Geriatric Assessment

"Geriatric Assessment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.

Descriptor ID	D015577
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.225 I01.240.425.350 N01.224.425.350 N05.715.360.300.360 N06.850.505.400.425.350 N06.850.520.308.225
Concept/Terms	Geriatric Assessment Geriatric Assessment Assessment, Geriatric Assessments, Geriatric Geriatric Assessments

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Geriatric Assessment".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Geriatric Assessment [E05.318.308.225]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Demography [I01.240]
Health Status [I01.240.425]
Geriatric Assessment [I01.240.425.350]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Health Status [N01.224.425]
Geriatric Assessment [N01.224.425.350]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Geriatric Assessment [N05.715.360.300.360]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Health Status [N06.850.505.400.425]
Geriatric Assessment [N06.850.505.400.425.350]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Geriatric Assessment [N06.850.520.308.225]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Geriatric Assessment".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Geriatric Assessment".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Geriatric Assessment" by people in this website by year, and whether "Geriatric Assessment" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 79 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	2	3
1997	2	1	3
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2003	1	6	7
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	2	4
2009	1	2	3
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	1	2
2012	1	2	3
2013	1	2	3
2014	2	1	3
2015	2	0	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	8	10
2018	5	1	6
2019	3	2	5
2020	2	0	2
2022	0	3	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatric Assessment" by people in Profiles.

Matsuda T, Muranaga S, Zeni JA, Yoshida Y. Simple Mobility Tests Predict Use of Assistive Devices in Older Adults. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 47(4):175-182.

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Lundy ME, Zhang B, Ditillo M. Management of the Geriatric Trauma Patient. Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Apr; 104(2):423-436.

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Lombardo J, Schmucker AM, Keith SW, Ronghe A, Smith A, Ali AS, Niazi M, Denton M, Swartz K, Chapman A, Simone NL. Markers and associations of nutrition identified in a senior adult oncology clinic. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 01; 14(1):101388.

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Wanigatunga AA, Cai Y, Urbanek JK, Mitchell CM, Roth DL, Miller ER, Michos ED, Juraschek SP, Walston J, Xue QL, Appel LJ, Schrack JA. Objectively Measured Patterns of Daily Physical Activity and Phenotypic Frailty. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2022 09 01; 77(9):1882-1889.

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Kregel HR, Murphy PB, Attia M, Meyer DE, Morris RS, Onyema EC, Adams SD, Wade CE, Harvin JA, Kao LS, Puzio TJ. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as a predictor of complications in geriatric trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 08 01; 93(2):195-199.

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Becher RD, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Leo-Summers L, Stabenau HF, Gill TM. Factors Associated With Functional Recovery Among Older Survivors of Major Surgery. Ann Surg. 2020 07; 272(1):92-98.

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Xu F, Cohen SA, Greaney ML, Earp JE, Delmonico MJ. Longitudinal Sex-Specific Physical Function Trends by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Weight Status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 10; 68(10):2270-2278.

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Kwok CS, Achenbach S, Curzen N, Fischman DL, Savage M, Bagur R, Kontopantelis E, Martin GP, Steg PG, Mamas MA. Relation of Frailty to Outcomes in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 07; 21(7):811-818.

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Callahan ZM, Gadomski SP, Koganti D, Patel PH, Beekley AC, Williams P, Donnelly J, Cohen MJ, Marks JA. Geriatric patients on antithrombotic therapy as a criterion for trauma team activation leads to over triage. Am J Surg. 2020 01; 219(1):43-48.

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Sacchetti A, Carpenter C, Husain A. Should There Now Be a Geriatric BRUE? Ann Emerg Med. 2019 04; 73(4):426-427.

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