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ASSESSMENT OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 1993In its final report, the 1981 White House Conference on Aging recommended that "Comprehensive foot care be provided for the elderly in a manner equal to care provided for other parts of the human body, to permit patients to remain ambulatory:Remove current Medicare exclusions which preclude comprehensive foot care." The ability to ambulate requires ...
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Geriatric Assessment in the Home
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1991Home assessment of health, environmental, and social factors, and their interactions that may impair the patient's functional capabilities and quality of life can play a critical role in the care of frail elderly patients. Home assessments can reveal important new health and social problems not identified in a clinical visit.
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 1987
In geriatric care, a form of teamwork is the recommended modality because of the complex biopsychosocial needs of the patient. The goal of geriatric assessment programs is to establish an intensive assessment of older adults which requires the competencies of several coordinated disciplines.
L J, Campbell, K D, Cole
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In geriatric care, a form of teamwork is the recommended modality because of the complex biopsychosocial needs of the patient. The goal of geriatric assessment programs is to establish an intensive assessment of older adults which requires the competencies of several coordinated disciplines.
L J, Campbell, K D, Cole
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Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2003
A holistic approach to patient care incorporating the "giants of geriatric nursing" and patient psychosocial issues can improve nursing assessment.
Katherine, Olenek +2 more
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A holistic approach to patient care incorporating the "giants of geriatric nursing" and patient psychosocial issues can improve nursing assessment.
Katherine, Olenek +2 more
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Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1992
This paper identifies and describes the range of information which geriatric social work practitioners need in order to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Although the geriatric social work assessment is grounded in the basic assessment principles common to all social work practice, it requires additional familiarity with the particular ...
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This paper identifies and describes the range of information which geriatric social work practitioners need in order to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Although the geriatric social work assessment is grounded in the basic assessment principles common to all social work practice, it requires additional familiarity with the particular ...
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GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE RHEUMATOLOGIST
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 2000The population of industrialized countries is aging rapidly. Rheumatologic disorders are the most common illnesses causing functional disability in the elderly and medications for rheumatologic disorders are among the most frequently prescribed. As the population of patients seen by rheumatologists ages, it is important for the rheumatologist to ...
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Computerized geriatric assessment for geriatric care management
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 1995Geriatric care management refers to the multidis ciplinary accumulation and analysis of data regarding an elderly patient, with associated management deci sions and implementation follow-up. Included in this concept is gatekeeping, coordination of care, making initial referrals, and evaluating new and ongoing med ical concerns via comprehensive ...
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Onkologie, 2010
Due to demographic changes there is an increasing number of elderly and old patients with cancer. This group of patients shows a significant heterogeneity and differs from the average young patient. Identification of relevant functional deficits and comorbidities remains crucial for an efficient treatment strategy of this patient group. For this reason,
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Due to demographic changes there is an increasing number of elderly and old patients with cancer. This group of patients shows a significant heterogeneity and differs from the average young patient. Identification of relevant functional deficits and comorbidities remains crucial for an efficient treatment strategy of this patient group. For this reason,
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Abstract More than one in three surgical procedures in the United States is performed on a patient 65 years or older. Older adults experience higher rates of mortality and morbidity following surgery than do younger adults. This has generated a call to better optimize older adults prior to surgery and employ risk reduction strategies ...
Kaitlin Willham, Heather E. Nye
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Kaitlin Willham, Heather E. Nye
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