Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care

Informationen zum Autor Abhaya Gupta, Almas Rehman Klappentext Collects useful! practical and simple assessment scales used in geriatric settings. This work provides tools to identify clinical conditions and health outcomes objectively and reliably. It is suitable as a clinical primer and everyday reference guide for practising and training members of multidisciplinary teams. Zusammenfassung This unique, concise ready reference for daily use collates for the first time the most useful, practical and simple assessment scales used in geriatric settings Inhaltsverzeichnis Definition. Need for scales. Which scale. Useful properties. Who does assessment. Domains. Settings. Glasgow coma scale. Abbreviated mental test. Mini mental state examination. Clock drawing test. Clifton assessment procedure for the elderly. Barthel index. Nottingham extended activities of daily living scale. Rankin handicap scale. Modified Rankin scale. Structured interview for modified Rankin scale. FIM and FAM scale. Falls risk assessment tools. Balance tests. Stroke scales. National institute of health stroke scale. Geriatric depression score. Hospital anxiety and depression scale. Short form 36. Mini nutritional assessment. Parkinsons disease scales. Pressure sore assessment scales.

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• Authors: Bim Bhowmick, Abhaya Gupta, Abhaya Playfer Gupta, Abhaya Rehman Gupta, Gupta Abhaya, Jeremy Playfer, Almas Rehman, Rehman Almas
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2008
• EAN: 9781846192661
• ISBN: 978-1-84619-266-1
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Geriatrics, MEDICAL / Nursing / Gerontology, Geriatric medicine, Geriatric nursing