John E Morley1, Hidenori Arai2, Li Cao3, Birong Dong3, Reshma A Merchant4, Bruno Vellas5, Renuka Visvanathan6, Jean Woo7. 1. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. Electronic address: morley@slu.edu. 2. National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan. 3. Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Medical School/West China hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 4. Division of Advanced Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. 5. Gérontopôle, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France. 6. Adelaide Geriatrics Training and Research with Aged Care Centre, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide and Aged & Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, South Australia. 7. Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, and the Jockey Club Institute of Aging, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although the older population is increasing worldwide, there is a marked deficit in the number of persons trained in geriatrics. It is now recognized that early detection and treatment of geriatric syndromes (frailty, sarcopenia, anorexia of aging, and cognitive decline) will delay or avert the development of disability. OBJECTIVES: To identify simple screening programs available for primary health professionals to identify geriatric syndromes. DATA SOURCES: PubMed for the last 5 years and study authors. RESULTS: A number of screening programs for early detection of geriatric syndromes have been developed for use by primary care health providers, for example, EasyCare, Gérontopôle Frailty Screening Tool, the Rapid Geriatric Assessment, the Kihon Checklist, and others. LIMITATIONS: This is an evolving area with limited information on the outcomes of intervention and possible harms. CONCLUSION: Validated screening programs exist but more work is required to determine their utility in improving outcomes of older persons.
BACKGROUND: Although the older population is increasing worldwide, there is a marked deficit in the number of persons trained in geriatrics. It is now recognized that early detection and treatment of geriatric syndromes (frailty, sarcopenia, anorexia of aging, and cognitive decline) will delay or avert the development of disability. OBJECTIVES: To identify simple screening programs available for primary health professionals to identify geriatric syndromes. DATA SOURCES: PubMed for the last 5 years and study authors. RESULTS: A number of screening programs for early detection of geriatric syndromes have been developed for use by primary care health providers, for example, EasyCare, Gérontopôle Frailty Screening Tool, the Rapid Geriatric Assessment, the Kihon Checklist, and others. LIMITATIONS: This is an evolving area with limited information on the outcomes of intervention and possible harms. CONCLUSION: Validated screening programs exist but more work is required to determine their utility in improving outcomes of older persons.
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