Screening of dementia in community-dwelling elderly through informant report

Authors:
MORALES Jose-Manuel, et al
Journal article citation:
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(8), August 1997, pp.808-816.
Publisher:
Wiley

Screening tools for cognitive decline still have low accuracy for dementia, mainly in cases of mild dementia. All of them are affected by factors such as age, sex educational level, sensory deficits and several mental disorders. This study validates a Spanish version (S-IQCODE) of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (I-QCODE), a dementia screening questionnaire in Spanish population-based samples. The results obtained with the S-IQCODE show that it could possibly be applied in screening for dementia in community-dwelling elderly.

Subject terms:
mental health problems, older people, screening, assessment, dementia;
Location(s):
Spain
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN online:
1099-1166
ISSN print:
0885-6230

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