Cluster Analysis of Symptoms in Elderly Demented Patients
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 140 (3), 257-262
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.140.3.257
Abstract
Summary: One hundred elderly patients with chronic organic brain syndromes were assessed by standard interviews, nursing ratings and from historical information. The data were subjected to cluster analysis and eight clusters were isolated. The significance of these clusters is discussed and other features of the patients reviewed.Keywords
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