Mortality risk assessment in the elderly: the utility of delayed word recall |
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Authors: | Vecchione Laura Golus Eric |
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Institution: | Gen Re LifeHealth, 695 East Main Street, Stamford, CT 06901, USA. laura_vecchione@genre.com |
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Abstract: | Cognitive impairment is an important predictor of mortality in the elderly. An extended delayed word recall (DWR) is one of the most sensitive tests for cognitive impairment. A mortality study was performed on a population of long-term care insurance applicants aged 70 and older who were underwritten during the years 1995-2003 and who had cognitive testing by DWR. Within this relatively short period of time, individuals with DWR score of 0-5 compared to those with DWR score of 6-10 had a markedly worse mortality outcome overall and also when analyzed by gender, underwriting age, underwriting year or smoking status. |
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