Implementing Assessment of Cognitive Function and Frailty Into Primary Care: Data From Frailty and Alzheimer disease prevention into Primary care (FAP) Study Pilot

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• 作者：Bertrand Fougè ; re ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^b ; ^{b.fougere@gmail.com} ; Sté ; phane Oustric ; MD^b ; ^c ; Julien Delrieu ; MD^a ; Bruno Chicoulaa ; MD^c ; Emile Escourrou ; MD^c ; Yves Rolland ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^b ; Fati Nourhashé ; mi ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^b ; Bruno Vellas ; MD ; PhD^a ; ^b ; FAP group^&lowast ; &lowast ;
• 关键词：Frailty ; memory complaint ; older adults ; prevention ; primary care
• 刊名：Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：18
• 期：1
• 页码：47-52
• 全文大小：297 K
• 卷排序：18

文摘

Aging can be affected by frailty and chronic diseases causing physical, cognitive, sensory, and functional decline evolving gradually to disability. The assessment of older patients is carried out in some geriatric day hospitals (GDHFs). However, it seems difficult to assess all patients in these GDHFs. In this context, a care model, which uses a specialist nurse trained in primary care and geriatric assessment, has been developed. In this article, we describe the organization, details of the evaluation, and provide the main characteristics of the first 200 patients assessed over a 6-month period.MethodsPersons aged 70 years and older were invited to undergo an evaluation at the general practitioner's (GP) office by a nurse if the GP thought that the patient was frail or if the patient had cognitive complaint or for both reasons.ResultsA total of 200 patients from 14 GP offices were assessed. Overall, the mean age was 81.3 (±5.92) years. More than one-half were female (66%), and 32% of participants lived alone. The average Mini-Mental State Examination score was 25.2 (±4.23); 16.7% had dementia; 12% of mild cognitive impairment were identified; 78% of patients were followed by their GP; and 2.5% were referred to a GDHF, 12% to specialized memory center, and 7.5% to geriatric consultation.ConclusionsThis work foreshadows any other ambulatory options for older persons in his/her living area representing an alternative to the GDHF. It seems to meet the needs for this population and demonstrates the feasibility to implement in primary care a nurse trained to assess older patients in a GP office.