Criterios de valoración geriátrica integral en adultos mayores con dependencia moderada y severa en Centros de Atención Primaria en Chile

• Carolina Andrea Muñoz Silva ^[1] ; Pedro Antonio Rojas Orellana ^[2] ; Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr ^[2]
  1. [1] I. Municipalidad Parral Departamento de Salud CESFAM Arrau Méndez
  2. [2] I. Municipalidad de Talca Departamento de Salud CESFAM Dr. J.D. Astaburuaga
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 143, Nº. 5, 2015, págs. 612-618
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Functional geriatric assessment in primary health care
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  • The functional assessment of moderately or severely dependent older people encompasses social, psychological and biological aspects that may influence their quality of life and their degree of independence. This paper reviews the global geriatric assessment that should be performed in primary health care (PHC) for moderately or severely dependent older people. Since 2012 in PHC in Chile, the norm establishes that the degree of independence of older people should be assessed using the Barthel scale and caregiver stress should be evaluated using Zarit scale. People with severe disability should receive home care. We recommend to evaluate also cognitive aspects using the minimental state examination (MMSE) to Barthel Index or using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), since they are closely associated with functional capacity.