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General information

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Montserrat Lamoglia Puig

Trimester: First term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

Marta Carrasco Marginet
Meritxell Puyané Oliva 

Skills

Specific skills

  • CE1_Know and identify the structure and function of the human body. Understand the molecular and physiological basis of cells and tissues

  • CE5_Know and assess the nutritional needs of healthy people with health problems throughout the life cycle, to promote and strengthen patterns of healthy eating behavior. Identify the nutrients and foods in which they are found. Identify the most prevalent nutritional problems and select the appropriate dietary recommendations.

  • CE6_Apply health care information and communication technologies and systems

  • CE7_Know the pathophysiological processes and their manifestations and the risk factors that determine the states of health and disease in the different stages of the life cycle

  • CE8_Identify the psychosocial responses of people to different health situations (in particular, illness and suffering), selecting the appropriate actions to provide help in them. Establish an empathetic and respectful relationship with the patient and family, depending on the person's situation, health problem and stage of development. Use strategies and skills that allow effective communication with patients, families and social groups, as well as the expression of their concerns and interests

  • CE13_Apply the nursing process to provide and guarantee the well-being, quality and safety of the people being cared for

  • CE21_Know the most common health problems in the elderly. Select caregiver interventions aimed at treating or preventing health problems and their adaptation to daily life through resources of proximity and support for the elderly

General competencies

  • CG10_Protect the health and well-being of the people, family or groups cared for, ensuring their safety

  • CG4_Understand the interactive behavior of the person according to gender, group or community, within their social and multicultural context

  • CG6_Basing nursing interventions on scientific evidence and available media

  • CG9_Foster healthy lifestyles, self-care, supporting the maintenance of preventive and therapeutic behaviors

  • CG11_Establish effective communication with patients, family, social groups and peers and promote health education

  • CG12_Know the ethical and deontological code of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a social context of transformation

  • CG14_Establish evaluation mechanisms, considering the scientific-technical and quality aspects

  • CG15_Working with the team of professionals as a basic unit in which the professionals and other staff of the healthcare organizations are structured in a unified and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way

  • CG1_To be able, in the field of nursing, to give adequate technical and professional attention to the health needs of the people they care for, in accordance with their state of development of the scientific knowledge of each moment and with the levels of quality and safety that are established in the applicable legal and deontological norms

  • CG2_Planning and providing nursing care aimed at individuals, families or groups, oriented to health outcomes, assessing its impact, through clinical practice and care guidelines, which describe the processes by which a patient is diagnosed, treated or treated health problem

Description

The practice of physical activity is one of the main determinants of health. Currently, sedentary lifestyle is the fourth leading cause of death in the world and increases the risk of suffering from numerous chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, obesity and certain types of cancers. Nursing professionals have a key role to play in health promotion through physical activity counseling and counseling. The role of the nurse in the environment of sports medicine must be approached from a multidisciplinary perspective. It will be necessary to work together with various professionals that cover the various areas and factors that condition the practice of sport, whether it is aimed at sports performance (competitive) or health and maintaining an optimal quality of life. This course will address the general principles of the promotion of physical activity and the recommendations of a practice of physical activity and healthy eating, as well as the knowledge of the different strategies for its promotion. Students will also be introduced to the area of ​​knowledge of the functional assessment of the athlete, with special emphasis on the analysis of dietary and nutritional aspects and their body composition. Students will have the opportunity, if they so wish, to be accredited internationally by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK).

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

Learning outcomes

Students, at the end of the course, must be able to: 
1. Understand the concept of healthy physical activity and current recommendations. 
2. Know the health benefits of physical activity. 
3. Give healthy physical activity advice to different population groups.  
4. To know the role of a nurse in the various fields of sport and physical activity. 
5. Assess the body composition, somatotype and proportionality of the athlete. 
6. Interpret basic ergospirometric variables in sport. 
7. Give dietary and nutritional guidelines and recommendations in relation to sport and physical activity. 

Working methodology

The training activities and methodology will encourage the active role of students in their learning and their interaction with classmates to work effectively as a team. The following are the activities carried out in relation to the methodology used:

Plenary sessions (2,5 ECTS): master classes; classes aimed at discussion and content clarification.

Seminars (2.5 ECTS): practical classes and group work for case studies; problem-based learning (PBL) work. 

Self-employment: readings, articles, recommended guides; study of the contents of the subject and preparation of the evaluation.

Contents

 Physical activity and physical exercise for health

Introduction: physical activity, physical exercise and sport

Topic 1. Sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity

Topic 2. Physical activity and health: current recommendations for physical activity. Physical exercise for: a) population groups; b) chronic diseases

Sports nursing 

Role of sports nursing in the field of sports medicine.

Item 3. Medical examination of athletes

Item 4. Sports Nutrition

Topic 5. Anthropometric method

Learning activities

Individual works (questionnaire).

Written / oral group work (practical cases), generated in the seminars.

Attendance and participation in plenary sessions and practical classes.

 

Evaluation system

Assessment questionnaire for all subjects (40%)

Resolution of practical seminars (60%)

 

Both parts of the assessment must be passed with a minimum grade of 5 points (out of 10). Both activities can be re-evaluated according to academic regulations.

The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason.

REFERENCES

Basic

American College of Sports Medicine. (2017). ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. Wolters Kluwer.

American College of Sports Medicine. (2016). ACSM's exercise management for persons with chronic diseases and disabilities. Champaign (IL): Human Kinetics.

Burke L, Deakin V. (2016). Clinical sports nutrition (Australia Healthcare Medical). McGraw-Hill.  

Cabañas MD, Esparza F. (2009). Compendium of Cineanthropometry. Madrid: CTO Editorial. 

Burke L. (2007). Practical sports nutrition. Champaign (IL): Human Kinetics.

Norton K, Olds T. (2004). Anthropometrics. A text book of body measurement for sports and health courses. Australia: UNSW Press. 

Alvero JR, Cabañas MD, Herrero A, Martínez L, et al. (2009). Protocol for the assessment of body composition for medical and sports recognition. FEMEDE GREC consensus document. Arch. Med Dep, 26 (131): 166-179. 

Department of Health and General Secretariat of Sport. (2007). Exercise Prescription Guide for Health.Generalitat de Catalunya.

Complementary

MSCBS.GOB. Physical activity for health and reduction of sedentary lifestyle (2015). Recommendations for the population. Health promotion and prevention strategy in the NHS.

World Health Organization. (2018). Global recommendations on physical activity for health. Geneva: WHO editions. 

Department of Health and General Secretariat of Sport. (2019). Physical Activity, Sport and Health Plan (PAFES). Government of Catalonia.

Ivy J. (2004). Nutrient timing: the future of sports nutrition. California (USA): Basic Health Publication.