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The health assessment of the elderly is generally carried out from three dimensions: physical health assessment, mental health assessment and social health assessment.
Population aging refers to a dynamic process in which the proportion of the elderly population to the total population is rising. It is estimated that by 2050, the elderly population will increase to 6543.8+964 million, accounting for 2654.38+0% of the world's total population, with an average annual increase of 90 million. The problems it brings are not only the problems of the elderly themselves, but also involve many fields such as politics, economy, culture and society. Therefore, it is of great significance to comprehensively evaluate the health problems of the elderly and do a good job in prevention. ?
Health assessment of the elderly is a basic method to predict disease risk, judge health status and evaluate the function of the elderly. Specifically:
Physical health assessment includes health history, physical examination and functional status assessment. Health history refers to the past and present health status of the elderly, their understanding of their own health status, and information about their daily life and social activities. Physical health is understood by sight, touch, button sensation and hearing, and functional status assessment includes activities of daily living, LADL and AADL.
Mental health assessment includes emotional and affective assessment, cognitive ability, stress and coping ability. Cognitive evaluation of the elderly is often carried out from three aspects: thinking ability, language ability and orientation.
Social health assessment is mostly carried out from social environment, cultural background and family status. In addition, some scholars mentioned that the health assessment of the elderly should also assess their role function and physical environment, such as living environment.