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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2017 Sep 15;26(2):605–613. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3874-6

Table 3.

GA management recommendations and implementation rates

GA management recommendations
Intervention % Uptake
PT/OT Referral 24% (6/25)
Fall Precautions Counseling Handout 44% (11/25)
Home Safety Evaluation 28% (7/25)
Vitamin D Screen With Repletion 12% (3/25)
Consider Initial Dose Reduction 55% (17/31)
Minimize Psychoactive Medications in cognitive impairment 40% (4/10)
Personal Emergency Response Device 0% (0/10)
Energy Conservation Handout 44% (8/18)
Exercise Regimen Handout 44% (8/18)
Home Nursing/Home Health Aid Referral 41% (7/17)
Nutrition Counseling Handout 63% (5/8)
Nutrition Referral 50% (4/8)
Meals-On-Wheels Referral 21% (3/11)
Ride Assistance Programs 33% (3/9)
Social Work Referral 71% (15/21)
Identification of Health Care Proxy 31% (4/13)
Co-signature For Treatment Consents in cognitive impairment 8% (1/13)
Delirium Education Handout 31% (4/13)
Pillbox Recommendation 18% (5/28)
Minimization of High Risk Medications 36% (5/14)
Polypharmacy Medication Reduction 50% (1/2)
Avoidance of Neurotoxic Agents (Diabetes Comorbidity) 73% (8/11)
Avoidance of Nephrotoxic Agents 40% (2/5)
Consider Pharmacologic Therapy for depression 14% (1/7)
Referral for Psychotherapy 14% (1/7)
Support Group Information 58% (7/12)
Chaplaincy/Spiritual Counseling 33% (4/12)