Clinicians may focus on all of the domains included in this review in order to perform a more comprehensive geriatric assessment, or they may pick and choose specific areas of screening based on ...

The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a screening tool developed by the Geriatrics Division of Saint Louis University. The RGA includes assessment of frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass ...

One of the major components of the grant is the Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA). Primary care providers can use this screening tool to assess frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and ...

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is used in geriatric medicine to capture relevant information about the health status and function of an older person. It facilitates accurate diagnosis, ...

Linda Nazarko on how it is important that older people are cared for by nurses with a thorough understanding of the ageing ...

A significant association was found between dementia duration and emergency department use among older adults with systemic lupus erythematosus.

The Hierarchical Assessment of Balance and Mobility © (HABAM) is an instrument that provides a clinical assessment of in-bed mobility, transfers and ambulation. The ...

Meticulous assessment of malnutrition and identification of associated risk factors is sine qua non in geriatric patients with solid organ cancer. An early intervention can lead to improved clinical ...

Aging Health. 2013;9(6):579-591. Mobility assessment provides an important window into the accuracy of patients' self-report of independent functioning and an understanding of potential threats to ...

There exists a widespread prevalence of malnutrition and amenable risk factors in geriatric patients with cancer. Nutritional assessment is essential, and interventions should be implemented to ...