Glossary – Definitions

Standard geriatric assessment (EGS); Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Multidisciplinary diagnostic process to determine the medical, functional, social, economic, environmental and psychological capabilities of a frail elderly person.

Palmar grip force; Grip Strength

Force used to grasp objects with the hand.

Fragilité; Frailty

A state sensitive to stressful situations generated by various sources, such as the occurrence of pathologies, a deteriorated economic or social situation, a life accident, etc.

AGGIR grid (Autonomie Gérontologique et Groupes Iso-Ressources).

Designed in the 1990s to assess the degree of autonomy or dependence of an elderly person in carrying out daily activities at home or in a care facility....