Table 3: Components of the evaluation program for elderly people at risk of functional decline
Dimension	Evaluation method	Interventions
Medications	> 3/day Compliance problems Interactions	Multidisciplinary assessment of the medication profile and recommendations to the physician
Cognitive functions	3MS* < 80/10054,55	Assessment at the memory clinic
Depression	Geriatric Depression Scale56 > 14	Geriatric psychiatric assessment and treatment
Balance or risk of falling	Tinetti's Gait and Balance Test < 27/4057	Balance and gait rehabilitation program
Orthostatic hypotension	Difference in systolic BP† > 20 mm Hg	Assessment and treatment by the family physician
Environmental risks	Inventory of risks	Occupational therapy assessment of the home and corrections
Social support	SMAF‡ (handicap score > 0)27	Social assessment and intervention
Nutrition	Payette's Malnutrition Risk Questionnaire > 5/1658	Dietary assessment and intervention
Arterial hypertension	BP† > 160/120 mm Hg (2 measures taken lying down)	Assessment and treatment by the family physician
Vision	Visual acuity and fields	Ophthalmologic assessment and treatment
Hearing	Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly59	Audiologic assessment and treatment
Incontinence	SMAF‡27	Urodynamic assessment and intervention
*Modified Mini-Mental State. †Blood pressure. ‡Functional Autonomy Measurement System.

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