In geriatrics, the focus of care shifts from the treatment of multiple chronic diseases to the impact of these chronic diseases on function. Clinicians must conduct functional assessments in order ...

This is the first study examining the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA ... and are frail (≥0.25 on the Frailty Index (FI) Short Form) ...

Introduction Geriatric oncology underscores the significance of assessing functional age in guiding medical decisions, endeavouring to delineate practical and efficacious methodologies for evaluating ...

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is used in geriatric medicine to capture ... Our team developed a standardized, single page CGA form that captures a person's current and relevant past history ...

and an assessment with the help of the principles of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Multi-disciplinary care, a tailor-made treatment plan, based on what the person values most, will help the ED ...

Linda Nazarko on how it is important that older people are cared for by nurses with a thorough understanding of the ageing ...

One of the major components of the grant is the Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA). Primary care providers can use this screening tool to assess frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and ...