Risk Assessment and Identification

Debra Saliba, Martha S. Waite

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2001Published in: The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care / Edited by Mathy D. Mezey, Melissa M. Bottrell, Et al. (New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2001), p. 577-579

In this encyclopedia entry, the authors review the role of risk assessment in allowing clinicians to target services and interventions to individuals, especially for frail elders. They describe three general groups of functional status measures associated with increased risk for functional decline, institutionalization, and death, and then explore the effect of various socioeconomic factors on elder risk.

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  • Copyright: Springer Publishing Company
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2001
  • Pages: 3
  • Document Number: EP-200100-54

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