Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital

Development and psychometric validation of a brief comprehensive health status assessment scale in older patients with hematological malignancies: The GAH Scale

“…This is a potential specific geriatric tool aimed for helping physicians in Conversely to what was found in the study led by Klepin, 43 the GAH scale encompasses multiple domains to perform an integral assessment in geriatric population, including number of drugs and nutritional status, considered to be key factors for effective interventions in the geriatric hematologic assessment. Interestingly, the geriatric evaluation proposed in our investigation is in line with the methodological approach suggested in the systematic review of Ellis et al, 45 in which it was noted that inpatient multidisciplinary programs in older patients improved survival and cognitive function.…”

Geriatric assessment predicts survival and toxicities in elderly myeloma patients: an International Myeloma Working Group report

“…[21][22][23] The CGA is a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary patient evaluation with validated tools that can contribute to definition of the frailty profile. 24 In hematology, the CGA is not routinely performed because it is complex and timeconsuming. The optimal tools for an appropriate geriatric assessment (GA) need to be established.…”

Costs and Effects of an Ambulatory Geriatric Unit (the AGe-FIT Study): A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…A Cochrane report based on 22 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found no significant difference in rehospitalization associated with the use of CGA in a hospital care setting. 11 Because of differences among trials in the reporting of costs and outcome measures, the authors of this report could make no conclusion concerning resource utilization. These findings were replicated in a recent review on the same subject based on 19 RCTs.…”