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Resources for the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment based
Proactive and Personalised Primary Care of the Elderly
Assessment of Functioning
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The assessment of functional status is critical when caring for older adults.
Normal aging changes, acute illness, worsening chronic illness, and hospitalization can contribute to a decline in the ability to perform tasks necessary to live independently in the community.
The information from a functional assessment can provide objective data to assist with targeting individualized rehabilitation needs or to plan for specific in borne services such as meal preparation, nursing care, home-maker services, personal care, or continuous supervision.
A functional assessment can also assist the clinician to focus on the person's baseline capabilities, facilitating early recognition of changes that may signify a need either for additional resources or for a medical work-up (Gallo JJ, 2006).
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are basic self-care tasks, akin to the kinds of skills that people usually learn in early childhood.
More complex skills are referred to as Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).
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Barthel Index
Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.
Available in 3 formats : Original, Modifed and Shah version.
5 -20 min.
Lawton IADL Scale
Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
10-20 min.
Bristol ADL Scale
Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
15-20 min.
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The Assessment of Functioning is one of 8 domains of the
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
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When to Stop Driving
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