Question

Directions: Assess an older adult using the Geriatric Assessment Too. Complete all Tables.

Table 1: Assess patient for atz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living

Table 2: Assess patient for 2. Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Scale (Self-Rated Version) Physical Health and Screaming for disease

Table 4: Assess a patient for Nutritional Health Checklist

Table 5: Assess a patient for Screening Version of the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly

Table 6: Assess a patient for Mini-Cognitive Assessment Instrument

Answer 1

Ans) 1) The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, commonly referred to as the Katz ADL, is the most appropriate instrument to assess functional status as a measurement of the client's ability to perform activities of daily living independently.

2) Survivors of critical illness commonly experience new or worsening IADL dependency that may improve over time. As part of ongoing efforts to understand and improve functional status in ICU survivors, future research must focus on risk factors for IADL dependencies and interventions to improve these cognitive and physical dependencies after critical illness.

4) Survivors of critical illness commonly experience new or worsening IADL dependency that may improve over time. As part of ongoing efforts to understand and improve functional status in ICU survivors, future research must focus on risk factors for IADL dependencies and interventions to improve these cognitive and physical dependencies after critical illness.

5) A shorter 10-item version of the HHIE, the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly–Screening (HHIE-S), was introduced in 1986 as a screening instrument for handicapping hearing loss and is widely used. The reliability and validity of the HHIE-S has been established.

6) The Mini-Cog is an instrument for assessing cognitive impairment. It can be effectively used with minimal training. It consists of a three-item recall test for memory and a scored clock-drawing test. The results are evaluated by a health provider to determine if a full-diagnostic assessment is needed.