Emergency geriatric assessment: A novel comprehensive screen tool for geriatric patients in the emergency department

The problems in the elderly are typically multidimensional in nature, and include physical, psychological, and socioeconomic factors [5,6]. [...]delivering a multidimensional assessment (comprehensive geriatric assessment, CGA) and the subsequent management by multidisciplinary specialist care teams are widely recognized as being beneficial for the elderly [7]. Hospice and palliative care (HPC) are also important issues in the geriatric population [9]; however, they are not included in the CGA, which intends to screen for geriatric syndromes. [...]we developed a novel model entitled, “emergency geriatric assessment (EGA),” based on the modified CGA with the addition of items for HPC. [...]we invited 10 older adults for a geriatric focus group meeting to help us improve the understanding and appropriateness of the items in the EGA. [...]we invited 10 experts including nurses, emergency physicians, geriatricians, and HPC specialists to help revise the draft EGA. [...]we invited 10 older adults for a geriatric focus group meeting to help us improve the understanding and appropriateness of the items in the EGA. [...]we invited 10 experts including nurses, emergency physicians, geriatricians, and HPC specialists to help revise the draft EGA.