G8 Geriatric Screening
G8 (Geriatric 8) screening tool (Bellera 2012): identifies older cancer patients who need a full comprehensive geriatric assessment.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Food-intake decline
- Moderate decline
- Weight loss
- Loss of 1 to 3 kg
- Mobility
- Goes out
- Neuropsychological problems
- No problems
- Body mass index
- BMI 21 to under 23
- More than 3 medications/day
- No
- Self-rated health vs peers
- As good
- Age
- Under 80
Result: G8 13 of 17 — positive screen: refer for comprehensive geriatric assessment (<= 14 positive).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- <= 14
- Positive screen (~90% sensitive): refer for a full comprehensive geriatric assessment.
What you enter
- Food-intake decline (points)
- Weight loss (points)
- Mobility (points)
- Neuropsychological problems (points)
- Body mass index (points)
- More than 3 medications/day (points)
- Self-rated health vs peers (points)
- Age (points)
How this is calculated
- Items
- food-intake decline, weight loss, mobility, neuropsychological problems, BMI, >3 meds/day, self-rated health, age = 0-17 (higher is better).
Bellera CA, Rainfray M, Mathoulin-Pelissier S, et al. Screening older cancer patients: first evaluation of the G-8 geriatric screening tool. Ann Oncol. 2012;23(8):2166-2172. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.