Cognitive impairment in medical inpatients. I: Screening for dementia-is history Better than mental state?

摘要

Conclusion: using both the IQCODE and a brief cognitive function test when screening for dementia in medical inpatients will maximize the number of patients who can be screened. Background: evaluation of the short version of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) and the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) as screening tools for dementia in medical inpatients. Methods: 201 patients over 65 were assessed. Assessment included administration of the AMT, a delirium Screening instrument and a brief psychiatric interview. Relatives were interviewed and the IQCODE administered.