TY - JOUR
T1 - Clock Copying Predicts Mortality in Adult Protective Services Clients
AU - Talley, Abigail E.
AU - Schillerstrom, Jason E.
AU - Royall, Donald R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
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
VL - 25
SP - 1012
EP - 1016
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
SN - 1064-7481
IS - 9
ER -