Overview of High Yield Geriatrics Assessment for Clinic and Hospital

Mariana R Gonzalez; Rachel K Miller; Alyson R Michener

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2020.06.005

Overview of High Yield Geriatrics Assessment for Clinic and Hospital

Med Clin North Am. 2020 Sep;104(5):777-789. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.06.005.

Authors

Mariana R Gonzalez¹, Rachel K Miller², Alyson R Michener¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Geriatrics, University of Pennsylvania, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Division of Geriatrics, University of Pennsylvania, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: Rachel.Miller@uphs.upenn.edu.

PMID: 32773045
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.06.005

Abstract

Geriatric assessment is a comprehensive, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary evaluation of medical, socioeconomic, environmental, and functional concerns unique to older adults; it can be focused or broadened according to the needs of the patient and the concerns of clinical providers. Herein, the authors present a high-yield framework that can be used to assess older adult patients across a variety of settings.

Keywords: Cognition; Functional status; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric syndromes; Geriatrics; Polypharmacy.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Environment
Executive Function*
Geriatric Assessment / methods*
Humans
Multiple Chronic Conditions / drug therapy
Physical Functional Performance*
Polypharmacy*
Socioeconomic Factors