TY - JOUR
T1 - Clock Copying Predicts Mortality in Adult Protective Services Clients
AU - Talley, Abigail E.
AU - Schillerstrom, Jason
AU - Royall, Donald R
PY - 2016/3/19
Y1 - 2016/3/19
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if a clock copying task predicts 18-month mortality in an Adult Protective Services (APS) sample referred for a decision-making capacity assessment. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective medical record review of clients (N = 233) referred by APS for a decision-making capacity assessment during a 3-year time period. Information extracted included demographic data and neuropsychological performance on a battery sensitive to executive function, visuospatial ability, depression, memory, and general cognition. A Cox proportional hazards models was constructed to determine the relationship between Executive Clock Drawing Task Part 2 (CLOX2) performance and survival. Results: Poor clock copying, as measured by CLOX2, predicted 18-month mortality when covaried for age, education, sex, rural dwelling status, depression, and general cognition. Conclusions: Clock copying is an easily administered visuospatial task that may inform survival in this vulnerable population.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if a clock copying task predicts 18-month mortality in an Adult Protective Services (APS) sample referred for a decision-making capacity assessment. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective medical record review of clients (N = 233) referred by APS for a decision-making capacity assessment during a 3-year time period. Information extracted included demographic data and neuropsychological performance on a battery sensitive to executive function, visuospatial ability, depression, memory, and general cognition. A Cox proportional hazards models was constructed to determine the relationship between Executive Clock Drawing Task Part 2 (CLOX2) performance and survival. Results: Poor clock copying, as measured by CLOX2, predicted 18-month mortality when covaried for age, education, sex, rural dwelling status, depression, and general cognition. Conclusions: Clock copying is an easily administered visuospatial task that may inform survival in this vulnerable population.
KW - Adult protective services
KW - And elder abuse
KW - Clock drawing
KW - Cognition
KW - Survival
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.02.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.02.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 28495469
AN - SCOPUS:85019048724
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
SN - 1064-7481
ER -