Detailed Description
Section One of the INFOCore gathers demographic information and
personal and family medical history useful for individual patient
treatment as well as enterprise-wide population management. A
nine-questions Osteoporosis Risk factor subscale is included,
along with a brief allergy survey. Section One is administered
at the initial visit to establish a baseline of demographic information
and health history.
Section Two contains a social history (alcohol and tobacco use
along with an exercise profile), a brief pain survey, a checklist
of current concerns or social/emotional stressors, and a nutritional
overview.
which require items that are easier to read and understand. Depression
screening with this measure in older adul
Section Three offers the Geriatric Depression Scale. This instrument
measures depression in the elderly. It was specifically designed
for older populations, ts with generalized anxiety disorder has
also been tested.
Norms
| Reading level |
6th grade (GDS - Flesch-Kincaid grade level of 4.1) |
| Estimated completion time |
104 questions, 30 from the GDS. 15-20 minutes for baseline
assessment. 5-10 minutes at follow-up visits. |
When to administer this assessment
No protocol exists for the administration of the INFOCore. We
suggest administration of a baseline assessment early after diagnosis,
then regularly until the patient's condition stabilizes. Cumulative
and trended information will help the physician evaluate the patient's
adjustment to the disease and adoption of a self-care regimes.
Author information
Jerome A. Yesavage, T. L. Brink, Terence L. Rose, Owen Lum, Virginia
Huang, Michael Adey, Von Otto Leirer. Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University of Medicine, Stanford,
CA
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