Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) for the detection of dementia within community dwelling populations

CONCLUSIONS: Published data suggest that if using the IQCODE for community dwelling older adults, the 16 item IQCODE may be preferable to the traditional scale due to lesser test burden and no obvious difference in accuracy. Although IQCODE test accuracy is in a range that many would consider 'reasonable', in the context of community or population settings the use of the IQCODE alone would result in substantial misdiagnosis and false reassurance. Across the included studies there were issues with heterogeneity, several potential biases and suboptimal reporting quality.PMID:34278562 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD010079.pub3

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - July 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Terry J Quinn Patricia Fearon Anna H Noel-Storr Camilla Young Rupert McShane David J Stott Source Type: research