The burden of chronic diseases in the elderly

C. Vergani

doi:10.1016/j.ics.2005.01.021

The burden of chronic diseases in the elderly

C. Vergani

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

The elderly may suffer from many chronic diseases often associated with disability. The health status of the elderly depends not only on the physical condition but also on the emotional state and the social participation. To evaluate his health condition, it is therefore necessary to apply the comprehensive geriatric assessment which takes into consideration all together the physical, psycological and socio-economic factors. Therefore we propose a new tool, the polar diagram, to be used in order to perform the comprehensive geriatric assessment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8-10
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Congress Series
Volume	1280
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ics.2005.01.021
Publication status	Published - Jun 2005

Keywords

Chronic disease
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Polar diagram

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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