TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Overview of Geriatric Assessment
A1  - Bui, Albert
A1  - Reuben, David B.
A1  - Johnston, Bree
A2  - Walter, Louise C.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Chen, Pei
A2  - Harper, G. Michael
A2  - Rivera, Josette
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Lo, Daphne
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e
AB  - Geriatric  assessment  is  a  broad  term  that  describes  a  clinical  approach  to  older  patients  that  goes  beyond  a  traditional  medical  history  and  physical  exam  to  include  functional,  psychological,  and  social  domains  that  affect  well-being  and  quality  of  life.  As  an  organizational  framework,  a  geriatric  scaffold  (Figure  2–1)  can  help  a  clinician  visualize  how  these  domains  are  often  connecting  and  overlapping.  The  scaffold  is  organized  into  three  main  outcomes  of  the  geriatric  assessment:  prognosis,  goals  of  care,  and  functional  status.  Functional  status  encompasses  the  effects  of  the  core  elements  of  the  geriatric  patient’s  health,  including  medical,  cognitive,  psychological,  social,  and  communications  barriers.  This  chapter  will  outline  the  geriatric  assessment  via  the  scaffold,  its  three  main  outcomes,  and  the  core  elements  that  contribute.  We  will  also  address  how  the  geriatric  assessment  may  be  influenced  by  the  clinical  site  of  care.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180013562
ER  -