TITLE:
Research Progress on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) among Chinese Nurses
AUTHORS:
Yun Ling, Esteve Adrian Estiva
KEYWORDS:
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, CGA, Nurses, Knowledge-Attitude-Practice, KAP, Influencing Factor
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.16 No.7,
July
22,
2026
ABSTRACT: This article aims to review existing research on the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Chinese nurses toward comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), analyze its influencing factors, and offer recommendations for promoting CGA implementation among Chinese nurses. Findings indicate that Chinese nurses possess moderate CGA knowledge with deficiencies in certain domains, generally positive attitudes constrained by time, manpower, and economic factors, and weak clinical practice. Influencing factors include individual characteristics, training, staffing, multidisciplinary collaboration, informatization, and policy support. Recommendations include tiered training based on nurses’ individual characteristics, expanded coverage, optimized staffing, enhanced teamwork, informationization or artificial intelligence technology, and integration with insurance and performance incentives. These measures are intended to systematically advance CGA and improve geriatric nursing quality in China.