@article {Jachuck123, author = {S.J. Jachuck and S.A. Stobo and A. Sahgal}, title = {Evaluation of the mental function of the elderly in a general practice}, volume = {36}, number = {284}, pages = {123--124}, year = {1986}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {A mental function test was carried out on 378 individuals over 70 years of age registered with a group practice in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. A high score (11 or over) was observed in 64.9\% of women and 78.3\% of men; a medium score (between three and 10) was observed in 34.0\% of women and 20.8\% of men; and only 0.8\% of individuals of both sexes were found to have a low score (less than three). It was found that older age groups of both sexes had lower scores than younger groups (P \< 0.001) and this was more pronounced in women than men (P \< 0.05). These observations are significantly different (P \< 0.001) from those obtained in hospital studies. The need for surveillance which influences mortality, morbidity and resource allocation is discussed.}, issn = {0035-8797}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/36/284/123}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/36/284/123.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }