TY - JOUR
T1 - Geriatric assessment in the hospitals: Of the chimera to necessity
AU - Ruiz Hidalgo, Domingo
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - Geriatric Assessment (GA) is a multidimensional diagnostic process, that GA achieve among elderly people for design a comprehensive geriatric treatment. Later decades, older patients are admitted more common in hospitals. Functional decline at discharge from hospital, and after discharge among elderly is common. Tradicional model can't allow approach all health problems of elderly people, it's mandatory implemetation of functional model. Geriatric Assessment is only instrument that can allow to sustain functional independence, GA can prevent functional decline, and GA can improve quality of life health relationed among all older population.
AB - Geriatric Assessment (GA) is a multidimensional diagnostic process, that GA achieve among elderly people for design a comprehensive geriatric treatment. Later decades, older patients are admitted more common in hospitals. Functional decline at discharge from hospital, and after discharge among elderly is common. Tradicional model can't allow approach all health problems of elderly people, it's mandatory implemetation of functional model. Geriatric Assessment is only instrument that can allow to sustain functional independence, GA can prevent functional decline, and GA can improve quality of life health relationed among all older population.
KW - Functional Decline
KW - Geriatric Assessment
KW - Hospitalization
M3 - Article
SN - 1139-0921
VL - 15
SP - 36
EP - 39
JO - Revista Multidisciplinar de Gerontologia
JF - Revista Multidisciplinar de Gerontologia
IS - 1
ER -