title: Functional assessment. Easy-to-use screening tools speed initial office work-up.
abstract: The mnemonic DEEP-IN stands for a series of easy-to-administer, office-based screening tests designed to streamline initial assessment of the geriatric patient. These screens can quickly identify signs of delirium, dementia, depression, and adverse drug effects; vision and hearing deficits; risk for future impairments in activities of daily living; incontinence, and malnutrition. The author developed the mnemonic from personal experience and from an evidence-based application of validated geriatric and geropsychiatric studies.
authors.affiliation: Senior Services, Mount Sinai NYU Health, New York, USA.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis