Prediction of survival in dementia by cognitive tests: a six-year follow-up.
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.
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Tayside Area Clinical Psychology Department, Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Scotland, UK.
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Barry
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition; D003704:Dementia / Q000401:mortality*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011379:Prognosis; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013534:Survival