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Prediction of survival in dementia by cognitive tests: A six‐year follow‐up
Author(s) -
Gamsu C. V.,
McLaren S. M.,
Barry F.,
McPherson F. M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1990.tb00853.x
Subject(s) - dementia , psychology , cognition , cognitive test , senile dementia , test (biology) , medical diagnosis , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , pediatrics , medicine , disease , pathology , paleontology , biology
One hundred and sixteen elderly female in‐patients with confirmed diagnoses of senile or arteriosclerotic dementia were tested on the Paired‐Associate Learning Test (PALT) and Cognitive Assessment Scale (CAS) of CAPE and were followed up annually for six years. Comparison of those patients who had died by each follow‐up date with those who had survived showed that in general the latter had had better PALT and CAS scores.