Prediction of survival by three psychological measures

One hundred and seven elderly female in-patients with confirmed or suspected diagnoses of dementia were assessed by the Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT), and the Cognitive Assessment Scale (CAS) and Behaviour Rating Scale (BRS) of CAPE. Eighteen months later, 62 patients were still alive. These...

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Published inBritish journal of clinical psychology Vol. 25 ( Pt 3); p. 223
Main Authors McLaren, S M, Barry, F, Gamsu, C V, McPherson, F M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1986
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Dementia - psychology
Female
Humans
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - psychology
Male
Mental Recall
Neuropsychological Tests
Paired-Associate Learning
Prognosis
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Summary:One hundred and seven elderly female in-patients with confirmed or suspected diagnoses of dementia were assessed by the Paired-Associate Learning Test (PALT), and the Cognitive Assessment Scale (CAS) and Behaviour Rating Scale (BRS) of CAPE. Eighteen months later, 62 patients were still alive. These had significantly better scores on the 'easy' set of PALT and on BRS than the non-survivors; the differences on the 'mediate' and 'hard' sets, and on CAS, while in the predicted direction, were not significant.
ISSN:0144-6657
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1986.tb00698.x