Justification/ Rationale

Health technology information

Topics: Intuition Robotics -Toi labs

Readings: Shagerdi, G., Ayatollahi, H., & Hemmat, M. (2022). Opportunities for Using Health Information Technology for Elderly Care in the Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study.  Perspectives in Health Information Management19(1).

It helps the seniors to be in contact with their family members and loved ones and allows them to monitor their healthy behaviours and stay associated with the outside world.

It empowers senior citizens to live happier, healthier and independent lives at home with an empathetic digital companion.

Technology Innovations

Topics: -Ageless innovation

Readings: Shekelle, P. G., Ortiz, E., Newberry, S. J., Rich, M. W., Rhodes, S. L., Brook, R. H., & Goldman, D. P. (2005). Identifying Potential Health Care Innovations For The Future Elderly: Prospects for advances in medical research and technology in the first part of the twenty-first century. Health Affairs, 24(Suppl2), W5-R67.

It can engage and promote happiness, mainly for those living in health care.

Advanced technology gadgets

Topics: -Embodied labs- Neuro-Rehab VR, Vital Tech

Readings: Reddy, P., Chaudhary, K., Sharma, B., & Hussein, S. (2022). Essaying the design, development and validation processes of a new digital literacy scale.  Online Information Review (ahead-of-print).

Engages the patient in physical therapy and makes it fun.

Reference

Shagerdi, G., Ayatollahi, H., & Hemmat, M. (2022). Opportunities for Using Health Information Technology for Elderly Care in the Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study.  Perspectives in Health Information Management19(1).

Shekelle, P. G., Ortiz, E., Newberry, S. J., Rich, M. W., Rhodes, S. L., Brook, R. H., & Goldman, D. P. (2005). Identifying Potential Health Care Innovations For The Future Elderly: Prospects for advances in medical research and technology in the first part of the twenty-first century.  Health Affairs24(Suppl2), W5-R67.

Reddy, P., Chaudhary, K., Sharma, B., & Hussein, S. (2022). Essaying the design, development and validation processes of a new digital literacy scale.  Online Information Review (ahead-of-print)