Othman, Zahiruddin and Siong, Teck Wong and Drahman, Ismail and Kok, Wei Wee (2015) Validation of the Malay Version of Short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (MS-IQCODE). International Medical Journal, 22 (4). pp. 260-262. ISSN 1341-2051
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Abstract
Aims: The short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) is a self-administered informant- based report on cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the short IQCODE into Malay for more widespread use in clinical practice. Methods: The short IQCODE was translated into Malay language using forward and back translation method. The face and content validity was acceptable. The final Malay version was administered to 50 caregivers of post-stroke patients attending the medical clinic of Hospital Umum Sarawak in December 2011. Results: The Malay version of short IQCODE (MS-IQCODE) has a good face and content validity. It also displayed good internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha 0.94. Conclusions: The MS-IQCODE is a reliable tool for the assessment of cognitive decline in the elderly in Malaysian population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | informant-based, cognitive decline, validation, short IQCODE, caregiver |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences) > Article Zoom Profil Pakar (Expert Profile) > Zahiruddin Othman (Medical Sciences) |
| Depositing User: | Administrator Automasi |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2019 04:55 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2019 04:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/44351 |
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