Information Package / Course Catalogue
Exercise in Cronic Diseases
Course Code: HAB513
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 7
Objectives of the Course

Knowing the increasing importance of chronic diseases in terms of public health, to be able to investigate the distribution, frequency and causes of these diseases, to plan primary-secondary-tertiary prevention approaches and service delivery in the prevention of chronic diseases.

Course Content

1. Importance of Chronic Diseases 1. Diagnosis in Chronic Diseases (Risk Factors, Screening Tests) 2. Prevention in Chronic Diseases, Country Examples 3. Cancers, Cancer Registry Systems 4. Quality of Life, Criteria (DALY, QALY…) 5. Health for Chronic Diseases Organization 6. Cardiovascular System Diseases 7. Survival Analysis 8. Diabetes 9. Mental Diseases 10. Degenerative Musculoskeletal Diseases 11. Chronic Lung Diseases and Smoking 12. Disability 13. Kidney and Urinary System Diseases Research methods in chronic diseases

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Esin ERGİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Will be able to grasp the relationship between physical activity and health with a full understanding
2.will be able to discuss cardiopulmonary, metabolic, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular rehabilitation
3.Will plan exercise program
4.Disease prevention and management of chronic diseases
5.Will be able to present lifestyle change programs using exercise.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Brownson R.C, Remington P.L, Davis J.R, Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, American Public Health Association, Washington, 1998
2.McKenzie J.F., Pinger R.R, Kotecki J.E., An Introduction to Community Health, Fourth Edition, USA, 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Human gene map for health-related physical fitness phenotypes.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Hemodynamic phenotypes and exercise.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Anthropometry, body composition phenotypes and exercise.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Insulin and glucose metabolism phenotypes and exercise.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Blood lipid and lipoprotein phenotypes and exercise.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hemostatic factors, inflammation phenotypes, plasma hormone levels and exercise.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Exercise intolerance and genes.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Physical activity level and genes and evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Genes and exercise in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Relationships between performance and health-related physical fitness phenotypes.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Genetic differences in chronic disease risk level associated with low physical activity and exercise.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Endurance phenotypes, health and exercise.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Muscle strength phenotypes, health and exercise.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Genes and exercise in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment142256
Individual Work141128
Final Examination1437
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)175
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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