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Use of Informants to Identify Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

Use of Informants to Identify Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults Extensive research supports the use of informant ratings in diagnosing dementia. In comparison, far fewer studies have examined the use of informant ratings in identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a state that occurs as healthy older adults make the gradual transition to dementia. A review of available studies that have examined discrepancies between MCI patient and informant reports has for the most part demonstrated that informant ratings reveal greater loss of everyday functional ability and cognitive competency. Additionally, current findings support a significantly greater association of informant ratings with objective measures of patient cognitive performance and characteristics of underlying dementing processes. Structured measures used to examine the diagnostic efficacy of informant ratings in identifying cases of MCI are reviewed. Two recently developed instruments seem especially promising, but further validation efforts will be required before they can be considered to meet standards for clinical use. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Psychiatry Reports Springer Journals

Use of Informants to Identify Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults

Schinka, John
Current Psychiatry Reports , Volume 12 (1) – Jan 9, 2010
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Psychiatry
ISSN
1523-3812
eISSN
1535-1645
DOI
10.1007/s11920-009-0079-9
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20425304
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Abstract

Extensive research supports the use of informant ratings in diagnosing dementia. In comparison, far fewer studies have examined the use of informant ratings in identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a state that occurs as healthy older adults make the gradual transition to dementia. A review of available studies that have examined discrepancies between MCI patient and informant reports has for the most part demonstrated that informant ratings reveal greater loss of everyday functional ability and cognitive competency. Additionally, current findings support a significantly greater association of informant ratings with objective measures of patient cognitive performance and characteristics of underlying dementing processes. Structured measures used to examine the diagnostic efficacy of informant ratings in identifying cases of MCI are reviewed. Two recently developed instruments seem especially promising, but further validation efforts will be required before they can be considered to meet standards for clinical use.

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Current Psychiatry Reports – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 9, 2010

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