Development of an integrated assessment tool health and social well-being of patients aged 60 years and over and their needs for different types of care

A tool for the comprehensive assessment of the condition of patients 60 years of age and over which allows to objectify patients’ demand for medical and social assistance, taking into account their individual characteristics has been developed and tested In the framework of this study. The suggested methodical tool is primarily focused on the use in the primary health care, makes it possible to form both a program of work with each patient at the age of 60 years and older, and an action plan to support the attached population of the given age category at the site or a specific medical organization level, and also assess the efficiency of the assistance provided

Authors: Korotkova A. V. [3] A. Sh. Senenko [5] Vorobyev R. V. [2] Nitsenko D. I. [2]

Tags: comprehensive assessment of the health status1 comprehensive geriatric assessment1 elderly patient1 geriatrics3 medical and social assistance3 patient-orientation6 patients aged 60 years and older1 persons of elderly and senile age2 primary health care19