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    Title: Development of the brief geriatric assessment for the general practitioner
    Authors: Tai, CJ;Yang, YH;Huang, CY;Pan, SC;Hsiao, YH;Tseng, TG;Lee, MC
    Contributors: Institute of Population Health Sciences;National Institute of Cancer Research
    Abstract: Objectives The study aimed to develop a brief geriatric assessment (BGA) tool for the general practitioner to evaluate geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling older adults. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting 58 communities from four aging cities in Taiwan. Participants 1,258 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and above. Measurements The BGA targeted physical function impairment, cognitive impairment, and mood impairment. The cutoff values of physical function tests (handgrip strength and 6-meter walk test [6MWT]) were estimated by receiver operating characteristic analysis. Second, the diagnostic validity of the BGA was calculated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values, which were compared to corresponding comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) items. Third, the associated risk factors of geriatric syndromes were selected using stepwise logistic regression. Finally, we combined items selected from literature and CGA and then proposed a practical BGA framework. Results The proposed BGA comprised dominant handgrip strength, 6MWT, self-report personal birthday, address, and telephone number, question 'Do you have depressive mood for the past two weeks?', Rinne tuning-fork tests, Snellen scale, and body mass index. It evaluated multidimensional aspects of geriatrics syndromes including physical, cognitive, mood, and sensory impairment, sarcopenia, and nutrition status. Sensitivities in the Taiwan BGA items ranged from 48% for dominant handgrip strength to 97.6% for 6MWT corresponding to physical impairment; 58.3% for cognitive impairment corresponding to Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire; 62.7% for mood impairment corresponding to Geriatric Depression Scale. The Taiwan BGA for the general practitioner takes less than 10 minutes and is suitable in the community setting. Conclusion Early management of geriatric syndromes in the community is important. The current study demonstrated a practical BGA tool for the general practitioner to comprehensively assess geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling older adults.
    Date: 2021-01
    Relation: Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging. 2021 Jan;25(1):134-140.
    Link to: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1456-7
    JIF/Ranking 2023: http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=NHRI&SrcApp=NHRI_IR&KeyISSN=1279-7707&DestApp=IC2JCR
    Cited Times(WOS): https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000559627500006
    Cited Times(Scopus): https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85089297060
    Appears in Collections:[Meng-Chih Lee] Periodical Articles
    [Yi-Hsin Yang] Periodical Articles

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