Unit RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

BIOELECTRONIC AND BIOINFORMATIC

Code	50520202
CFU	2
Teacher	Fortunato Bianconi
Teachers	Fortunato Bianconi
Hours	24 ore - Fortunato Bianconi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze interdisciplinari
Academic discipline	ING-INF/06
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

HYGIENE

Code	50520201
CFU	1
Teacher	Giancarlo Pocetta
Teachers	Giancarlo Pocetta
Hours	12 ore - Giancarlo Pocetta
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della prevenzione dei servizi sanitari
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Introduction fields of application of Hygiene Positive health factors: the salutogenetic approach National Health System Health promotion and prevention
Reference texts	N. Comodo, G. Ma ciocco, Igiene e sanità pubblica. Manuale per le professioni sanitarie, 2018, Carocci Faber, Roma
Educational objectives	At the end of the course the student will acquired the basic knowledge of hygiene applied to the main fields of health promotion and prevention, adequate awareness of the preventive and promotional function of the physiotherapist
Prerequisites	Basic knowledge of the organization and functioning of the national health service Epidemiological aspects of disability
Teaching methods	Lessons Classroom Exercise
Other information	For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or DSA visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Learning verification modality	Written test, multiple choice
Extended program	Introduction, Program, Evaluation, Texts Introduction to hygiene Disease health functioning models National and international epidemiological scenarios Hygiene application fields Positive health factors: the salutogenetic approach National Health System Infectious disease prevention as a public health problem Healthcare infections Education of the patient Chronic disease prevention Disability prevention

STATISTICS

Code	50517102
CFU	2
Teacher	Giancarlo Pocetta
Teachers	Giancarlo Pocetta
Hours	24 ore - Giancarlo Pocetta
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	MED/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Definitions Basic Elements of research methodology Probability and probability distributions Statistical inference: estimate and comparison Relationship between statistical methodology and epidemiology
Reference texts	J.F. Osborn, Manuale di statistica medica, 1999, SEU, Roma
Educational objectives	At the end of the course the student will have learned the basics of both observational and inferential basic biostatistics and will be able to place these contents in relation to epidemiology
Prerequisites	None
Teaching methods	Lessons Classroom exercises Critical Reading of scientific articles
Learning verification modality	Written test followed by oral exam
Extended program	Presentation of the course and materials Basic Knowledge elements: elements of mathematics Definition of Statistics Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, Presentation and synthesis of data Numeric data types, Frequency distributions, Tables and graphs, Mean, Median, Mode and variability measures, Temporal trends, Survival tables Probability and probability distributions Normal distribution Statistical inference: estimate and comparison Universe and sample, Estimates and comparisons of means and proportions, Health research and quality of research Ethical aspects of health research Health statistics and epidemiology Conclusion of the course: Statistics in professional work