Use of the Spanish Version of the Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Mexican Patients in Long-Term Care

Use of the Spanish Version of the Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Mexican Patients in Long-Term Care

We report our experience with the use of a Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment of 30 patients in 2 long-term care institutions in Mexico City by a group of healthcare students without prior experience in geriatric medicine. The Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment is a ver...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2017-10, Vol.18 (10), p.891-892
Hauptverfasser: Mena-Madrazo, Jorge Alberto, Mariscal-Martinez, Beatriz E., Leon-Quintero, Mariana, Lupercio Macias, Stephanie M.
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Sprache:eng
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geriatric assessment
Geriatric Assessment - methods
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Long-Term Care
Mexico
Rapid geriatric assessment
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Zusammenfassung:We report our experience with the use of a Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment of 30 patients in 2 long-term care institutions in Mexico City by a group of healthcare students without prior experience in geriatric medicine. The Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment is a very easy tool to administer that can provide overall good results for identifying frailty, sarcopenia, anorexia, weight loss, and cognitive impairment.
ISSN:1525-8610
1538-9375
DOI:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.07.013