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Use of the Spanish Version of the Rapid Geriatric Assessment in Mexican Patients in Long-Term Care.

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We report our experience with the use of a Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment of 30 patients in 2 long-term care institutions in Mexico City by a group… Click to show full abstract

We report our experience with the use of a Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment of 30 patients in 2 long-term care institutions in Mexico City by a group of healthcare students without prior experience in geriatric medicine. The Spanish version of the rapid geriatric assessment is a very easy tool to administer that can provide overall good results for identifying frailty, sarcopenia, anorexia, weight loss, and cognitive impairment.

Keywords: geriatric assessment; rapid geriatric; spanish version; version rapid

Journal Title: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Year Published: 2017

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