Book[edited] by Terry Fulmer, Bruce Chernoff.
Summary: "Handbook of Geriatric Assessment, Fifth Edition is a multidisciplinary text that takes a contemporary approach in line with patient and family centered care. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it contains the latest information on geriatric assessments for older adults."--Provided by publisher"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Through the older person's eyes: what matters
The context and future of geriatric care
Demographic trends: a success story
Age-friendly health systems
Payment reform, health system transformation, and the impact on older adults
The VA health system for older adults
Following the assessment data, whose data is it: open notes in real time
Assessment and care plans that support goals that matter to the person
Self-care management
The family context
The social determinants of health
Multiculturalism and geriatric assessment
Vulnerable populations
Targeting older persons for optimal team care outcomes
Developing and managing a high-functioning interprofessional team
Building on geriatric interdisciplinary team training (GITT)
Community team-based geriatric care
Effects of team care on quality and outcomes
Evidence-based models in action that work
Advance care planning
Depression assessment and other mental illnesses
Recognizing mistreatment in older adults
Functional assessment of older adults
Physical assessment
Pain assessment
Caregiver assessment
Spiritual assessment as a key component of comprehensive geriatric care
Substance use assessment
Medication assessment in older adults
Mobility assessment
Nutritional assessment as a key component of comprehensive geriatric care
Transitions of care
Assessment of older adults in their home
Aging in place: transitional housing and supported housing models
Thriving in community
Geriatric assessment in nursing homes
Emergency department assessment at the time of hospitalization
The older adult driver
Advance care planning through the incorporation of values history discussion
Clinical assessment of older persons with developmental disabilities
Assessing disaster preparedness and response.
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