what is the comprehensive geriatric assessment?
process that determines the elderly person’s capability to determine treatment
what does the comprehensive geriatric assessment consist of?
- medical
- psychological
- functioning
- social/ environment
medical components of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
problem list co-morbidities disease severity medication nutrition
psychological components of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
mental status/ cognition
mood/depression testing
functioning aspects of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
ADLs (activities of daily living)
activity
gait
balance
social/ environmental aspects of the comprehensive geriatric assessment
informal needs
social circle
care resources
safety
what are problem lists comprised of?
frailty syndromes
- poor mobility
- falls
- confusion
- continence
- polypharmacy
define frailty?
loss of resilience
causes of confusion
low food/ fluid intake
infection
polypharmacy side effects
background of dementia
why are the elderly susceptible to low food/ fluid intake?
mobility
thirst decreases with age
diabetes
diuretics
causes of falls
hypotension (drugs) home hazards OA vision problems (diabetes) social isolation (self-neglect)
define elder abuse
taking advantage of someone due to their elderly age
