TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensive Gerontological Assessment
T2 - An Update on the Concept and Its Evaluation Tools in Latin America and the Caribbean—A Literature Review
AU - Pizarro-Mena, Rafael
AU - Rotauru, Elena S
AU - Chavarro Carvajal, Diego Andres
AU - Wachholz, Patrick Alexander
AU - López, Maria Fernanda
AU - Perdomo Delgado, Cristina
AU - Parra-Soto, Solange
AU - Barrientos-Calvo, Isabel
AU - Retamal-Walter, Felipe
AU - Riveros-Basoalto, Gloria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2024/12/19
Y1 - 2024/12/19
N2 - In recent decades, Latin America and the Caribbean region have experienced accelerated aging. However, despite the significant progress of gerontology in the region, the number of geriatricians and professionals trained in the field is low; a notable gap in the training related to the assessment of older adults can also be observed. Therefore, in this literature review, we update the concept of Comprehensive Gerontological Assessment (CGA) for its application in the region. We compile the characteristics, validity, and reliability of CGA tools, and their usage in government documents across countries in the region. We also analyze the adaptations made to CGA during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss challenges related to CGA administration, academic training, research, innovation, and management. This study is particularly relevant as it proposes lines of action for decision-makers, academics, researchers, university students, and the general community, which will allow for more tailored interventions aimed at meeting the needs of older adults, their families, and caregivers. Such actions will positively impact functionality, autonomy, and quality of life, while promoting healthy, active, and successful aging in the region.
AB - In recent decades, Latin America and the Caribbean region have experienced accelerated aging. However, despite the significant progress of gerontology in the region, the number of geriatricians and professionals trained in the field is low; a notable gap in the training related to the assessment of older adults can also be observed. Therefore, in this literature review, we update the concept of Comprehensive Gerontological Assessment (CGA) for its application in the region. We compile the characteristics, validity, and reliability of CGA tools, and their usage in government documents across countries in the region. We also analyze the adaptations made to CGA during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss challenges related to CGA administration, academic training, research, innovation, and management. This study is particularly relevant as it proposes lines of action for decision-makers, academics, researchers, university students, and the general community, which will allow for more tailored interventions aimed at meeting the needs of older adults, their families, and caregivers. Such actions will positively impact functionality, autonomy, and quality of life, while promoting healthy, active, and successful aging in the region.
KW - Older adults
KW - evaluation
KW - comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
KW - Latin America and the Caribbean
KW - geriatric syndromes
KW - Comprehensive Gerontological Assessment
KW - Latin America
KW - evaluation
KW - geriatric syndrome
KW - older adults
KW - Humans
KW - Caribbean Region
KW - Geriatric Assessment/methods
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - COVID-19/epidemiology
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Aged
KW - Geriatrics
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/424158f7-c5fc-31fb-ac91-05e5f4d9f0d0/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85213453853&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph21121697
DO - 10.3390/ijerph21121697
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39767536
AN - SCOPUS:85213453853
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 21
SP - 1
EP - 52
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 12
M1 - 1697
ER -