Osteweil: COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT September 2000; 16.875 Ptas./101,42 Euros; 838 Pag.

**DESCRIPTION**

Leading geriatricians and researchers present this highly practical guide to assessing older adults-contains essential insights required for multidimensional assessments on seniors in a variety of settings: home, ambulatory care centers, nursing homes, office visits. Emphasizes how to perform the assessment and when to use specific assessment tools in particular circumstances. Presents detailed guidelines on how to administer and score the assessment tools.

**CONTENTS**

SECTION I:

 General Issues

 Health Status and Physical Capacity

 Cognitive Function, Mood, and Behavior Assessments

 Social Support Networks

 Assessment in Rehabilitation

 SECTION II: A: ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

 Multidimensional Assessment in the Community

 Multidimensional Assessment in the Ambulatory Clinic

 In-Home Assessment

 Comprehensive Assessment in an Institutional Setting

 SECTION II: B: COMMON PROBLEMS

 Hearing Loss

 Vision

 Nutritional Assessment

 Pressure Ulcers

 Preoperative Assessment

 Pain Assessment

 Sleep

 Constipation, Diarrhea, and Fecal Incontinence

 Older Driver Assessment

 SECTION II: C: GERIATRIC SYNDROMES

 Depression

 Delirium

 Dementia

 Urinary Incontinence

 Falls and Gait Disorders

 SECTION III: ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND CARE PLANNING

 Decision Making

 Advance Directives

 Family and Community-Based Care: The Supports for Care Plan Implementation

 Communicating Assessment Recommendations

 SECTION IV: QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

 Chapter 28: Assessment, Documentation, and Regulation