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Module 11 Classroom Assignment - Geriatric Functional Assessment In class you will be conducting assessment. Specif use the following two tools (found in your textbook) on "dlients" your instructor provides a geriatric functional assessment. Specifically you need to be prepared to conduct a brief health history and "clients" your instructor provides. 1. Katz Activities of Daily Living 2 Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form) At the end of the geriatric functional assessment you will be asked to document your findings Your instructor may ask you to submit your documentation. If so, Submit yoer completed assignment by following the directions linked below Please check the Course Calendar for speaific due dates. Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the "docx extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below Jstudent exampleproblem 101504 Need Help? Click bere for complete drop box instructions.

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1, Age related problems actually affect the functions of olderadults..Functional assessment helps to evaluate the health status of olderadults through data collection..we can plan their future health status..

KATZ Activities of daily living is the most appropriate tool for measuring clients ability to perform their daily living independently..This tool assess the problem for their care like bathing, dressing, toileting, feeding etc. Clients scores calculated with six functions...6indicate full Functions, 4 indicate moderate impairment, 2 or less than that indicate severe functional impairment..

For this assignment we can take a older adults above 65 as a target population..This tool is used to find functional capabilities in the clinical environment..This tool we have to use measures their normal activities not advanced Activities..We have to use common language for participation this assessment..

2, Geriatric depression scale consist of 15 questions related to depression symptoms in validation studies..Out of 15questions, 10 indicate presence of depression when they answered positivily, other than 1, 5, 7, 13, 15 indicate depression when answered negatively..0-4 score is normal depends on age, education and complaints...5-8score mild depression, 9-11 moderate depression, 12-15 indicate severe depression..