Tokushima University/Medical Research, Tokushima, Japan
Editorial
Recent Trends of Common Factors of Geriatric Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine
Author(s): Hiroshi Bando*, Akito Moriyasu and Mitsuru Murakami
Geriatric medicine and rehabilitation medicine have similar points of view. They have common concept for stages as
disease (disorder), impairment, disability, and handicap. WHO has announced International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF). Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is useful for evaluation of geriatric syndrome,
such as frailty, sarcopenia, and cognitive impairment. Frailty seems to be found approximately 10-14% for more than 65
years. Sarcopenia implies a situation that physical function is reduced by muscle loss. It can be diagnosed by the Asian
Working Group for sarcopenia (AWGS) or the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2)
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