Kenis et al reported the Flemish version of the Triage Risk Screening Tool (fTRST). This can be used to identify a geriatric adult at risk for functional decline. The authors are from University Hospitals Leuven and other hospitals in Belgium.
Patient selection: geriatric adult
Parameters:
(1) cognitive impairment (disorientation, delirium, dementia, etc)
(2) caregiver status
(3) difficulty with mobility during the past 6 months (walking, transfers, falls, etc)
(4) recent hospitalization (within last 3 months)
(5) number of medications being taken
|
Parameter |
Finding |
Points |
|
cognitive impairment |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
2 |
|
caregiver status |
has caregiver |
0 |
|
|
no caregiver (lives alone, no caregiver willing or able) |
1 |
|
difficulty with mobility |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
recent hospitalization |
no |
0 |
|
|
yes |
1 |
|
number of medications |
<= 4 |
0 |
|
|
>= 5 (polypharmacy) |
1 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all 5 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 6
• A score >=1 indicates a patient with cancer who is at risk for functional decline.
Purpose: To identify a geriatric patient at risk for functional decline using the Flemish version of the Triage Risk Screening Tool.
Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage
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