Appell J, Kazarian S S
Psychology Department, London Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Gerontologist. 1990 Dec;30(6):803-10. doi: 10.1093/geront/30.6.803.
The prognostic validity of both clinical and psychometric variables in a sample of psychogeriatric inpatients was evaluated. Elderly patients were divided into three outcome groups (nondischarged, n = 29; discharged-readmitted, n = 38; and discharged-nonreadmitted, n = 67), and comparisons were made on the clinical and psychometric variables. Results were cross-validated on a new sample of patients. Discriminant analysis yielded two predictive functions, which appeared to represent physical status and behavioral disturbance. Results suggest that a combination of clinical and psychometric variables yields the best level of prediction.
对一组老年精神科住院患者的临床和心理测量学变量的预后效度进行了评估。老年患者被分为三个结局组（未出院，n = 29；出院后再入院，n = 38；出院后未再入院，n = 67），并对临床和心理测量学变量进行了比较。结果在一组新的患者样本中进行了交叉验证。判别分析产生了两个预测函数，似乎代表身体状况和行为障碍。结果表明，临床和心理测量学变量的组合产生了最佳预测水平。
