Geriatric Assessment Tools and Recommendations
- Functional ability
- Physical health
- Cognition
- Mental health
- Socio-environmental circumstances
It usually aids in the
- Diagnosis of medical conditions
- Development of treatment and follow-up plans
- Coordination of management of care
- Evaluation of long-term care needs and optimal placement
Unlike standard medical evaluation, the GA can help identify risk factors for poor outcomes and early mortality. It yields a more complete, relevant list of medical, functional, and psychosocial issues and emphasizes functional capacity and quality of life.
The recommendations help identify potential areas for further discussion and evaluation and suggest practical interventions, which may help overall care. The physician determines the plan, but clinical staff can complete the screening tools and carry out the recommendations.
Recommendations
Domains that had an impaired score will light up. Download the recommendations to share with your patient.
The site was developed by the Decision Support Lab and researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Rochester and funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®) Implementation Award (DI-2020C3-21003). The statements presented in this work are solely the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute® (PCORI®), its Board of Governors or Methodology Committee.