Predicting Death from Behavioral Test Performance.

Botwinick, Jack; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ186455

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978

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Predicting Death from Behavioral Test Performance

Botwinick, Jack; And Others

Journal of Gerontology, 33, 5, 755-62, Sep 78

This study described several brief behavioral measures which, with further validation, could be useful in predicting the deaths of older adults within a five-year period following testing. Such tests can be used in routine biomedical examinations, alerting the physician to possible problems in the future. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Death, Eye Hand Coordination, Gerontology, Physical Health, Predictive Measurement, Psychological Studies

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Language: English

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