title: [The assessment of the functional state of elderly people by family physician with the help of EASY-Care questionnaire].
abstract: The multiplicity and complexity of diagnostic and therapeutical problems affecting elderly patients requires a special approach which has come to be known as the comprehensive geriatric assessment. This approach demands the interdisciplinary cooperation of several practitioners in the field of geriatric care, led by the family doctor. An essential prerequisite for their cooperation to be successful is that there should be some commonly acknowledged starting point in the form of a standardised assessment of the functional state of elderly patients, irrespective of the the number and type of chronic conditions from which they may be suffering. The aim of this paper is to put forward a short and straightforward instrument for assessment of the functional state of elderly people in the form of the EASY-Care questionnaire for the use of family doctors. EASY-Care is a system "picture" of the needs of elderly people. It focuses more on the quality of life of the elderly person rather than on his/her illnesses and takes into consideration the role played by family carers. EASY's main aim is to provide family doctors and other primary care practitioners with information to help them to improve the services that they provide for the elderly. Moreover, the data gained from the use of EASY may help to serve epidemiological purposes, by providing measures of the social and medical needs of the elderly together with information about the degree to which these are being met. Consequently, it also provides a rationale for the provision of funding, directing research and developing a policy for the care of the elderly. The EASY-Care questionnaire has been developed in order to promote a common approach in Europe for the assessment of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Gerontologii Klinicznej i Społecznej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Z B
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Wojszel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bień
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Polityńska
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Ocena stanu funkcjonowania ludzi w podeszłym wieku przez lekarza rodzinnego za pomoca kwestionariusza. EASY-Care.