Geriatric Assessment
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Medicare home health benefit is predicated on physician referral and involvement. In this study, we investigated (1) the frequency and (2) implications of home health patients' evaluation and management by community physicians. ... Read more...

The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: In view of aging populations, it is important to improve our understanding of the determination of long-term care (LTC) service use among the middle-aged and elderly population. We examined the likelihood of using 2 levels of LTC-homecare ... Read more...

Radiochemotherapy in the elderly with lung cancer.

29 Sep 2009 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality with the median age of incidence being 69 years in males and 67 years in females. Radiochemotherapy (RT-CHT) is indicated in locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and limited-stage ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Geriatric Assessment'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients. 30 Oct 2009
• The role of disability in explaining long-term care utilization. 30 Oct 2009
• Functional status assessment in the preoperative evaluation of older adults. 12 Oct 2009
• [Assessment tools in geriatrics and rehabilitation] 6 Oct 2009
• A novel measurement index for antihypertensive medication burden and its use. 3 Oct 2009
• Radiochemotherapy in the elderly with lung cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Language preference and development of dementia among bilingual individuals. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary care providers' assessment of older Latino patients' instrumental activities of daily living ability: implications for improving quality of care. 29 Sep 2009
• [Which exams are appropriate for the elderly patient? "65 year plus check-up"] 22 Sep 2009
• Declining financial capacity in mild cognitive impairment: A 1-year longitudinal study. 20 Sep 2009
• Management of primary and advanced breast cancer in older unfit patients (medical treatment). 14 Sep 2009
• Physical function of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. 30 Aug 2009
• The effects of 16-week group exercise program on physical function and mental health of elderly Korean women in long-term assisted living facility. 30 Aug 2009
• Cost of prescribed and delivered health services resulting from a comprehensive geriatric assessment tool in New Zealand. 30 Aug 2009
• The role of skin assessment in older people. 30 Aug 2009
• Older adults' pain communication: the effect of interruption. 30 Aug 2009
• Association of C-reactive protein with mild cognitive impairment. 30 Aug 2009
• "Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. 30 Aug 2009
• Geriatric ward hospitalization reduced incidence delirium among older medical inpatients. 30 Aug 2009
• Trauma history is associated with psychological distress and somatic symptoms in homebound older adults. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Geriatric Assessment'

Definition: Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.

Descriptor UI: D015577

Alternative terms: Geriatric Assessment; Assessment, Geriatric; Assessments, Geriatric; Geriatric Assessments;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; statistics & numerical data; methods;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.225; I01.240.425.350; L01.280.360; N01.224.425.350; N05.715.360.300.360; N06.850.505.400.425.350; N06.850.520.308.225;

History Note: 90

Technical Notes: DF: GERIATRIC ASSESS