Functional Assessment Instrument Attributes
Description:
A simple function-based screen to effectively and efficiently identify older people at risk of functional decline or death over a 2-year period.
Author/Sponsor:
Prevalence:
Intened to be used as part of of a set of quality indicators to measure the quality of medical care received by vulnerable elders.
Population:
Community-dwelling seniors
Subject:
Community-dwelling individuals age 65 and older.
Provider Setting:
Where is the instrument used i.e. admission to nursing home, referral to home care, etc?
Derived:
The Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) quality indicators.
Validity and Reliability Testing:
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
Verbal or Observation based:
Is subject just asked questions or do they have to do some activity (i.e. get up and go assessment)?
Are calculated scores included:
A coring approach is provided
Extended use:
Versions:
Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.
Public Domain:
The instrument was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS)December 2001 (Vol. 49, No. 12, pp. 1698-1699). Would need to be references.
References:
Comments:
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