Study Part NTDemIQCODE

Name:
IQCODE-Short
Description:
Short form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
Participation:
Responded: 672

Variables - Instruments - References

The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT)

HUNT Research Centre
Forskningsveien 2
NO-7600 Levanger
Norway

Tel +47 74 07 51 80
hunt@medisin.ntnu.no
http://www.ntnu.no/hunt/

Organisation and quality assurance of the HUNT data is managed by Arnulf Langhammer and the Databank staff.

HUNT Databank database software development by Jon Heggland.

Variables

Each HUNT variable has a unique name, consisting of two parts separated by @. The first part is called the Topic Name, and indicates what the variable measures or asks about. The second part is called the Study Part Name, and indicates the source of the variable. Both parts are constructed by concatenation of suitable abbreviations selected from a list developed and maintained by HUNT Research Centre.

The Topic Name aims to paraphrase the question text or describe the measurement of the variable in a succinct way. Examples:

Topic NameExpansionQuestion Text / Variable Label
DiaEvDiabetes EverHave you ever had diabetes?
FeelNervLM Feel Nervous Last month During the last month, have you suffered from nervousness (felt irritable, anxious, tense or restless)?
BPDias1Blood Pressure Diastolic 1Diastolic blood pressure, measurement 1

The Study Part Name identifies the Study Part the variable belongs to. A Study Part is a collection of questions, measurements or analyses managed as a unit, e.g. in the form of a questionnaire or interview. The first abbreviation of a Study Part Name indicates which main survey it belongs to: NT1, NT2, NT3, NT4 (for HUNT1-4), YH1, YH2, YH3, YH4 (for the Young-HUNT studies) or others. Other important, frequently occurring abbreviations are Q (Questionnaire), I (Interview), M (Measurements), and BL (Baseline, indicating the common survey packages that the Nord-Trøndelag inhabitants were invited to). Examples:

Study Part NameExpansionStudy Part Description
NT3BLQ1HUNT3 Baseline Questionnaire 1HUNT3 survey main questionnaire
NT2DiaQ HUNT2 Diabetes Questionnaire HUNT2 supplementary questionnaire for diabetics
YH1LuIYoung-HUNT1 Lung InterviewYoung-HUNT1 Lung study interview

Identical or very similar questions/measurements frequently occur in multiple Study Parts, and in such cases the Topic Name is the same. Thus, AstEv@NT2BLQ1 and AstEv@NT3Lu1I both ask if the participant has or has ever had asthma, but the former in the baseline questionnaire of HUNT2, and the latter in the interview of phase 1 of the HUNT3 Lung Study.

IQCODE1@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske ting i forhold til familie og venner, f. eks: yrke, fødselsdager og adresser
English Question Text:
Remembers things about his/her family and friends. For example: remembers friends' profession, birthday, address
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE10@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Lære seg nye ting i sin alminnelighet
English Question Text:
Able to learn new information
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE11@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Følge handlingen i en bok eller på TV
English Question Text:
Able to follow storyline in a book or on the television
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE12@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Ta avgjørelser i hverdagen
English Question Text:
Able to make decisions daily
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE13@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Håndere penger ved innkjøp
English Question Text:
Able to handle money with purchases
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE14@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Ta hånd om personlig økonomi, pensjon, bank osv.
English Question Text:
Able to manage personal finances, retirement, bank tasks, etc.
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE15@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Regneferdighet i dagliglivet, f. eks. å vite hvor mye mat en skal kjøpe inn, hvor lang tid det går mellom besøk fra familie og venner osv.
English Question Text:
Able to manage and budget daily, for example: able to estimate how much food one buys over time
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE16@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Bruke sin intelligens til å forstå ting som skjer og resonnere fornuftig
English Question Text:
Able to use intelligence to understand things that happen and uses good judgment
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE2@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske ting som nylig har hendt
English Question Text:
Remembers things that have just happened
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE3@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske samtaler noen dager etterpå
English Question Text:
Remembers conversations days later
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE4@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske egen adresse og eget telefonnummer
English Question Text:
Remembers own address and own telephone number
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE5@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske hvilken dag og måned det er
English Question Text:
Remembers which day and month it is
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE6@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske hvor ting vanligvis er oppbevart
English Question Text:
Remembers where items are usually kept
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE7@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Huske hvor ting ligger selv om de ikke er lagt på vanlig sted
English Question Text:
Remembers where things are placed even though they are not in its usual place
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE8@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Vite hvordan en bruker kjente husholdningsprodukter
English Question Text:
Knows how to use certain well-known household products
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

IQCODE9@NTDemIQCODE

Question Text:
Lære seg å bruke et nytt redskap eller apparat i huset
English Question Text:
Able to learn a new task around the house
Question Choices:
TextEnglish Text
1Mye bedreMuch improved
2Litt bedreA bit improved
3Ikke særlig forandringNot much change
4Litt verreA bit worse
5Mye verreMuch worse
Instrument:
IQCODE

Instruments

IQCODE

Name:
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline
Description:
The IQ-CODE (short version) is a questionnaire which asks an informant about changes in a person’s everyday cognitive function. The 16 items may be scored from 1 (much better) to 5 (much worse). The total score is calculated by dividing the sum score by the number of items (16). A higher score indicates worse cognitive function. (Jorm and Jacomb, 1989)