A goal leading to improving motion analysis and therapy

Older people are usually willing to continue their lives at home as long as possible. Assessment of a person’s ability to live independently at home is an important duty for health care professionals. (Schulman-Green et al 2006; Huang et al 2007) 

Comprehensive geriatric assessment is a multidisciplinary process involving physical, mental, cognitive and socioenvironmental aspects of functioning. (Stefanacci, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. 2022). It should always have a holistic approach. (Ramani, Furmedge & Reddy 2014) 

Assessment is difficult, however, as living independently involves multiple functional domains. 

During this online module the importance of the ability to live in the home environment for the geriatric client will be discussed and two assessment tools will be presented. 

Learning objectives:  

1. To learn to assess the physical functional ability of a geriatric client by using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) 
2. To learn to assess geriatric client’s ability to perform daily living activities to be able to live independently at home by using Barthel index 
3. To improve clinical reasoning skills