Integration of an Objective Cognitive Assessment Into a Prognostic Index for 5-Year Mortality Prediction.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Prognostic indices rarely include cognition. We determined if a comprehensive cognitive screen or brief individual items were associated with improved mortality predictions of a widely used prognostic index.

Design, setting, and participants

The National Social Life Health and Aging Project Wave 2, a nationally representative, cross-sectional, in-home survey conducted in 2010 to 2011 on 3,199 community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 99 years.

Measurements

Cognition was measured using a Survey-Adapted Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-SA) grouped into three screened categories: screen normal (≥24 points), screen positive for mild cognitive impairment (18-23 points), and screen positive for dementia (<18 points). Single-item cognitive measures includ

SUBMITTER: Kotwal AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189656 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature