Data were included for 187 participants aged ≥65 years with end-stage kidney disease who underwent a
geriatric assessment and a frailty screening at the time of dialysis initiation.
These include the establishment of community-based memory clinics within PHCC's network and as part of the National Health Strategy, all patients 65 years and above will have a comprehensive
geriatric assessment," added Dr Hamad.
"With regards to the percentage of patients who had a comprehensive
geriatric assessment within three days of admission; the 2017 data shows performance at 50 per cent.
We evaluated the major components of comprehensive
geriatric assessment (CGA) as follows:
Gait speed has been shown to be an important measure in comprehensive
geriatric assessment in all clinical settings for the purposes of developing risk profiles and care plans for geriatric patients.
Demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, comprehensive
geriatric assessment test results, laboratory parameters, and related comorbidities are shown in Table 1.
All patients received comprehensive
geriatric assessment (GA) as a part of their preoperative evaluation.
Bernabei et al., "Use of comprehensive
geriatric assessment in older cancer patients: recommendations from the task force on CGA of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)," Critical Review in Oncology/Hematology, vol.
Another approach is to request a
geriatric assessment or consultation that will bring these issues to the forefront.
The Rapid
Geriatric Assessment tools (Morley, Little, & Berg-Weger, 2017) are being disseminated to health professionals across the state of Missouri as part of a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded to the Saint Louis University Gateway Geriatric Education Center (GEC).
Within comprehensive
geriatric assessment, physical health, functional capacity, cognitive functions, mental health, social status and environmental factors may be evaluated [11].
