Factors associated with informant-reported cognitive decline in older adults: A systemised literature review

Morrell, Lucy; Camic, Paul M.; Genis, Michelle

doi:10.1177/1471301218759836

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“…Additional implications also arise when questionnaires are filled out on behalf of another individual. There are questions regarding the reliability of informant-reported measures as the information being reported has the potential to be influenced by characteristics of both the patient and the informant (Farias, Mungas, & Jagust, 2005;Kemp et al, 2002;Morrell, Camic, & Genis, 2019). Most critically, Mograbi et al's (2012) behavioral assessment of affective empathy examined participants' empathic responses to emotional information.…”

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Empathy and Theory of Mind in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-analysis

Demichelis

Coundouris

Grainger

et al. 2020

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Objective: A large literature now shows that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disrupts a number of social cognitive abilities, including social perceptual function and theory of mind (ToM). However, less well understood is how the specific subcomponents of ToM as well as both the broader and specific subcomponents of empathic processing are affected. Method: The current study provides the first meta-analytic review of AD that focuses on both empathy and ToM as broad constructs, as well as their overlapping (cognitive empathy and affective ToM) and distinct (affective empathy and cognitive ToM) subcomponents. Results: Aggregated across 31 studies, the results revealed that, relative to controls, AD is associated with large-sized deficits in both cognitive ToM (g = 1.09) and affective ToM/cognitive empathy (g = 0.76). However, no statistical differences were found between the AD participants and controls on affective empathic abilities (g = 0.36). Conclusions: These data point to a potentially important disconnect between core aspects of social cognitive processing in people with AD. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empathy and Theory of Mind in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-analysis

Demichelis

Coundouris

Grainger

et al. 2020

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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“…Regardless of relationship type (spouse, adult child, or friend/other relative), the proxies could make fair estimations about their relatives’ ET use. Even though the present study did not seek to compare different kinds of relationships, other studies have investigated such parameters and found that the kinds of relationships between the PwCIs and the proxies might have an effect on the outcome (Morrell et al., 2019). Spouse proxies have, for example, been shown to score ‘quality of life’ higher than other proxies such as adult children (Lin et al., 2017), which may indicate that the participant–proxy relationship can affect the results in studies of PwCIs.…”

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The use of everyday technology; a comparison of older persons with cognitive impairments’ self-reports and their proxies’ reports

Jakobsson

Nygård

Kottorp

et al. 2020

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction Older persons with cognitive impairment have often been disregarded in providing information on their own perceptions. This study explored the number of relevant everyday technologies and the ability to use everyday technologies as perceived by persons with cognitive impairment in comparison with their proxies’ estimates using the Short Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire. Method In this cross-sectional study, persons with cognitive impairment ( n = 21) and their proxies ( n = 21) were interviewed on separate occasions with the Short Everyday Technology Use Questionnaire, which measures the number of relevant everyday technologies and the ability to use everyday technologies. The data were analysed with t-tests, z-comparisons, and Fisher’s exact test. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Results At the group level, no significant differences were found between persons with cognitive impairments’ perceptions and their proxies’ estimates regarding the number of relevant everyday technologies or the ability to use everyday technologies. On the individual level, significant differences were found in the ability measures within four out of the 21 dyads. Conclusion The persons with cognitive impairment and their proxies verified each other’s responses, providing evidence that persons with cognitive impairment should be the primary source for information about their own everyday technology use.

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“…Thus, providers may rely on informantparticularly family member/close friendreports of patient functioning and decline as a primary source of information (Potter et al, 2009). However, informant reports may be influenced by the informant's perceived caregiver burden or own psychological symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety; Kudlicka, Clare, & Hindle, 2011;Morrell et al, 2019), which calls into question the accuracy of their reports. Moreover, other factors, such as patient mood and disease severity, may also impact informant reports of cognition (Morrell, Camic, & Genis, 2019).…”

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“…However, informant reports may be influenced by the informant's perceived caregiver burden or own psychological symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety; Kudlicka, Clare, & Hindle, 2011;Morrell et al, 2019), which calls into question the accuracy of their reports. Moreover, other factors, such as patient mood and disease severity, may also impact informant reports of cognition (Morrell, Camic, & Genis, 2019). Therefore, evaluating the concordance of informant-based measures and objective cognitive functioning controlling for relevant factors is essential for the clinical care of PD patients.…”

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Informant-Reported Cognitive Decline is Associated with Objective Cognitive Performance in Parkinson’s Disease

Nakhla

Holiday

Filoteo

et al. 2020

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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Objective: The utility of informant-based measures of cognitive decline to accurately describe objective cognitive performance in Parkinson’s disease (PD) without dementia is uncertain. Due to the clinical relevance of this information, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between informant-based reports of patient cognitive decline via the Informant Questionnaire of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) and objective cognition in non-demented PD controlling for cognitive status (i.e., mild cognitive impairment; PD-MCI and normal cognition; PD-NC). Method: One-hundred and thirty-nine non-demented PD participants (PD-MCI n = 38; PD-NC n = 101) were administered measures of language, executive function, attention, learning, delayed recall, visuospatial function, mood, and motor function. Each participant identified an informant to complete the IQCODE and a mood questionnaire. Results: Greater levels of informant-based responses of patient cognitive decline on the IQCODE were significantly associated with worse objective performance on measures of global cognition, attention, learning, delayed recall, and executive function in the overall sample, above and beyond covariates and cognitive status. However, the IQCODE was not significantly associated with language or visuospatial function. Conclusions: Results indicate that informant responses, as measured by the IQCODE, may provide adequate information on a wide range of cognitive abilities in non-demented PD, including those with MCI and normal cognition. Findings have important clinical implications for the utility of the IQCODE in the identification of PD patients in need of further evaluation, monitoring, and treatment.

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Factors associated with informant-reported cognitive decline in older adults: A systemised literature review

Cited by 15 publications

References 59 publications

Empathy and Theory of Mind in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-analysis

Empathy and Theory of Mind in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-analysis

The use of everyday technology; a comparison of older persons with cognitive impairments’ self-reports and their proxies’ reports

Informant-Reported Cognitive Decline is Associated with Objective Cognitive Performance in Parkinson’s Disease

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