• 'I couldn't wait to receive this little book, and after reading several chapters I was even more excited about the content. It is essential for all health care providers who work with older people… Each chapter provides essential psychometric information about each instrument as well as important caveats about their uses… destined to become a classic.' -Doody's Journal

This book describes the multidimensional assessment of older persons, offering unique insights into the state of this art. It combines comprehensive reviews of the most widely used instruments for measuring a variety of domains (such as psychological status, cognition, affect, social function, quality of life, physical environment, and caregiver burden) with an exploration of the variety of uses to which these assessments have been put. It shows how assessment is used in various aspects of practice, including comprehensive geriatric assessment, care planning, case management, and mandated assessments. It also contains a chapter on how to college data from persons who cannot communicate. The aim throughout is to combine information on specific measures with insight into how and when each measure should be used. Its message is both an urging to use assessments to enhance practice and a caution to use them wisely. The book is designed to service as both a resource for those working actively in the field and an introduction for those who are not familiar with assessment in a given area.

Readership: Geriatricians in practice and training, case managers, nurses, social workers, gerontologists

1. Choosing and Using an Assessment Tool, Robert L. Kane Part I: Assessment Content 2. Assessment of Function in Older Adults, VaLinda Pearson 3. Physiological Well-being and Health, Robert L. Kane 4. Cognitive Assessment of Older Adults, Linda K. Langley 5. Assessment of Emotions in Older Adults: Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Psychological Well-being and Hope, Jeffrey Grann 6. Social Functioning, Carrie Levin 7. Assessment of Quality of Life in Older Adults, Jennifer Frytak 8. Values and Preferences, Rosalie A. Kane 9. Satisfaction, Maureen Smith 10. Spiritual Assessment, Douglas Olson and Rosalie A. Kane 11. Assessment of Family Caregivers of Older Adults, Joseph Gaugler, Rosalie A. Kane, and Joan Langlois 12. Assessment of Physical Environments of Older Adults, Lois Cutler Part II Applications of Assessment 13. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Management, Cristina Urdangarin 14. Care Planning for Older Adults in Health Care Settings, Patricia Finch-Guthrie 15. Long-Term Case Management for Older Adults, Rosalie A. Kane 16. Mandated Assessments, Robert L. Kane 17. Assessing Older Adults Who Cannot Communicate, Gillian Harper 18. Accomplishments, Trends, and Future Needs, Rosalie A. Kane

Robert L Kane and Rosalie A Kane

"I couldn't wait to receive this book, and after reading several chapters I was even more excited about the content. It is essential for all health care providers who work with older people....Each chapter provides essential psychometric information about each instrument as well as important caveats about their uses....This book is a much-needed companion to the first, and is destined to also become a classic."Doody Publishing, Inc.