Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older people: an umbrella review of health outcomes

• Published in: Age and ageing Vol. 51; no. 5
• Main Authors: Veronese, Nicola, Custodero, Carlo, Demurtas, Jacopo, Smith, Lee, Barbagallo, Mario, Maggi, Stefania, Cella, Alberto, Vanacore, Nicola, Aprile, Pierangelo Lora, Ferrucci, Luigi, Pilotto, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.05.2022; Oxford Publishing Limited (England); Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Clinical outcomes; Delirium; Emergency medical care; Emergency services; Evaluation; Fractured hips; Frailty; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatrics; Health status; Hematology; Home health care; Hospitalization; Humans; Independent Living; Life Sciences; Meta-analysis; Nursing homes; Older people; Oncology; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Patient admissions; Pressure ulcers; Reviews; Statistical analysis; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; comprehensive geriatric assessment; older people; umbrella review; systematic review

Abstract Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been in use for the last three decades. However, some doubts remain regarding its clinical use. Therefore, we aimed to capture the breadth of outcomes reported and assess the strength of evidence of the use of comprehensive geriatric a...