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A structured approach to identifying the needs and problems of an older person from a holistic perspective, incorporating physical, mental, social, and functional components, with intervention and follow-up in primary care.
Overview
Assessment is fundamental to the work of specialists in the care of older people, defined as a structured approach to identifying the needs and problems of an older person from a holistic perspective, incorporating physical, mental, social, and functional components, with intervention and follow-up (Rubenstein and Rubenstein 2003). To respond to the challenge of aging populations, we need to translate the principles of specialist assessment to the primary care setting. Primary care is defined as a system of first response for addressing the health needs and concerns of the local population. Assessment systems in primary care need to be simple and holistic, able to...
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Moorey, H.C., Bradshaw, S.K., Philp, I. (2016). Assessment of Older People in Primary Care. In: Pachana, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geropsychology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_339-1
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