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Clock drawing
— analysis in a retirement community | | Author(s) | Annlia Paganini-Hill, Linda J Clark, Victor W Henderson |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 7, July 2001 |
| Pages | pp 941-947 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Living in the community ; Retirement communities ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Leisure World Cohort Study is an ongoing study begun in 1981 of residents of Leisure World Laguna Hills, a southern California retirement community. The clock-drawing task was included in a postal questionnaire to a study population of 4,843 (two-thirds women, age range 52-101). 90% or more of the participants across all ages placed the numbers on their clocks without omissions or additions; 35% completed the task without error. The clock-drawing test is simple, and easily adapted to postal surveys. Although the test is relatively free of influence by language, cultural, or ethnic factors, the study shows that even in a highly educated population, clock drawing is influenced by educational level and other known risks for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The test may thus help predict cognitive frailty and future disability in older people. Such determination can direct high-risk individuals to earlier diagnosis, potential therapies, and better management. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011010205 A |
| Classmark | E: DA: 4C: K4: ROA: 4C: 7T |
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