GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT

Geriatric assessment is called the process overall structured, multidisciplinary, which are detected, describe and clarify the multiple physical, functional, psychological and socio-environmental elderly patients presents.

During this process, register the qualities and capabilities of the person, this is dependent valorasi services and finally develops a progressive care plan, ongoing and coordinated targeted to meet the needs of patients and their caregivers.

Thanks to the different questions and test result is obtained gerontological global functional assessment of an elder. This shows the ability or inability of the individual to live independently in the community environment.

Most importantly, from the standpoint of clinical VGI (comprehensive gerontological assessment) is the systematic search for large geriatric syndromes.


Classic geriatric syndromes:

- Immobility
- Falls
- Incontinence
- Cognitive impairment

Geriatric syndromes broadly:

- Pressure sores
- Sensory Deprivation
- Malnutrition
- Dehydration
- Insomnia
- Fecal impaction Constipation
- Depression
- Hypothermia
- Fragility
- iatrogenic

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San José Laporte A. La valoración de la multimorbilidad en personas de edad avanzada. Un área importante de la valoración geriátrica integral. 2012; 47:47-8