Publications by authors named "Maria Del Pilar Q Moreno"
Int Psychogeriatr
June 2009
Article Synopsis
- Dementia screening in elderly individuals with low education can be challenging; however, informant reports using the Brazilian versions of the IQCODE (L, S, and a new short version SBr) show potential for effective assessment.
- The study evaluated 34 patients with mild to moderate dementia and 57 controls, using the MMSE and IQCODE while ensuring interviewers were blind to diagnoses, confirming that education correlates with MMSE but not with IQCODE versions.
- Results indicated that while the MMSE classified 85.7% correctly, the IQCODE versions had a higher accuracy rate of 91.2%, suggesting these tools are suitable for dementia screening in low-education populations without bias.
