Health, functional, and social status of an elderly primary-care population.
Non-institutionalized family-practice patients aged 75 years or older were screened at home by nurse practitioners using a comprehensive health-assessment instrument. A majority of subjects showed no serious impairment of physical, psychological, or social functioning. An élite minority experienced excellent health.
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