Table 1 Items of the brief assessment tool and the comprehensive geriatric evaluation, respectively, by geriatric syndrome
Brief assessment tool by the family physician | Comprehensive Geriatric assessment by geriatrician | |
|---|---|---|
General | Social context | |
Functional ability | 4 questions about ADL | ADL and IADL |
Cognitive impairment | MiniCog (3 words recall and clock test) | History – heterohistory MMSE, clock test, delirium assessment, ev. additional neuropsychological examinations |
Mood impairment | 2 questions | GDS |
Urinary incontinence | 4 questions | Full history, bladder-scan |
Gait and balance | Observation/falls during past year | History, falls during past year, Tinetti's POMA, clinical examination, risk factors, orthostatic hypotension |
Visual impairment | Reading the newspaper | Snellen scale, visual field |
Hearing impairment | Whispering test | History, whispering at 30 / 60 cm |
Undernutrition | Weight loss in past 1 and 6 months | History, weight loss in past 1 and 6 months, MNA score, BMI |
Osteoporosis | Height loss, wall-occiput, rib-pelvis | Height loss, wall-occiput, rib-pelvis |