Psychology Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
Division of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2022 Feb 22;37(3):545-552. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acab084.
Interprofessional healthcare teams are increasingly viewed as a clinical approach to meet the complex medical, psychological, and psychosocial needs of older adult patients. Despite the fact that older adults are at risk for cognitive difficulties, neuropsychologists are not routinely included on Geriatrics consult teams. The primary aim of this paper is to highlight the utility of neuropsychology within an interprofessional Geriatrics consult clinic. To address this aim, we describe specific benefits to patient care that may be associated with the inclusion of neuropsychologists on Geriatrics consult teams, including differential diagnosis, enhanced patient care, and reduced barriers to care. We provide a description of the integration of neuropsychology within a Veterans Health Administration (VA) interprofessional Geriatrics consult clinic team in order to illustrate the implementation of this model.
跨专业医疗团队越来越被视为一种临床方法,以满足老年患者复杂的医疗、心理和社会心理需求。尽管老年人有认知困难的风险,但神经心理学家通常不被纳入老年医学咨询团队。本文的主要目的是强调神经心理学在跨专业老年医学咨询诊所中的应用。为了达到这个目的,我们描述了神经心理学家纳入老年医学咨询团队可能与患者护理相关的具体益处,包括鉴别诊断、提高患者护理和减少护理障碍。我们描述了神经心理学在退伍军人事务部(VA)跨专业老年医学咨询诊所团队中的整合,以说明该模式的实施。