GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT Flashcards
Specific elements of physical health that should be evaluated?
Nutrition, vision, hearing, fecal and urinary incontinence, and balance coordination
What are the functional assessment tools
Functional Independence Measure
Katz Index
Barthel Index
First tool used in Cog and Affective assessment
Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire
Assess the level of consciousness along a continuum
Mini Mental State Exam
Tool Used for dementia or ability to recall
Mini COG
Tool used for Depression
Geriatric Depression Scale
Tools used for Social Assessment
Family AGPAR
Older Adult Resources and Services (OARS)
Tool scale for Sarcopenia
SARC-F
Tool used in relation to nutrition
Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire
Tool to quickly screen frailty.
FRAIL Scale (Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illness, Loss of weight)