Informant single screening questions for delirium and dementia in acute care – a cross-sectional test accuracy pilot study

Table 2 IQCODE and MMSE scores (means and S.D.) across SSQ acute and chronic responses

SSQ response		No change or better	Bit worse	Much worse
IQCODE	Acute SSQ	3.4	3.9**	4.6**
	Acute SSQ	(SD = 0.6, N = 35)	(SD = 0.6, N = 25)	(SD = 0.5, N = 10)
	Chronic SSQ	3.2	3.9**	4.7**
	Chronic SSQ	(SD = 0.4 N = 34)	(SD = 0.6 N = 27)	(SD = 0.4, N = 10)
MMSE	Acute SSQ	22.9	15.0**	12.0**
	Acute SSQ	(SD = 5.6, N = 35)	(SD = 8.6, N = 25)	(SD = 5.8, N = 10)
	Chronic SSQ	22.0	17.1*	10.1**
	Chronic SSQ	(SD = 6.3, N = 34)	(SD = 7.9, N = 27)	(SD = 6.6, N = 10)

Notes: Mann Whitney U post hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction.
* = p < 0.01, ** = p < 0.001, compared to ‘nochange or better’.
Abbreviations: MMSE Mini-mental state examination, IQCODE Informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly, IADL Instrumental activities of daily living.

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