The Geriatric Assessment | AAFP
WEBJan 1, 2011 · Physicians can acquire useful functional information by simply observing older patients as they complete simple tasks, such as unbuttoning and buttoning a shirt, picking up a pen and writing a...
WEBPhysicians who care for older adults should be able to recognize functional, cognitive, and affective impairment among their patients to enable appropriate management or referral.
Practical Functional Assessment of Elderly Persons: A Primary …
WEBThe functional assessment of older persons includes evaluation of ADLs, mobility, cognition, special senses, and psychosocial issues. Several available assessment tools can increase the effectiveness of the clinical examination.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment - UpToDate
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is defined as a multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment process that identifies medical, psychosocial, and functional limitations of a frail older person in order to develop a coordinated plan to maximize overall health with aging [1,2].
Use of Functional Assessment to Define Therapeutic Goals and …
WEBSep 1, 2020 · We assert that functional assessment should be integrated into each of these elements of outcomes research in older adults. The role of function in treatment decisions as both a predictor of an intervention’s effectiveness and an important outcome merits additional research.
Functional assessment in older people - The BMJ
WEBAug 22, 2011 · In this video, filmed in Australia, Dr Kurrle performs a functional assessment of an older adult in the home. We show some of the basic components of functional assessment that it is important for a doctor to know, some of which may be used in other settings, such as the GP surgery or on a hospital ward.
Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) - Duke University
WEBOARS Overview and Contents. The Method and Its Uses. Training in the Use of the OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire. OARS Manual. Contact & Materials Requests.
WEBFunctional assessment screening by the physi- cian is useful for evaluating the health status of elderly patients and determining their needs for in-home as- sistance, home-health services, or institutional place- ment.
WEBFor the medical assessment, the standard phys-ical examination and past medical history-taking is augmented by an evaluation of possible geriatric syndromes including hearing impairment, cogni-tive impairment, functional status, depression, falls, …
ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal - LWW
WEBPreparticipation Screening. From a health, function, and fitness perspective, older adults are far more varied than any other age group. Chronological age, the number of years since birth (e.g., 68 years old), is often completely meaningless when it comes to predicting an older adult's health and well-being.
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