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Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment

James Lubben

in Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging

Published in print March 2006 | ISBN: 9780195173727
Published online April 2010 | e-ISBN: 9780199893218 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195173727.003.0066
Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment

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This chapter makes a case for the development of valid and reliable short measures for geriatric social work practice. These abbreviated measures, defined as having no more than 10 items, can be practical screeners for risk factors as well as important tools for clarifying the relevance and importance of social health to the well-being of older adults.

Keywords: geriatric assessment; elderly; social work practice

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