Abstract
A preliminary data set was designed to allow uniform information collection, to initiate structured intervention and thereby to promote anticipatory care of the elderly. A questionnaire inviting comment on the data set was sent to 116 general practitioners in training practices and 40 consultants in geriatric medicine in the northern region and also to the 18 professors in general practice in the United Kingdom. The response rates from the three groups were 76%, 55% and 67% respectively.
There was good agreement between the three groups regarding the content of the data set suggesting that it may be possible to introduce uniform information collection which in turn would standardize records of the elderly and aid computerization.
The need for periodic screening of the elderly was considered necessary by 37% of general practitioners, 59% of consultants and 33% of professors. The cause of such low interest in screening and its effect on computerized care and surveillance of the elderly are discussed.
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