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HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE
GER4HWB
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The subject examines how aspects of health in later life can be improved at an individual, program and societal level, and adopts a life span and bio-psycho-social approach to underpin student learning. Students examine various domains that influence the wellbeing and quality of life of older persons. Topics include health promotion; material and socioeconomic contexts of ageing; social and activity engagement and their relevance to a sense of self; isolation, mobility, transport and the environment; and concepts of happiness, intimacy and sexuality, faith and spirituality, loss and change, grief and grieving and the quality of dying.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorRobin Lovell
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites GER4FSG
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects OCT4HWB
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Subject offered contingent upon sufficient enrolments.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | OCT4HWB distance education package | Prescribed | School of Occupational Therapy 2010 | SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY |
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