Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, M238, St Louis, MO 63104, USA; Division of Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, M238, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2017 Aug;33(3):431-440. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2017.03.006. Epub 2017 May 13.
The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) measures frailty, sarcopenia, anorexia, cognition, and advanced directives. The RGA is a screen for primary care physicians to be able to detect geriatric syndromes. Early intervention when geriatric syndromes are recognized can decrease disability, hospitalization, and mortality.
快速老年评估(RGA)测量虚弱、肌肉减少症、厌食症、认知和预先指示。RGA 是初级保健医生进行筛查以检测老年综合征的一种方法。当识别出老年综合征时进行早期干预可以减少残疾、住院和死亡。