Background: Although assessment of geriatric syndromes is increasingly encouraged in
older adults, little evidence exists to support its systematic use by general practitioners …

Introduction Older patients raise therapeutic challenges, because they constitute a
heterogeneous population with multimorbidity. To appraise this complexity, geriatricians …

Objective. To assess the effectiveness of an intervention after comprehensive geriatric
assessment (CGA) in reducing morbidity and mortality in patients over 74 years in primary …

Background Most comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) programs refer to hospital-
based settings. However the body of geriatric healthcare is provided by general practitioners …

Objectives To determine the effectiveness of a proactive primary care program on the daily
functioning of older people in primary care. Design Single‐blind, three‐arm, cluster …

The traditional disease-oriented model of medicine focuses on the theory that organ-or
system-based pathologies cause disease and, thus, treatment is focused on eliminating the …

Background Aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptance and use of a basic geriatric
assessment (BGA), as it is covered by the German pay system, in primary care practices …

Objectives To estimate the cost-effectiveness of a pragmatic trial of comprehensive geriatric
assessment adapted to primary care, compared with care as usual. Design Within-trial cost …

Older patients' health problems in general practice (GP) are often complex and cannot be
assigned to a specific disease. This requires a paradigm shift to goal-oriented, personalized …

Background Functional decline in community-dwelling older persons is associated with the
loss of independence, the need for hospital and nursing-home care and premature death …