Geriatrics for Patients, Caregivers and Health Care Professionals (Dr. Stall's Web page)
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by Robert S. Stall, MD, Internist/Geriatrician  E-mail Dr. Stall  Go to main page - Geridoc.net
[with my Grandma Elsie (1906 - 1983), Grandma Goldie (1909-1999), Grandpa Julius (1910-2000) & Grandpa Al (1900 - 1988)]

Cognitive Ability back to top	Updated Clinical Dementia Rating Scaleã MMSE 1 MMSE 2 www.minimental.com NINCDS/ADRDA Criteria for Alzheimer's Disease
	Dr. Reisberg's Alzheimer's Assessment Tools: Updated Alzheimer's Course Graph Updated Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST) Global Deterioration Scale (side 1) (GDS side 1) | Global Deterioration Scale (side 2) (GDS side 2)
	From Geriatric Resources, Inc: Brief Cognitive Rating Scale (BCRS) Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST)
Driving back to top	AAA Aggressive Driving Quiz AAA Drivers 55 Plus: Self-Rating Form AAA Drowsy Driving Quiz AARP Driver Safety Program Brochures from the NHTSA Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
Functional Ability back to top	Barthel Index Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale | What Is a GAF Score? Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (Lawton IADL) Karnofsky Performance Scale (commonly used for assessing terminally ill patients) Karnofsky Performance Status (original scale defined by Karnofsky in 1949)
Hearing back to top	Hearing Handicap Inventory
Home Safety back to top	Home Safety Checklist (courtesy of the National Safety Council)
Mood back to top	Geriatric Depression Scale (Brink/Yesavage ) | Short Form Geriatric Depression Scale (other languages)
Neurologic Function back to top	Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) (to check for Parkinsonian side effects of neuroleptic medications) NIH Stroke Scale Parkinson's Disease (from the National Parkinson Foundation web site)  Stroke Assessment Scales (several from the Washington University School of Medicine)
Nutritional Status back to top	Nutrition Checklist for Older Adults ("DETERMINE" mnemonic) | Definitions (from the Nutrition Screening Initiative, AAFP/ADA/NCOA)
Overall Health back to top	Aging Quiz (compiled by Linda M. Woolf, PhD, Webster University, Aging & Human Rights page) Healthy Habit Test
Pain back to top	Challenges in Pain Management at the End of Life, American Family Physician, 10/1/2001 Pain Assessment (from Partners Against Pain) Pain Assessment Tools (from City of Hope) Pain Assessment Tools (from UCLA - for adults and children, multilingual, both visual and analog scales)
Palliative/Hospice Care back to top	Palliative Care Assessment & Research Tools (from DyingWell.com)
Psychosis back to top	Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) Pittsburgh Agitation Scale
Quality of Life back to top	MISSOULA-VITAS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX (MVQOLI) (by Ira Byock MD) | 25 Question Version | 15 Question Version Quality of Life Assessment In Medicine (extensive compilation of assessment tools available on the Internet) SF-36
Urinary Function back to top	American Urological Association Prostatism Scale Urinary Incontinence--Treatable Causes ("DIAPPERS" mnemonic)

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What Should You Expect At Your Age?  A Lot! ^™
Last update November 13, 2006.