Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly use in hospital environment in the elderly: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Cataldo Neto, Alfredo
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Urbanetto, Janete de Souza, Carrabba, Leonardo Henrique Grigolo, Sgnaolin, Vanessa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/70756
• topic: Dementia; Aged; Cognitive Dysfunction; Alzheimer Disease; Delirium; Idoso; Comprometimento Cognitivo Leve; Delírio; Doença de Alzheimer; Demência

Introduction: Chronic degenerative diseases have been increasing and becoming more and more incidents in the age group over 60 years of age. Given this, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) is widely used as a complementary screening tool for dementia. However, there are few studies on how IQCODE is being used to assess cognitive decline in the hospital setting. Objective: Describe how the IQCODE is being used to screen for any stage of cognitive impairment in hospitalized elderly. Method: It is an integrative review of the literature, through a search carried out in the databases of Pubmed, Scopus and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, using IQCODE as a descriptor. We included studies using IQCODE to track any stage of cognitive impairment in the hospital setting, even if used for adjacent diagnostic confirmation or when associated with other instruments. Results: A total of 265 articles, only 21 were included. The age group observed was over 60 years and the sample ranged from 36 to 3920 individuals. In the included studies, those conducted in Europe were predominant, where 15 of the 21 papers were led. The IQCODE instrument was used alone for cognitive screening in only one study and it was observed that the Mini Mental State Examination or the Confusion Assessment Method are present in almost all articles. Conclusion: The IQCODE is a valid and effective instrument for screening cognitive decline. However, several studies are using the IQCODE along with other screening instruments, as there is currently a lack of studies using the IQCODE alone.