What is Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)? An umbrella review
Author(s) -
S. Parker,
Patricia McCue,
Kay Phelps,
A McCleod,
Sandeepa Arora,
Keith Nockels,
Steve Kennedy,
Helen C. Roberts,
Simon Conroy
Publication year - 2017
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/afx166
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , systematic review , institutionalisation , multidisciplinary approach , receipt , relevance (law) , activities of daily living , cochrane library , gerontology , family medicine , meta analysis , physical therapy , psychiatry , social science , sociology , world wide web , political science , computer science , law
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is now the accepted gold standard for caring for frail older people in hospital. However, there is uncertainty about identifying and targeting suitable recipients and which patients benefit the most.
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