Author: Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; editor
Title: Functional Impairment as an Indicator of Disease and a Trigger for Medical Services to the Elderly
Description: Oslo, University of Oslo, 1997. orig.wrappers. 24x17cm, 48,(96)pp. Tables,graphs,diagrams. Minor rubbing. Light cover soil. VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction; Functional impairmment in the elderly; implications for the individual and for the provision of health services; Characteristics of elderly people with functional impairment; Causes of functional impairment in the elderly; Assessment of functional impairment; Prevention of deterioration in health and functioning in the elderly; Methods for intervention; Identification of elderly persons at risk af deterioration in function: Screening and case finding; Organisation of health care for the elderly when the aim is prevention and treatment of functional impairment; Objectives; Main objective; Objectives in detail; Abstracts; Discussion; Subjects/study groups; Method for assessing function; Main findings; Ethical implications; Alternative service models; General conclusions; References; Papers: I-VII: A.H. Ranhoff; K. Laake: " The Barthel index: Scoring by the physician from patient interview is not reliable."; A.H. Ranhoff: "Reliability of nursing assistants' observations of functioning and clinical symptoms and signs."; K. Laaake; P. Laake; A.H.Ranhoff; U. Sveen; T.B. Wyller & E. Bautz-Holter: "The Barthel ADL Index: Factor structure depends upon category of patient."; A.H. Ranhoff & K. Laake: "Health and functioning among old home help clients in Norway"; A.H.Ranfoff: "Activities of daily living, cognitive impairment and other psychological symptoms among elderly recipients of home help." A.H. Ranhoff: "Early intervention on health problems identified by home helps among elderly subjects."; A.H. Ranhoff: "Out-patient geriatric assessment

Keywords: Geriatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Functional, Impairment, Elderly, , , ,