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Screening Tools for Geriatric Assessment by Specialists

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This chapter is a guide for clinicians seeking practical tools to assess function in their older patients. This chapter describes screening tools for falls risk, dementia, delirium, frailty, physical self-maintenance (activities of daily living), depression, malnutrition, social support, potential for urinary retention in older men, and polypharmacy. A summary of the instruments discussed in this chapter is given in Table 8.1.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care, Home Instead Center for Successful Aging, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Jane F. Potter

  2. San Francisco VA Health Care System, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    G. Michael Harper

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    G. Michael Harper

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Potter, J.F., Harper, G.M. (2021). Screening Tools for Geriatric Assessment by Specialists. In: Lee, A.G., Potter, J.F., Harper, G.M. (eds) Geriatrics for Specialists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76271-1_8

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