functional assessment of older adult

statistics

geriatric assessment

challenge ageism

considerations

functional assessment

normal changes with aging

expected older adult

functional ability

functional status

individual’s actual performance of activities & tasks associated with his or her current life roles: dependent on motivation, vision, hearing, degree of assistance needed for tasks, & cognition

functional assessment 2

approaches

activities of daily living

questions to ask

functional assessment tools

Katz index

instrumental activities of daily living

Lawton IADL

advanced activities of daily living

general health history

personal and psychosocial

erikson

Integrity vs. Despair

cognitive impairment

depression

social domain