"Geriatric Assessment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group.
| Descriptor ID |
D015577
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.225 I01.240.425.350 N01.224.425.350 N05.715.360.300.360 N06.850.505.400.425.350 N06.850.520.308.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Geriatric Assessment- Geriatric Assessment
- Assessment, Geriatric
- Assessments, Geriatric
- Geriatric Assessments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatric Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Association between masticatory performance changes and functional disability and mortality risk in older adults: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2026 11; 150:106335.
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Unmasking malnutrition through soluble RAGE: A biomarker-guided insight from FRASNET. Exp Gerontol. 2026 Feb; 214:113032.
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Circulating mitokines GDF-15 and FGF21 are associated with frailty, sarcopenia, and malnutrition in older adults: Evidence from the FRASNET study. Mech Ageing Dev. 2025 12; 228:112124.
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Accelerometer-measured multidimensional physical activity patterns and physical functional decline: a prospective national cohort study of aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 07 24; 80(8).
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Walking cadence as a measure of activity intensity and impact on functional capacity for prefrail and frail older adults. PLoS One. 2025; 20(7):e0323759.
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Longitudinal Association of Olfactory Function with Frailty in Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 03 07; 80(4).
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US Geriatric Assessment Practices for Older Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy: An American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Physician Survey from the Aging Special Interest Group and Committee on Practice Guidelines. Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 May; 31(5):285-296.
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From physical activity patterns to cognitive status: development and validation of novel digital biomarkers for cognitive assessment in older adults. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Jan 20; 22(1):11.
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Association of Frailty Index and Postoperative Outcomes of Open Bypass Lower Extremity Revascularization for Acute Limb Ischemia Using the Vascular Quality Initiative. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2025 May; 59(4):387-395.
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Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Cancer Patients Through Implementation of a Presurgical Toolkit (OPTI-Surg)-Final Results of a Phase III Cluster Randomized Trial (Alliance A231601CD). Ann Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 280(4):623-632.