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Abstract: Background:: A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional assessment that is designed to detect health problems. A barrier to conducting the CGA is the length of time required to complete the entire assessment. Objective:: To understand what items contained in the instruments that make up the CGA could be compiled to construct an abbreviated CGA (aCGA). Design/setting:: A retrospective chart review of patients at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. Participants:: Over 500 charts between 1995 and 2001 were reviewed on patients 70 and over. Measurements:: Item-to-total correlations and Cronbach''s α coefficient were calculated. Construct validity was assessed using a Pearson''s product moment correlation coefficient. Results:: Fifteen items were compiled to form the aCGA. Cronbach''s α was 0.65–0.92 on each instrument of the entire CGA compared to 0.70–0.94 on the aCGA. Correlations ranged from 0.84 to 0.96 for the entire CGA and the aCGA. Conclusion:: An aCGA can be helpful in screening for those seniors who would benefit from the entire CGA. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]