Physiopathology and prescription of exercise in people with metabolic disorders

Code: DES14844M

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Learning Goals

Objectives:
1 To know the pathophysiology of the main metabolic pathologies and in particular metabolic syndrome.
2 To understand how to intervene in both the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome.
3 Know the general and specific considerations of patients before starting to prescribe exercise.
4 Prescribe appropriate physical exercise for metabolic syndrome (type, duration, frequency, intensity)
5 Master tools for monitoring exercise programmes
Skills:
- Students should know how to adapt physical exercise to the specific limitations of patients
- Draw up general and specific recommendations before starting an exercise programme
- Draw up a physical exercise prescription for the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome
- Have the ability to evaluate the effects of intervention programmes in terms of physiological variables and quality of life

1- Pathophysiology in subjects with metabolic alterations
2- Metabolic syndrome
3- Treatment:
3.1- Diet
3.2- Physical exercise:
3.2.1- General and one-session effects
3.2.2- General considerations and before starting exercise
3.2.3- Prescribing and monitoring exercise:
- Type of exercise
- Intensity
- Frequency
- Duration
- Control of physical exercise programmes
3.3- Instruments for assessing the quality of life of patients with metabolic pathologies (specific and generic):
3.3.1- Portuguese version of the "Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of life" (ADDQoL) questionnaire.
3.3.2- Portuguese version of the "Short Form 36 Health Survey" questionnaire (SF-36)

Teaching Methods

We advocate teaching centred on student learning and learning centred on the development of skills. Thus, after a general approach, through the presentation of concepts at a theoretical level, students will carry out an annual programme for prescribing exercise in metabolic syndrome, where they will develop skills that are transversal to other courses, such as the application of training methods and the application of assessment instruments and protocols to control the physiological adaptations produced after physical exercise. It is also important to apply instruments to assess patients' quality of life as a control of physical exercise programmes, for which specific software will be used as learning-promoting digital resources. Digital resources will also be used to manage communication through the Moodle platform, which will be used to organize and make available materials relating to the teaching and learning process.

Assessment

The students, divided into groups, will prepare an annual exercise program for patients with metabolic syndrome, which must be delivered in pdf format (50% of the grade), and then presented publicly to classmates at the end of the semester for discussion (50% of the grade). Assessment will focus on the self-regulation of students' learning, where they receive feedback on their performance at different times throughout the lessons, developing the ability to self-regulate and learn autonomously in order to improve the annual physical exercise program.
Passing the course requires a final mark of 10 or more on the proposed tasks, on a scale of 0-20. Assessment on appeal follows the same principles as assessment by examination.