Review Article

Current Development in Elderly Comprehensive Assessment and Research Methods

Table 1

Screening instruments used in comprehensive geriatric assessment about elderly patients.

DimensionContentsCommon single measurement toolCommon comprehensive tool

Overall functional status
 Physical healthReserves and enduranceFRI (Frailty Risk Index) [11]; OARS (older American resources and services) [30]
CARE (Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation) [31]
PGCMAI (Philadelphia Geriatric Centre Multilevel Assessment Instrument) [32]
LEIPAD [33]
WHOQOLBREF (the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF)

































































































Fried frailty instrument [34];
Gill frailty instrument [34]
  Situation of disease General questionnaire
Comorbidities and the severityCIRS-G (Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics);
CCI (Commodity Channel Index)
  
 Activities of daily livingPhysical living activity statusGeneral questionnaire
Physiological activities of daily living (ADL)ADL Index:
Barthel’s Index Rating Scale, Katz ADL [1416];
PULSES; revised Kenny Score
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)IADL Index:
FAQ (Function Activity Questionnaire);
RDRS (Rapid Disability Rating Scale)
Balance and fall riskBBS (Berg Balance Scale) [19, 20];
TUGT (Timed Up and Go Test) [22];
Tinetti Gait and Balance Test [23];
FRASE (Fall Risk Assessment Scale for the Elderly) [24];
STRATIFY (St. Thomas’s Risk Assessment Tool) [24];
FRI (Fall Risk Index) [25]; FAT (Fall Assessment Tool) [35];
MFS (Morse Fall Scale) [36]; Hendrich II Fall Risk Model [37]
Other tools: One-Leg Balance Test, Physical Performance Test, and Multidirectional Reach Test  
 Mental and psychological conditionCognitive function MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) [38];
MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) [3943];
IQCODE (Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly) [44]; CDT (simple clock drawing test)
DepressionGDS (Geriatric Depression Scale) [45, 46];
GDS-5 (short version 5-item GDS) [47];
CES-D (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) [48];
HRSD (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression) [49]
AnxietyGAI (Geriatric Anxiety Inventory) [50];
GAS (Geriatric Anxiety Scale) [51];
GAI-SF (short form of GAI) [52];
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) [53]
 Nutritional statusEvaluation of malnutritionSGA (Subjective Global Assessment) [54];
MNA (Mini-Nutritional Assessment) [55, 56];
MNA-SF (short-form Mini-Nutritional Assessment) [57];
GNRI (Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index) [58];
NRS-2002 (Nutrition Risk Screening 2002) [59]
 Social healthDemand of social supportGeneral questionnaire
 Economic and environmental condition conditions Economic conditions and medical resources;General questionnaire
home security
transport and communications