Geriatrics - comprehensive geriatric assessment

Question 1

• Recognise that ill health in older people is often due to a complex mix of medical, physical, psychological, and social problems.
• Be aware of the importance of a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary holistic approach to assess and address these problems.
• Be aware of the evidence supporting this approach (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) in improving health outcomes in frail older people.

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is comprehensive geriatric assessment

Answer 2

Multidimensional, multidisciplinary process to assess and manage illness in older people with frailty by considering all the different domains (medical, physical, functional, psychological, cognitive, social, environmental)

Question 3

What’s the evidence of the benefit of CGA

Answer 3

Randomised controlled trials of CGA showed that patients were more likely to be alive and living at home, and less likely to be in a nursing home

Shorter hospital stay