Comprehensive Geriatric AssessmentLeading geriatricians and researchers present this highly practical guide to assessing older adults-contains essential insights required for multidimensional assessments on seniors in a variety of settings: home, ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, office visits. Emphasizes how to perform the assessment and when to use specific assessment tools in particular circumstances. Presents detailed guidelines on how to administer and score the assessment tools. |
Contents
General Issues | 1 |
Chapter 2 Health Status and Physical Capacity | 41 |
Vision | 43 |
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ability activities addition appropriate areas assessment assistance associated behavior caregiver cause changes Chapter chronic clinical cognitive communication complete comprehensive considered decision deficits delirium dementia depression determine developed difficulty directives disability disease disorders effects elderly elders evaluation examination example factors falls Figure function Geriatr health care provider hearing hospital identify impairment important incontinence increased independent indicate individual involved less limited living loss measures memory ment mental mobility networks normal nursing home older outcomes pain patient percent performance person physical physician practice present pressure primary problems programs questions recommendations refer rehabilitation reliability require residents response risk Scale score screening setting severity skills sleep social social support specific status symptoms Table tasks tests tion tool treatment ulcer usually visual wound
References to this book
Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Technique Barbara Haight,Faith Gibson No preview available - 2005 |