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Neuropsychology and cognitive screening

Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly.

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What it measures
Informant-rated change in everyday cognitive functioning over ~10 years (memory, learning, handling money/everyday tasks)
Length and format
26 (long form); 16 (short form). informant 5-point change ratings (much improved ... much worse) (informant/observer report)
Language versions
Many incl. ES, ZH, FR, IT, JA, KO, NO, PL, PT, DE, NL, DA, FI, FA, TH
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
public-domain / open

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Reference
Jorm AF, Korten AE. Br J Psychiatry. 1988;152:209-213. Free versions at crahw.anu.edu.au.

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