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Prevention of functional decline is one of the hallmarks of geriatric care. Loss of function among older people is associated with long‐term care placement, morbidity, and mortality. Thus, although there is no direct evidence for how often to screen older patients in each of the four categories for functional change, given the importance of this health parameter, it is recommended for patients in all categories at the intervals as noted in Table 9.1.

Two commonly used measurements of function are activities of daily living (ADLs) (bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, feeding) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) (telephone, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, transportation in the community, taking medications, handling finances).