SAEU.CAB.16.07.0040g
Refined health status evaluation procedure
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New - Cognitive impairment screening
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Use of Mini-Cog
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. If abnormal
complete psycho-cognitive evaluation
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Unchanged - Screening for frailty using G8 screening tool
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Rapid (takes 4.4 min to complete)
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Cut-off 14. If >14
No geriatric evaluation needed
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Simplified geriatric evaluation
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Use of ADL, weight loss and modified CISR-G (IADL suppressed)
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Reversibility to be confirmed by geriatric intervention
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CGA is indicated when geriatric intervention is required
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Borson et al. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:1451-4;
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Soubeyran et al. PLoS One 2014;9:e115060
ADL: activities of daily living; CGA: comprehensive geriatric assessment;
CISR-G: cumulative illness score rating-geriatrics; IADL: instrumental activities of daily living
