Practical geriatric assessment / Howard M. Fillit and Gloria Picariello.

By:

Fillit, Howard

Contributor(s):

Picariello, Gloria

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Greenwich Medical Media : Distributed by Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) : illustrations, formsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511043481
9780511043482
0585258562
9780585258560

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Practical geriatric assessment.DDC classification:

618.97/075 21

LOC classification:

RC953 .F55 1998eb

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Contents:

pt. I. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: An Overview. The Target Population for Geriatric Assessment -- The Frail Elderly. The Process Of Comprehensive, Multidisplinary Geriatric Care. Geriatric Assessment in Managed Care. High Risk Screening Instrument. Guidelines for Referral to the Geriatric Team for Geriatric Assessment. Geriatric Assessment in the Acute Care Setting. Admission Criteria for the Acute Care Geriatric Unit. Assessment Screening Questionnaire. Assessment Tool Checklist -- pt. II. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. A. Functional Assessment. B. Geriatric Medicine Assessment. Alcohol Abuse. Falls, Gait and Mobility Disorders. Health Maintenance. Immunocompetence. Incontinence Assessment. Nutrition Assessment. Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease. Polypharmacy. Preoperative Assessment of the Geriatric Patient. Pressure Ulcers. Sensory Impairment Assessments. Sleep Disorders. C. Mental Status Assessment. Affective Disorders Assessment. Cognitive Disorders Assessment. D. Social Assessment.

Review: "Geriatric assessment is an integral part of geriatric care throughout the world. The frail elderly often have multiple chronic illnesses, functional disabilities and psychosocial problems, their needs therefore extending far beyond the treatment of a single medical condition. Comprehensive assessment of such patients requires a multidisciplinary team approach and the use of an organized, efficient set of guidelines and procedures with which to identify and address potentially 'reversible' problems. The ultimate goal is then to systematically restore and maintain the functions essential to preserve quality of life." "Practical Geriatric Assessment is structured for ease of quick reference. The background to each application of geriatric assessment is given first, and this is then placed in its practical context, thus providing an essential guide to the principles and methods of effective geriatric assessment." "Geriatricians and all doctors and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of the elderly, in either the hospital or community setting."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.

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"Geriatric assessment is an integral part of geriatric care throughout the world. The frail elderly often have multiple chronic illnesses, functional disabilities and psychosocial problems, their needs therefore extending far beyond the treatment of a single medical condition. Comprehensive assessment of such patients requires a multidisciplinary team approach and the use of an organized, efficient set of guidelines and procedures with which to identify and address potentially 'reversible' problems. The ultimate goal is then to systematically restore and maintain the functions essential to preserve quality of life." "Practical Geriatric Assessment is structured for ease of quick reference. The background to each application of geriatric assessment is given first, and this is then placed in its practical context, thus providing an essential guide to the principles and methods of effective geriatric assessment." "Geriatricians and all doctors and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of the elderly, in either the hospital or community setting."--Jacket.

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