The performance of simple instruments in detecting geriatric conditions and selecting community-dwelling older people for geriatric assessment | Zendy

Rose C. Maly | Zendy; Susan H. Hirsch | Zendy; David B. Reuben | Zendy

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The performance of simple instruments in detecting geriatric conditions and selecting community-dwelling older people for geriatric assessment

Author(s) -

Rose C. Maly,

Susan H. Hirsch,

David B. Reuben

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/26.3.223

Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , depression (economics) , gold standard (test) , outpatient clinic , geriatrics , geriatric depression scale , medical diagnosis , gerontology , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , surgery , cognition , pathology , economics , macroeconomics

comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) appears to be less effective when performed in outpatient clinics than in hospital settings. The effectiveness of outpatient CGA might be improved by selectively targeting frailer community-dwelling elderly people. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of rapidly-administered standard screening measures for geriatric syndromes in selecting community-dwelling older people for outpatient CGA.

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