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 Name | Expansion | Question Text / Variable Label |
DiaEv | Diabetes Ever | Have you ever had diabetes? |
FeelNervLM |
Feel Nervous Last month |
During the last month, have you suffered from nervousness (felt irritable, anxious,
tense or restless)?
|
BPDias1 | Blood Pressure Diastolic 1 | Diastolic 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 Name | Expansion | Study Part Description |
NT3BLQ1 | HUNT3 Baseline Questionnaire 1 | HUNT3 survey main questionnaire |
NT2DiaQ |
HUNT2 Diabetes Questionnaire |
HUNT2 supplementary questionnaire for diabetics |
YH1LuI | Young-HUNT1 Lung Interview | Young-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.
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Lære seg nye ting i sin alminnelighet
- English Question Text:
- Able to learn new information
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Ta avgjørelser i hverdagen
- English Question Text:
- Able to make decisions daily
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Håndere penger ved innkjøp
- English Question Text:
- Able to handle money with purchases
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Ta hånd om personlig økonomi, pensjon, bank osv.
- English Question Text:
- Able to manage personal finances, retirement, bank tasks, etc.
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Huske ting som nylig har hendt
- English Question Text:
- Remembers things that have just happened
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Huske samtaler noen dager etterpå
- English Question Text:
- Remembers conversations days later
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Huske egen adresse og eget telefonnummer
- English Question Text:
- Remembers own address and own telephone number
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Huske hvilken dag og måned det er
- English Question Text:
- Remembers which day and month it is
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Huske hvor ting vanligvis er oppbevart
- English Question Text:
- Remembers where items are usually kept
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- Question Text:
- Vite hvordan en bruker kjente husholdningsprodukter
- English Question Text:
- Knows how to use certain well-known household products
- Question Choices:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
- 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:
-
№ | Text | English Text |
1 | Mye bedre | Much improved |
2 | Litt bedre | A bit improved |
3 | Ikke særlig forandring | Not much change |
4 | Litt verre | A bit worse |
5 | Mye verre | Much worse |
- Instrument:
- IQCODE
Instruments
- 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)