LOINC Code 71946-8: Short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly [IQCODE]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Short informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: IQCODE

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly [IQCODE]
• Short informant questionnaire on cognitive decline in the elderly
• The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) is a brief questionnaire which uses information provided by an informant (typically a close relative) to assess a person's change in cognitive functioning over the previous ten years. The questionnaire is often used as a screening test to detect dementia.
• IQCODE; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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