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ISPRM - Current level of knowledge and awareness regarding aging-related issues

6. Setting/settings where you work (select all answers that apply): 
9. To what degree* do you consider your rehabilitation service/unit adequate to the needs of people with advanced age (age-friendly)? 0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
10. What are the main barriers to providing age-friendly rehabilitation in your setting?
11. How do you rate your capacity to effectively consult nutritionists, geriatricians, dentists, other specialists in order to manage age-related issues?
0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
12. To what degree do you consider that PRM residency/training provided you the adequate skills to manage specific age-related aspects in rehabilitation consultations?
0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
13. Do you have access to continuing education on geriatric rehabilitation? Would you be interested in international training or guidelines?
0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
14. Are you familiar with clinical practice guidelines on the management of olfer patients in rehabilitation?
0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
15. How confident are you in evaluating and managing geriatric syndrome like frailty, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, cognitive impairments and incontinence?
0 (not at all adequate) – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 (very adequate)
16. Do you routinely assess cognitive status? Which tools do you use?
17. Do you screen mood disorders such as depression or anxiety?
 
18. Do you assess dysphagia ? if yes, which tests/tools do you use ?
 
19. Do you screen for and diagnose malnutrition in elderly patients ? which tools do you use for screening? and for diagnosis?
20. Do you screen for and diagnose sarcopenia in older patients? How do you assess muscle strength?
21. Do you assess risk of falls ? which tests/tools do you use ?
22. How confident are you in prescribing rehabilitation exercises adapted to those patients ?
on a 5-point scale, where 0=not al all, 5=very much
23. Do you use tele-rehabilitation or digital tools for older patients?
 
24. What barriers do you encounter when using tele-rehabilitation with older patients?
 
25. Do you assess social support or caregiver burden?
26. Do you review polypharmacy in rehabilitation consultations?
27. Do you systematically assess chronic pain? Which scales do you use?
28. Do you routinely measure functional outcomes in older patients? Which scales do you use?
29. What adaptations do you use to improve the accessibility of educational or exercise materials for older adults?