Table 1 The 10-item Brief Geriatric Assessment
Items | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
Age ≥ 85 years | ||
Male gender | ||
≥ 5 drugs per day | ||
Use psychoactivea drugs | ||
History of falls in the past 6 months | ||
Temporal disorientationb | ||
Acute organ failure | ||
Reason for admission: | ||
Cardio-vascular diseases | ||
Respiratory diseases | ||
Digestive diseases | ||
Neuropsychiatric diseases | ||
Other acute diseases | ||
Living situation | ||
Home | ||
Institution | ||
Non-use of formal and/or informal home-help services |