Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)
Lina Silva Salinas2023-04-05T12:05:41+02:00The validity of geriatric assessment questionnaires to predict outcome and adverse events during the management of the elderly with cancer is now demonstrated. Yet comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is often not feasible in all elderly patients with cancer. Consequently, patients could be first proposed screening before considering CGA. Geriatric Assessment Geriatric assessment provides an overview of the general health status of older individuals and determines the functional and physiological age, which is more important than chronological age. It includes several important domains: functionality, nutrition, cognition, psychological state, social support, comorbidities, medication review, and geriatric syndromes. Geriatric assessment helps Oncologists to: understand the overall health status of the patient identify previously unknown health problems predict life expectancy of the patient predict tolerance of treatments influences treatment choices identify geriatric interventions that can improve treatment tolerability and compliance How does it work? Several models to implement geriatric [...]