Search for: [Abstract = "e legitimacy of carrying out diagnostics of the above\-mentioned problems by general practitioners. 2. The number of geriatric problems identified in the CGA increases with age. In the youngest age group \(people aged 65\-74\), the results of most tests were within normal range, therefore, from the population and systemic point of view, it is more beneficial to perform CGA in the oldest group of patients. 3. Female gender is associated with a higher risk of depressive disorders and falls, and residents of rural areas have a higher risk of limitations related to daily activities and depression. These differences should be taken into account by general practitioners who may adjust the CGA range to individual patients. 4. The level of QoL of older patients coming to general practitioners decreases with age, mainly in the areas of pain and mobility. Lower QoL of patients is associated with deficits and problems identified within the CGA. Taking this relationship into account, family physicians should extend geriatric diagnostics, especially among patients with reduced QoL. 5. Caregivers of geriatric patients in primary health care setting are usually members of their families, often also in old age. They can determine whether the patients are disabled and malnourished, which means that in these areas the information obtained from them can play an important role for medical professi"]

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