Siegler I C
Exp Aging Res. 1975 Sep;1(1):169-85. doi: 10.1080/03610737508257957.
Findings from eight longitudinal investigations were reviewed in order to evaluate the terminal drop hypothesis. The concept of terminal drop was seen to be more useful when partitioned into its component parts: the relationship between the level of cognitive performance with survival and with distance from death, and the relationship between changes in cognitive performance and death. Health status and age at death emerged as important intervening variables in understanding the terminal drop concept.
为了评估临终前下降假说，对八项纵向调查的结果进行了综述。当将临终前下降的概念分解为其组成部分时，它显得更有用：认知表现水平与生存以及与死亡距离之间的关系，以及认知表现变化与死亡之间的关系。健康状况和死亡时的年龄成为理解临终前下降概念的重要干预变量。
