HEPL

Geriatric pathology of the 2^nd year

To evaluate a dysfunction of the senescence in ecological situation. To apply the process of occupational therapy toward this type of dysfunction

A. Generality :

· The normal ageing

· The pathological ageing.

· Characteristics of the elderly person.

· Growing old and occupational therapy

B.The hospitalization of elderly people

• Falls
• Troubles of behavior.
• Initial meeting and evaluation of elderly hospitalize people.

C. Perspective for the elderly person in loss autonomy:

• Return at home or in family.
• Day centre.
• The multidisciplinary day centre for elderly people who have troubles of memory.
• Mental home for elderly people.
• Perspective for the future.

D. Institution for elderly people:

• Break of existence
• Convalescent home
• Convalescent and care home.
• Plural team
• Place of occupational therapist.

E. Communication with the elderly person

• The validation
• Communication with person is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

F. Psychomotor regression

• Balance of the assets
• Principles of locomotor rehabilitation
• The chronology of treatment

G .Contentions

• Definition
• Benefits and risks
• Alternative to physical contention

H. Palliative care :

• Pain control
• The doloplus-2
• To feel the family distress

Arcand H., Précis pratique de gériatrie, Maloine, Paris, 1997.

Thevenon A., Pollez B., Abrégés de rééducation gériatrique, Masson.

Camels P., L’ergothérapie en gériatrie, Masson, Paris, 1984.