Geriatric Syndromes and Geriatric Assessment for the Generalist

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 263-279

  Carlson, Charlotte ^a   Merel, Susan E ^b   Yukawa, Michi ^c  

^a On Lok Senior Health by Institute of Aging   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Care delivery systems; Frailty; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric syndromes; Primary care

Indexed keywords

BERG BALANCE SCALE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MIXED INCONTINENCE; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TINETTI (ASSESSMENT); URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MASS SCREENING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; SYNDROME; TRENDS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FORECASTING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SYNDROME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84925045180     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: 15579859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2014.11.003     Document Type: Review

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