Measuring Medical Burden Using CIRS in Older Veterans Enrolled in UPBEAT, a Psychogeriatric Treatment Program: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Results suggest that the CIRS can be used as an indicator of medical burden even with the inclusion of acute conditions. If replicated, these findings may increase CIRS use and thus aid the effort to encourage clinicians working with psychogeriatric patients to use standardized instruments to document medical burden.