. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 25.

Published in final edited form as: Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Aug 4;57(2):197–203. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.08.001

Table 1.

Summary of Assessment Tools for Screening for Common Geriatric Conditions

	Assessment Tool
Frailty	Fried Frailty Scale: Grip strength, gait speed, exhaustion, weight loss and activity questionnaire³⁷ Short Physical Performance Battery⁵⁶
Functional Status	Katz Activities of Daily Living⁵⁷ Lawton Instrument of Activities of Daily Living⁵⁸ Timed up and Go⁵⁹ Functional Reach⁶⁰
Cognition	Montreal Cognitive Assessment (www.mocatest.org) Mini-COG⁶¹
Weight loss/Sarcopenia	Grip strength Body Mass Index change loss > 5%
Depression	Geriatric Depression Scale⁶² Patient Health Questionnaire⁶³