The perception of the clinical relevance of the MDS-Home Care(C) tool by trainers in general practice in Belgium

Background. Comprehensive geriatric assessment has been advocated as an effective way to first identify multidimensional needs and second to establish priorities for organizing an individual health care plan for community-dwelling elderly. This paper reports on the perception of an internationally evaluated assessment system for use in community care programmes, the Minimal Data Set-Home Care (MDS-HC©), by a group of experienced GP trainers. Objective. The primary study aim was to determine the perception of a standardized home care assessment system (MDS-HC©) by GP trainers in terms of accept... Mehr ...