Abstract
The need for long-term planning and efficient usage of resources in the health care field necessitates approaching the elderly patient from a biopsychosocial point of view, facilitating a more complete approach to patient care. This article critiques tools available for the comprehensive functional evaluation of older patients, and identifies their effectiveness in improving specific aspects of patient ' outcomes. The Comprehensive Older Persons' Evaluation tool is described and compared with two other tools that evaluate a patient's functional and instrumental activities of daily living, as well as the medical, social and psychological aspects of the patient.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 11-18 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nurse Practitioner |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Aug 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing