Oral health assessment necessary with comprehensive geriatric assessment

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddarth Gupta ◽  
Abhaya Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Health Assessment

scholarly journals GERIATRIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND HEARING LOSS

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
T Yu Vladimirova ◽  
L V Aizenshtadt
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hearing Function ◽  
Function Test

Aim - to examine the results of a comprehensive geriatric assessment depending on the degree of hearing loss. Material and methods. We examined 110 patients aged from 60 to 90 years with bilateral symmetrical impairment of the hearing function. The research design included examination of the otolaryngologist, auditory function test, and geriatric assessment of neuropsychological status. Two groups were allocated based upon the study of the hearing function: the main group, which included 58 people with moderate hearing loss, and the control group, which included 52 people with significant hearing loss. Results. It was revealed that hearing loss has a negative influence on the cognitive abilities of geriatric patients. With increasing degrees of hearing loss, the progression of dementia is observed. There is a direct correlation between the progression of hearing loss and development of depression in geriatric patients. Conclusion. Our study revealed a relationship between the degree of hearing loss and neuropsychological changes in geriatric patients. Hearing function test as a part of comprehensive geriatric assessment would facilitate the understanding of the causes of neuropsychological disorders in geriatric patients.

General practitioner conduct of clinical services representing comprehensive geriatric assessment is associated with lower risk of mortality in older Australians receiving home care packages

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renuka Visvanathan ◽  
Azmeraw T Amare ◽  
Steve Wesselingh ◽  
Maria C Inacio
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Historical Cohort ◽  
Risk Of Mortality

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this paper is to investigate the utilisation of general practice Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) services aligned to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) within 6 months of an aged care eligibility assessment and its effects on mortality and transition to permanent residential aged care (PRAC). Design Retrospective cohort study from the Historical Cohort of the Registry of Senior Australians. Setting Community. Participants In total, 69,171 Individuals (aged 75+) receiving home care packages (HCPs) between 2011 and 2015. Outcome measures Mortality and transition to PRAC. Results The claims for a management plan with team care arrangement (TCA) within 3 months of the health assessment (i.e. CGA) was present in 5% and associated with 14% lower mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 95%CI = 0.86, 0.80–0.93) compared to no claims, lower than that seen with partial CGA which was either health assessment claims only 7.0% (aHR, 95%CI = 0.93, 0.89–0.97) or management plan coupled with TCA claims only 9.0% (aHR, 95%CI = 0.91, 0.89–0.97). This pattern was seen in those frailer but not in those where the frailty index score was <0.21. Claims for management plans coupled with TCAs alone were associated with a 10% lower transition to PRAC (asHR, 95%CI = 0.90, 0.85–0.96) in those with FI score < 0.21 while this estimate was not significant in individuals with FI score ≥ 0.21. Conclusion It appears the conduct of a combination of interventions considered to be components of the CGA by GPs was associated with a lower risk of mortality that no claims or partial conduct of CGA.

The role of the psycho-oncologist in the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariarosa Mazzolini ◽  
Lucia Bazzo ◽  
Roberta Cascarilla ◽  
Annalisa Anni ◽  
Romina Spina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geriatric Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
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