SynthesisAge and ageing2015
Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Comprehensive geriatric assessment in nonhospitalized settings: An overview of systematic reviews.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Review
- How does disability contribute to deprivation in ageing process: a multidimensional analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Characteristics of the needs of older people in Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional muliticentre study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Needs of older adults in Kazakhstan: analysis and psychometric properties of the localized version of the EASYCare standard 2010 instrument.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Community Health Assessment Tools Adoptable in Nursing Practice: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Designing a nurse-led assessment and care planning intervention to support frail older people in primary care: An e-Delphi study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Determining the Profile of People with Fall Risk in Community-Living Older People in Algarve Region: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Instrument development and validation of the comprehensive ability of older people assessment scale.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Determinants of Quality of Life and the Need for Support for the Elderly with Good Physical and Mental Functioning.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018Article
- Validity of the EASYCare Standard 2010 assessment instrument for self-assessment of health, independence, and well-being of older people living at home in Poland.European journal of ageing · 2018Article
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- Brief assessments and screening for geriatric conditions in older primary care patients: a pragmatic approach.Public health reviews · 2018Review
- Reliability and validity of the EASYCare-2010 Standard to assess elderly people in Portuguese Primary Health Care.Atencion primaria · 2017Article
- Use of the electronic Frailty Index to identify vulnerable patients: a pilot study in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
- Assessing Older Community Members Using a Social Work Tool: Developing an Organizational Response.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundundertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) combined with long-term health and social care management can improve the quality of life of older people [ 1]. The EASY-Care tool is a CGA instrument designed for assessing the physical, mental and social functioning and unmet health and social needs of older people in community settings or primary care. It has also been used as a frailty assessment tool and for gathering population-level data.
objectiveto review the evidence of reliability, validity and acceptability of EASY-Care and its appropriateness for assessing the needs of community-dwelling older people.
methodssystematic search of literature databases using pre-defined search terms (January 1994-May 2014) for English language articles reporting on the reliability, validity, acceptability and implementation of EASY-Care in primary care and community settings. Eligible articles were critically reviewed. Discussion papers mapping professionals' use of the tool were also included as these could be considered an aspect of validity.
resultstwenty-nine papers met the inclusion criteria and underwent data extraction. A narrative synthesis was performed, because there was a variety of quantitative and qualitative outcomes and characteristics. Reliability evidence for EASY-Care is minimal. Evidence for validity is good, and it has received numerous positive endorsements of acceptability in international settings from older people and practitioners.
conclusionevidence supports the use of EASY-Care for individual needs assessment; further research is needed for other uses. Of the papers that made statements about who should administer EASY-Care, the majority indicated that nurses were preferable to self-completion.
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