Abstract
An equation to predict mortality in institutions has been developed by Miller. Sabagh, and Dingman (1962). This equation was cross validated on a population of mentally ill in a state hospital in another state. The equation provided successful predictions of mortality (p < .0001) even though the weights had been derived for a younger and more severely handicapped group. It was concluded that a better understanding and better predictions would follow if the analysis had been based on the mentally ill population.
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