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Retrospective Form of the Informant Questionnaire on
Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (Retrospective IQCODE)
by A. F. Jorm
Centre for Mental Health Research
The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
1990
There is no copyright on the Retrospective IQCODE. However, the author
appreciates being kept informed of research projects which make use of it.
Note: As used in published studies, the IQCODE was always preceded by other
questions covering the subject's sociodemographic characteristics and physical health.
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Now we want you to remember what your friend or relative was like about 3 months
before they died and to compare it with 10 years earlier.
Below are situations where this person had to use his/her memory or intelligence and
we want you to indicate whether this had improved, stayed the same, or got worse
over the 10 year period.
Note the importance of comparing his/her performance with 10 years earlier. So if
this person forgot where he/she had left things, but had been the same 10 years
before, this would be considered "Hasn't changed much".
Please indicate the changes you observed by circling the appropriate answer.
Compared with 10 years earlier how was this person at:
1 2 3 4 5
1. Recognizing the faces offamily and friends
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
2. Remembering the names offamily and friends
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
3. Remembering things aboutfamily and friends e.g.occupations, birthdays,
addresses
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
4. Remembering things thathave happened recently
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
5. Recalling conversations afew days later
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
6. Forgetting what he/shewanted to say in the middle of aconversation
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
7. Remembering his/heraddress and telephone number
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
8. Remembering what day andmonth it is
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
9. Remembering where thingsare usually kept
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
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10. Remembering where to findthings which have been put in adifferent place from usual
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
11. Adjusting to any change inhis/her day-to-day routine
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
12. Knowing how to workfamiliar machines around thehouse
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
13. Learning to use a newgadget or machine around thehouse
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
14. Learning new things ingeneral
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
15. Remembering things thathappened to him/her whenhe/she was young
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
16. Remembering things he/shelearned when he/she was young
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
17. Understanding the meaningof unusual words
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
18. Understanding magazine ornewspaper articles
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
19. Following a story in a bookor on TV
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
20. Composing a letter tofriends or for business purposes
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
21. Knowing about importanthistorical events of the past
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
22. Making decisions oneveryday matters
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
23. Handling money forshopping
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
24. Handling financial matterse.g. the pension, dealing withthe bank
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
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25. Handling other everydayarithmetic problems e.g.knowing how much food to
buy, knowing how longbetween visits from family orfriends
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
26. Using his/her intelligence tounderstand what's going on andto reason things through
Muchimproved
A bitimproved
Not muchchange
A bitworse
Muchworse
