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課程名稱

老化及老人流行病學
Epidemiologic Study of Aging and the Elderly

開課學期

111-2

授課對象

學程保健營養學程

授課教師

程蘊菁

課號

EPM5020

課程識別碼

849 U0480

班次

學分

2.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

星期一8,9(15:30~17:20)

上課地點

公衛211

備註

大學部三年級(含)以上可選修。保健營養學程延伸課程。與陳人豪合授
限學士班三年級以上
總人數上限：40人

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課程概述

台灣是全球老化快速的國家，面對此一重要的變化，相關的健康議題逐漸受到重視。本課程主旨在於讓同學們了解老化及常見疾病相關之流行病學研究及相關議題。課程前半堂以老師授課為主，講授老年流行病學研究方法、老年病況及疾病相關議題；同學們事前閱讀重要的老年議題文獻，於後半堂分組報告及評論指定的文獻。希望本課程能將老化及老年疾病的議題應用到公共衛生實務上。
Taiwan has a fast-aging rate in the world. While encountering this important change, relevant health topics become important. The goal of this course is to let students understand the epidemiologic studies and related topics on aging and common diseases in the elderly. In general, the first half of each lecture will be given by the lecturer on the research method of geriatric epidemiology and specific topics on conditions and diseases in older adults. Students will read essential papers on geriatric topics. The latter half of the lecture is students’ group presentations and critique of a designated paper. Taken together, this course aims to explore topics related to aging and elderly diseases for public health practice.

課程目標

修習本課程的同學將
1) 了解當代老化、老年疾病相關的健康議題 (碩B; 博I)
2) 建立從事老人相關研究之基本能力 (碩CH; 博I)
3) 學習評論及報告老化、老年疾病相關文獻 (碩H; 博D)
Students are expected to
1) Understand the contemporary health issues related to aging and geriatric–related diseases (MS: B; Ph.D.: I)
2) Equip the basic ability to do geriatric research (MS: CH; Ph.D.: I)
3) Establish the ability to critique and present the paper on aging and geriatric diseases (MS: H; Ph.D.: D)

課程要求

英文文獻的閱讀能力，文獻搜尋的基本能力。
Students should have the ability of English reading and literature search.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

另約時間備註：請事先預約 (公衛大樓 519室) Arranged by appointment (Room 519, Public Health Building)

指定閱讀

1) William A. Satariano. Epidemiology of Aging: An Ecological Approach. Jones and Bartlett Publisher, 2006.
2) Anne B. Newman, Jane A. Cauley (Eds.) The epidemiology of aging. Springer 2012 (台大圖書館, electronic resource).

參考書目

1) Rothman KJ. Epidemiology: An Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
2) Leon Gordis. Epidemiology 4th ed. W.B. Sauders Company, 2009.
3) Ebrahim S, Kalache A (Eds.). Epidemiology in old age. British Medical Journal, 1996.
4) Bob Wallace’s. The Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly. Oxford University Press, 1992.

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	課程參與 (Participation)	20%	上課出席及參與討論；課堂提問予以加分。Students are expected to attend class and participate in class; asking questions in class will obtain extra points.
2.	小組文獻報告 (Group literature presentation)	30%	每位學生參與二次指定文獻的小組報告。Each student presents twice (as a group) for the designated papers.
3.	期中考 (Midterm exam)	25%	第一堂到期中考前，每堂課“上半堂”內容(不含下半堂文獻)。The range of the mid-term exam is from the 1st lecture to the lecture before mid-term (not including the literature part).
4.	期末考 (Final exam)	25%	期中考後至期末考前，每堂課“上半堂”內容(不含下半堂文獻)。The range of the final exam is from the lecture after the mid-term exam (not including the literature part) to the lecture before the final exam.

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	2/20	人口老化、健康及環境 (程藴菁老師) Population Aging, Health, and the Environment
第2週	2/27	調整放假
第3週	3/6	存活、死亡、死因 (程藴菁老師) Survival, Death, and Cause of Death
第4週	3/13	老年人流行病學研究之執行 (程藴菁老師) Conducting Epidemiologic Studies in Old Population
第5週	3/20	老年症候群 (陳人豪醫師) Geriatric Syndrome
第5週	3/25,星期六	瞻妄、憂鬱 (陳人豪醫師) Delirium and Depression
第6週	3/27	認知功能障礙 (程藴菁老師) Cognitive Impairment
第7週	4/3	調整放假(於3月25日星期六補上班上課)
第8週	4/10	期中考 (程藴菁老師) Midterm exam
第9週	4/17	骨質疏鬆及跌倒 (陳人豪醫師) Osteoporosis and Falls
第10週	4/24	疾病與共病症 (程藴菁老師) Disease and Comorbidity
第11週	5/1	失能、衰弱及肌少症 (陳人豪醫師) Disability, Frailty, and Sarcopenia
第12週	5/8	視力缺損及聽力喪失 (程藴菁老師) Visual Impairment and Hearing Loss
第13週	5/15	多重用藥 (陳人豪醫師) Polypharmacy
第14週	5/22	老年營養流行病學 (程藴菁老師) Nutritional Epidemiology in Older Adults
第15週	5/29	人類長壽及健康老化遺傳學 (程藴菁老師) Genetics of Human Longevity and Healthy Aging
第16週	6/5	期末考 (程藴菁老師) Final exam