title: Making geriatric assessment an asset to your primary care practice.
abstract: Geriatric assessment provides the physician with an individualized care plan for at-risk older patients with complex health problems. Its four basic components are physical, mental, functional, and social/economic health. Although the ideal assessment is performed by a team from a variety of disciplines, primary care physicians may perform a limited version in the office and then make appropriate referrals for further evaluation. Various screening instruments are helpful, but they have their limitations. Results provide you with a blueprint that aims to restore function, lower costs, and improve the patient's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Henry L. Schwartz Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fillit
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care