Functional assessment in older patients.

Abstract:

:Preview Practical assessment of the functional and support factors affecting quality of life in older patients should be an integral part of medical management. This approach allows physicians to focus on remediable problems that compromise patients' daily functioning and may hinder them from living independently. In this overview, Drs Paist and Jafri discuss the key concerns of functional assessment and present an illustrative case of an 86-year-old man with multiple problems.

journal_name

Postgrad Med

journal_title

Postgraduate medicine

authors

Paist SS 3rd,Jafri A

doi

10.1080/00325481.1996.11946120

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-05-01 00:00:00

pages

101-108

issue

5

eissn

0032-5481

issn

1941-9260

journal_volume

99

pub_type

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