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A Simplified Paired-Associate Test for Elderly Hospital Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Bernard Isaacs  and
Frank A. Walkey
Bernard Isaacs
Affiliation:
Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow
Frank A. Walkey
Affiliation:
Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow
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In studies of the incidence and prognosis of disease in the elderly it is valuable to have an objective measure of the patient's mental state. In a previous paper (Isaacs, 1962) a paired-associate verbal learning test devised by Inglis (1959) was applied to a group of 50 normal and 100 hospitalized old people, and was found to give useful information on the relationship between test performance and such factors as incontinence of urine and prognosis for rehabilitation. In the present study a simplified version of this test was performed on a larger number of elderly hospital patients. The test proved valuable in determining the characteristics of patients with varying degrees of mental impairment.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 110 , Issue 464 , January 1964 , pp. 80 - 83
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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References

Isaacs, B. (1962). “A preliminary evaluation of a paired-associate verbal learning test in geriatric practice” Geront. clin., 4, 43–55.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Inglis, J. (1959). “A paired-associate learning test for use with elderly psychiatric patients” J. Ment. Sci., 105, 440.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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