caa a22 4500 386314411 CHVBK 20180307111601.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130s1988 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0714980800007352 doi S0714980800007352 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0714980800007352 The Geriatric Functional Score Scale: A Preliminary Report on a Useful Tool for Assessing The Elderly [Elektronische Daten] Many functional scales used with the elederly are inadequate because they focus solely on physical functioning and were designed for younger adults who were orthopedically or neurologically impaired (e.g. the Katz, the Kenny). An appropriate assessment of the elderly's capabilities must include other components—mental functioning, tolerance and motivation, as well as physical functioning. A new assessment tool—the Geriatric Function Score Scale (G.F.S.S.) was developed for the elderly by Lowe (1984). It is an objective tool which examines physical, cognitive and motivational components of functioning and takes only 20 minutes to administer. The results of a preliminary study revealed that the score patients received on the G.F.S.S. was able to discriminate the level of placement (chronic care setting versus nursing home versus supervised setting, etc.) they would need upon discharge from the hospital. In addition, a positive conelation was found (r = .84) when comparing the G.F.S.S. with the Folstein Mini Mental Status Examination. Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 1988 Geriatrics nationallicence Assessment nationallicence Function nationallicence ADL nationallicence Lowe Shari Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals Durrell Kelly Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement Cambridge University Press 7/2(1988), 114-124 0714-9808 7:2<114 1988 7 CJG https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980800007352 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980800007352 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lowe Shari Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Durrell Kelly Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement Cambridge University Press 7/2(1988), 114-124 0714-9808 7:2<114 1988 7 CJG CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge